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Please note that written assignments (short term papers, long term papers) need to be composed according to the MLA or the style sheet of the University of Oldenburg, which can be accessed via the 'Institutswiki'-page of the English department. The latter link not only provides relevant information on how to write a correct bibliography but it may also help you to structure your work according to academic standards.
 
Please note that written assignments (short term papers, long term papers) need to be composed according to the MLA or the style sheet of the University of Oldenburg, which can be accessed via the 'Institutswiki'-page of the English department. The latter link not only provides relevant information on how to write a correct bibliography but it may also help you to structure your work according to academic standards.

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PRIMARY TEXTS

Polidori, Jon. "The Vampyre." 1819. The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre. Oxford: OUP, 2008. 1-24. Print.

Sheridan Le Fanu, J. "Carmilla." 1872. In a Glass Darkly. Oxford: OUP, 2008. 243-319. Print.

Stoker, Bram. Dracula. 1897. Eds. Nina Auerbach and David J. Skal. New York and London: Norton, 1997. Print.

Interview with a Vampire. 1994. Dir. Neil Jordan. Perf. Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst. Warner Bros., 2003. DVD.

Ed Wood. 1994. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, and Bill Murray. Buena Vista Pictures, 2003. DVD.

Twilight. 2008. Dir. Catherine Hardwicke. Perf. Kristen Steward and Robert Pattinson. Summit Entertainment, 2010. DVD.


ASSIGNMENTS

[Module] ang612

[Credits] 6 KP

[Assignments] Referat (45 min.) mit Schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (10 Seiten)[oder Hausarbeit (15Seiten)]

Please note that written assignments (short term papers, long term papers) need to be composed according to the MLA or the style sheet of the University of Oldenburg, which can be accessed via the 'Institutswiki'-page of the English department. The latter link not only provides relevant information on how to write a correct bibliography but it may also help you to structure your work according to academic standards.

Please make sure to sign the "Erklärung zum 'Plagiat'" and to attach it to your research papers.

All assignments are due on September, 15, 2020.




Session One, April 15/16/17: Working With Key Concepts in Cultural Studies I

Welcome

Preliminaries and General Course Information.

Analytical Tools: Culture and Representation, Discourse, Media, Identity

Further Reading

  • You may also watch Stuart Hall explain his notions of representation on youtube

Session Two, April 22/23/24: Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies II

Analytical Tools: Culture and Representation, Discourse, Media, Identity

Further Reading

Session Three, April 29/30/, May 08: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative I (Introduction: Medium, Genre, Context)

Primary Material

  • Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederic Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. 1845. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 2016. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

May 01: No Class

Session Four, May 06/07/15: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative II (Focal Point: Identity and Genre)

Primary Material

  • Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederic Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. 1845. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 2016. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Five, May 13/14/22: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative III (Focal Point: Discourse)

Primary Material

  • Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederic Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. 1845. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 2016. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Non-Fiction" published
    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Non-Fiction": Sample solution

May 20: Recap Session

May 21: No Class

Session Six, May 27/28/29: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel I (Medium, Genre, Context)

Primary Material

  • Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. Print.

Secundary Material

Analytical Tools

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Non-Fiction" due]

Session Seven, June 03/04/05: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel II (Graphic Narrative & Identity Formation)

Primary Material

  • Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Eight, June 10/11/12: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel III (Graphic Narrative & Identity Formation cont'd.)

Primary Material

  • Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Graphic Novel" published
    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Graphic Novel": sample solution

Session Nine, June 17/18/19: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film I (Medium, Genre, Context)

Primary Material

  • Apocalypse Now. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Perf. Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, and Dennis Hopper. 1979. Arthaus, 2019. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Graphic Novel" due]

Session Ten, June 24/25/26: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film II (Film & Ideology)

Primary Material

  • Apocalypse Now. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Perf. Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, and Dennis Hopper. 1979. Arthaus, 2019. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Eleven, July 01/02/03: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film III

Primary Material

  • Apocalypse Now. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Perf. Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, and Dennis Hopper. 1979. Arthaus, 2019. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Film" published
    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Film": sample solution

Session Twelve, July 08/09/10: Recap Session

Skills and Activities

Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Film" due]

Session Thirteen, July 15/16/17: Presentation and Discussion of RPOs

Skills and Activities

Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "RPOplus" due August 15]


Guidelines for finding your RPO topic:

1. Your RPOplus topic needs to be related to at least one of the key concepts: identity, media, discourse, culture and representation
2. As the material basis for your analysis you will need to pick material from the 'Übungen' (Incidents, Maus, Crying Game).

You have access to the scholarly discourse on the material from the Übung through the MLA database.