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Revision as of 12:14, 20 September 2022

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  • Lecturer: Anna Auguscik
  • Course: The Literary Marketplace for MA Students
  • Time: Thursday 16-18h, biweekly
  • Venue: A6 2-212
  • Course Description: Based on a reading of Bonnie Garmus's bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry (2022), this course aims at introducing MA students to the history and contemporary practices of the literary marketplace. We will expand the notions of books familiar in literary and cultural studies by those in other disciplines such as book history and publishing studies; take a peek into the revolutions of print, of

Please, buy and read the following novel:

  • Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, London: Doubleday, 2022. If possible, use the time until the beginning of term to order (and, ideally, immerse yourself in the reading of) the novel. Additional materials for preparation, as well as the detailed syllabus, will be made available here and/or on Stud.IP.
  • Course Requirements
  • Requirements for 6 KP: regular attendance and a (oral/)written contribution in the form of a portfolio, based on the topic of the seminar.
  • As part of the "Aktive Teilnahme" regulation:
    Die aktive Teilnahme besteht aus folgenden Komponenten
    - regelmäßige Anwesenheit: max. 3 Abwesenheiten und gegebenenfalls Nacharbeit
    - Vor- und Nachbereitung des Seminarstoffs (Expertengruppen, Vorbereitung/Lektüre von Texten) 
    - Entwicklung einer wissenschaftlichen Fragestellung aus dem Problembereich des Seminars. 

Session 1: 27 October

  • Judging a Book by Its Cover
  • Example: Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry (2022)

Session 2: 10 November

  • Book History 101: From Oral and Manuscript Cultures to the Print, Paperback and Digital Revolutions

Session 3: 24 November

  • National Literatures or Global Market? Terms, Concepts and Models of Literary Interaction

Session 4: 8 December

  • The Life Cycle of a Book, or Why Size Matters: Big Books and Small Presses

Session 5: 6 January

  • Writing Books: The Birth, Death and Function of the Author

Session 6: 19 January

  • Marketing Books: Agents, Publishers, Printers, Booksellers

Session 7: 2 February

  • Reading and Discussing Books: Professional and Other Readers

Tools

Primary Reading

  • see above

Further Reading

Links