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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''The Remains of the Day''. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.
  
 
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Depkat_HandbookAutobiography-Autofiction_History_gesichert.pdf Depkat, Volker. "History." ''Handbook of Autobiography/Autofiction''. Ed. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. 73-80. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Fleig_HandbookAutobiography-Autofiction_GenderStudies_gesichert.pdf Fleig, Anne. "Gender Studies." ''Handbook of Autobiography/Autofiction''. Ed. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. 54-63. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Schaser_HandbookAutobiography-Autofiction_Memory_gesichert.pdf Schaser, Angelika."Memory." ''Handbook of Autobiography/Autofiction''. Ed. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. 342-9. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Walter-Egelhaaf_HandbookAutbiography-Autofiction_Intro_gesichert.pdf Walter-Egelhaaf, Martina. "Introduction: Autobiography/Autofiction Across Disciplines" ''Handbook of Autobiography/Autofiction''. Ed. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. 1-10. Print.]
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''The Remains of the Day''. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.
  
 
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Freeman_Time_Binds_Introduction_gesichert.pdf Freeman, Elizabeth. "Introduction: Queer and Not Now." ''Time Binds: Queer Temporalities, Queer Histories''. Durham, NC: Duke UP, 2010. 1-19. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Halberstam_Queer_Time_and_Place_Intro_gesichert.pdf Halberstam, Jack. "Queer Temporalities, Postmodern Geographies." ''In a Queer Time and Place: Transgendered Bodies, Subcultural Lives''. New York, NY, and London: New York UP, 2005. 1-34. Print.]
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* Crisp, Quentin. ''The Naked Civil Servant''. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''The Remains of the Day''. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.
  
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Kilian_Quentin_Crisp_2013_gesichert.pdf Kilian, Eveline. "The Queer Self and the Snares of Heteronormativity: Quentin Crisp's Life Story - A Successful Failure". ''Rethinking Narrative Identity: Persona and Perspective''. Eds. Claudia Holler and Martin Klepper. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2013. 171-86. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Halberstam_QueerFailureCrisp_gesichert.pdf Halberstam, Jack. "The Queer Art of Failure." ''The Queer Art of Failure''. Durham, NC: Duke UP, 2011. 87-121. Print.]
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* "Failure May Be Your Style,": Queer Time, Queer 'Failure', and Embracing the Abject in ''The Naked Civil Servant''
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* Crisp, Quentin. ''The Naked Civil Servant''. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''When We Were Orphans''. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.
  
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Hotz-Davies_Crisp_Camp_Shamelessness_gesichert.pdf Hotz-Davies, Ingrid. "Quentin Crisp, Camp, and the Art of Shamelessness." ''Sexed Sentiments: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender and Emotion''. Eds. Willemijn Ruberg and Kristine Steenbergh. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2011. 165-184. Print.]
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* "I wouldn't like you to think I was ashamed,": Shame(-lessness), Theatricality, and Camp Performativity in ''The Naked Civil Servant''
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* Crisp, Quentin. ''The Naked Civil Servant''. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''When We Were Orphans''. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.
  
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Harrison_CrispViolenceDandyismAndTheLiterary_gesichert.pdf Harrison, Bill. "Violence, Dandyism, and the Literary Self-Portraiture of Quentin Crisp." ''Neohelicon'' 44 (2017): 199-215. Print.]
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* "Aloofness Is the Posture of Self-Defence,": Dandyism and Resilience in ''The Naked Civil Servant''
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* Isherwood, Christopher. ''Christopher and His Kind''. 1976. London: Vintage, 2012. Print.
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''When We Were Orphans''. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.
  
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Borich_SelvesIsherwoodNonfictions_gesichert.pdf Borich, Barrie Jean. "'Three Quite Different People': Christopher and His Nonfictions." ''Isherwood in Transit''. Eds. James J. Berg and Chris Freeman. Minneapolis and London: U of Minnesota P, 2020. 175-89. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Foniokova_DissonantConsonantSelf-NarrationCAHK_gesichert.pdf Fonioková, Zuzana. "What's in an I? Dissonant and Consonant Self-Narration in Autobiographical Discourse." ''Biography'' 43.2 (2020): 387-406. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Kamel_IsherwoodAutobiographicalStrategies_gesichert.pdf Kamel, Rose. "'Unravelling One's Personal Myth': Christopher Isherwood's Autobiographical Strategies". ''Biography'' 5.2 (1982): 161-175. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Schwerdt_IsherwoodDevicePersonaAlterEgo_gesichert.pdf Schwerdt, Lisa N. "Isherwood's Namesake Narrators: Device, Persona, and Alter Ego." ''Critique'' 29.3 (1988): 195-207. Print.]
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''Never Let Me Go''. 2005. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.
  
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Moffat_ArchivalForsterIsherwood_gesichert.pdf Moffat Wendy. "The Archival 'I': Forster, Isherwood, and the Future of Queer Biography." ''Isherwood in Transit''. Eds. James J. Berg and Chris Freeman. Minneapolis and London: U of Minnesota P, 2020. 50-64. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Purvis_IndividualismForsterIsherwood_gesichert.pdf Purvis, Xenobe. "'A Faith of Personal Sincerety': Christopher Isherwood's Debt to the Individualism of E.M. Forster." ''Isherwood in Transit''. Eds. James J. Berg and Chris Freeman. Minneapolis and London: U of Minnesota P, 2020. 38-49. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Berg-Freeman_FellowTravelersIsherwoodAuden_gesichert.pdf Berg, James J. and Chris Freeman.. "Fellow Travelers: Isherwood and Auden." ''Isherwood in Transit''. Eds. James J. Berg and Chris Freeman. Minneapolis and London: U of Minnesota P, 2020. 82-96. Print.]
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* Bechdel, Alison. ''Fun Home: A Family  Tragicomic''. London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. Print.
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Warhol_SpaceNarrativeFunHome_geschuetzt.pdf Warhol, Robyn. "The Space Between: A Narrative Approach to Alison Bechdel's ''Fun Home''." ''College Literature'' 38.3 (2011): 1-20. Print."]
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* Ishiguro, Kazuo. ''Klara and the Sun''. 2021. London: Faber and Faber, 2022. Print.
  
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/Cvetkovich_ArchiveFunHome_gesichert.pdf Cvetkovich, Ann. "Drawing the Archive in Alison Bechdel's ''Fun Home''." ''WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly'' 36.1&2 (2008): 111-28. Print.]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/Lehre/Lassen_Lehrmaterialien/MM_Queer_Autobiographical_Writing/McCullough_LossReparativeTemporalityFunHome_gesichert.pdf McCullough, Kate. "'The Complexity of Loss Itself': The Comic's Form and ''Fun Home'''s Queer Reparative Temporality." ''American Literature'' 90.2 (2018): 377-405. Print.]
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Revision as of 09:22, 2 March 2022

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!


COURSE OUTLINE

3.02.121: S Kazuo Ishiguro: Memory, Identity, and Unreliability in Fictional Self Narratives

  • [Module] ang612 - Periods and Key Figures
  • [Credits] 6 KP
  • [Instructor] Dr. Christian Lassen
  • [Time] Tuesday, 08.15 am - 09.45 am, weekly session, consisting of the following two parts: plenary session, discussing the asynchronous presentation (8.15 am - 9.15 am); and prepararory session for presentation groups (9.15 am - 9.45 am); nota bene: presentations will not be given in class but they will be made available on Stud.IP the Friday before they are scheduled, i.e. watching the presentations prior to the relevant sessions constitues a mandatory course requirement.
  • [Room] V03 0-D001
  • [Description] TBA
  • [Office Hours] Wednesday, 11.00 am - 12.00 am


PRIMARY TEXTS (Mandatory Reading)

  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.
  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. When We Were Orphans. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.
  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. 2005. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.
  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Klara and the Sun. 2021. London: Faber and Faber, 2022. Print.


FURTHER TEXTS (Recommended Reading)

  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. A Pale View of Hills. 1982. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.
  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. An Artist of the Floating World. 1986. London: Faber and Faber, 2001. Print.
  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Unconsoled. 2013. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.
  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Buried Giant. 2015. London: Faber and Faber, 2016. Print.


ASSIGNMENTS

  • [Prüfungsleistung] asynchrones (Gruppen-)Referat (max. 4 Personen; ca. 25 Folien) mit Schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (10 Seiten) [oder in Ausnahmefällen: Hausarbeit (15 Seiten)]
  • [Aktive Teilnahme] Regular Attendance, Course Preparation (i.e. watching the asynchronous presentations), 3 Abstracts

Please note that written assignments (abstracts, short term papers, long term papers) need to be composed according to the style sheet ("Leitfaden")of the University of Oldenburg, which can be accessed via the 'Institutswiki'-page of the English department. The style sheet 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.

  • [Abgabefrist] 15. September 2022.




Session 01, April 19: Introduction

Organisational Matters

  • Assignments

Assignments are graded and mandatory. In order to obtain 6 credits (KP), you will have to give an asynchronous (group) presentation (Referat, 25 Folien) on one of the presentation topics specified in the syllabus. In addition to that, you will have to hand in a short term paper (Ausarbeitung, 10 Seiten) by the end of term (15. September). In exceptional cases, you may hand in a long term paper (Hausarbeit, 15 Seiten) instead of the above. However, an exception is only granted upon consultation.

  • Presentation Topics, Presentation Groups

Presentation Topics are specified on your syllabus. In order to prepare your presentations, please pick a topic, get together in groups (see below) and write up a power-point presentation. Add your audio commentary to the presentation, save the file and send it on to me so that we can discuss your presentation during your preparatory session before you upload it. After that, you make your file available on Stud.IP on the Friday before your presentation is due so that all participants can read/ watch the presentation in time, i.e. before the session.

Requests regarding your choice of presentation topics can be send to me via e-mail, starting on Tuesday, April 05th. I will sign you in in the order of the requests' arrival. Please check this page regularly to see if your requests have been met.

Preparatory Sessions for presentations take place in the second part of the weekly sessions, i.e. Tuesday 9.15 am - 9.45 am. Please make sure that you send me your presentation at least one day prior to your preparatory session and that you attend said session the week before your presentation is due.

  • Active Participation

Active Participation is ungraded but mandatory. In order to fulfil the requirements, you will have to attend class regularly and watch the asynchronous presentations prior to the relevant sessions. Moreover, you will have to write three abstracts, each including a topic, a state of research, a thesis statement, and a brief outline of your argument (approx. 1 page), in the course of the seminar. You can choose your own topic; however: all abstracts have to address different primary texts. In other words, your abstracts will have to cover each of the three of the four primary materials. They are due by the end of the week (i.e. Friday) that marks the ending of the respective sections, i.e. due date The Remains of the Day: ???; due date When We Were Orphans: ???; due date Never Let Mw Go: ???; due date Klara and the Sun: ???) 

   Summary: Presentations

1. Pick a presentation topic and contact me via e-mail (starting April 05). Check below for available places. Presentation groups may consist of a maximum of 4 people.

2. Contact the other members of your group and prepare your presentation, i.e. power-point presentation with audio commentary.

3. Send me your presentation 8 days before your presentation is scheduled.

4. Discuss your presentation with me in your preparatory session 7 days, i.e week, before your presentation is scheduled. Preparatory sessions take place during the second part of class, i.e. Tuesday 9.15 am - 9.45 am.

5. Upload your file on the Friday before your presentation is scheduled.

6. Be ready to answer questions on the day of your presentation.

Session 02, April 26: Theory Session - Memory, Identity, Unreliability

Theory Texts

Further Reading

Guiding Questions

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Preparatory Session

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Session 03, May 03: TBA

Primary Material

  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.

Theory Texts

  • TBA

Further Reading

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Presentation

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Session 04, May 10: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.

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Session 05, May 17: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. 1989. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. Print.

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Session 06, May 24: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. When We Were Orphans. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.

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Session 07, May 31: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. When We Were Orphans. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.

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Session 08, June 07: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. When We Were Orphans. 2000. London: Faber and Faber, 2013. Print.

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Session 09, June 14: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. 2005. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.

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Session 10, June 21: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. 2005. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.

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Session 11, June 28: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. 2005. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. Print.

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Session 12, July 05: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Klara and the Sun. 2021. London: Faber and Faber, 2022. Print.

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Session 13, July 12: TBA

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  • Ishiguro, Kazuo. Klara and the Sun. 2021. London: Faber and Faber, 2022. Print.

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Session 14, July 19: RPO Session

Guidelines for finding your RPO topic:

Your RPO topic needs to be related to at least one of the primary texts 

   September 15: Term Paper Due

Please upload your paper to the folder "Ausarbeitungen und Hausarbeiten" on our Stud.IP page and send a printed copy to the address below.

Bitte stellen Sie Ihre Prüfungsleistung in den Ordner "Ausarbeitungen und Hausarbeiten" auf unserer Stud.IP-Seite ein und senden Sie eine gedruckte Fassung an die untenstehende Adresse.

Dr. Christian Lassen

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Fakultät III: Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118

26129 Oldenburg

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