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COURSE OUTLINE

3.02.980: S Queer Autobiographical Writing

  • [Module] ang981, ang982, ang983 - The Canon and the Margins
  • [Credits] M.A. English Studies: 12 KP; M.Ed. Gym: 9 KP; M.Ed. WiPäd 6 KP
  • [Instructor] Dr. Christian Lassen
  • [Time] Wednesday, 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 in time for the relevant sessions constitues a mandatory course requirement.
  • [Room] A07 0-025
  • [Description] TBA
  • [Office Hours] Wednesday, 11.00 am - 12.00 am


PRIMARY TEXTS (Mandatory Reading)

  • Crisp, Quentin. The Naked Civil Servant. 1968. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print. [or any other edition]
  • Isherwood, Christopher. Christopher and His Kind. 1976. London: Vintage, 2012. Print.
  • Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. Print.


FURTHER TEXTS (Recommended Reading)

  • TBA


ASSIGNMENTS

  • [Prüfungsleistung]

M.A. English Studies: asynchrones (Gruppen-)Referat (max. 2 Personen; ca. 25-30 Folien.) mit Schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (15 Seiten) [oder in Ausnahmefällen: Hausarbeit (20 Seiten)] (9 KP) + Project/ Essay (3 KP)

M.Ed. Gym.: asynchrones (Gruppen-)Referat (max. 2 Personen; ca. 25-20 Folien) mit Schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (15 Seiten) [oder in Ausnahmefällen: Hausarbeit (20 Seiten)] (9 KP)

M.Ed. WiPäd: asynchrones (Gruppen-)Referat (max. 2 Personen; ca. 25-30 Folien) mit Schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (10 Seiten) [oder in Ausnahmefällen: Hausarbeit (15 Seiten)] (6 KP)

  • [Aktive Teilnahme] Regular Attendance; Course Preparation (i.e. watching the asynchounous presentations); 3 Abstracts (1 page each)

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 20: Introduction

Organisational Matters

  • Assignments

Assignments are graded and mandatory.

M.A. English Studies: In order to obtain 12 credits (KP), you will have to give a (group) presentation (Referat, ca. 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. As M.A. students, you will have to hand in an extra project/essay (Projektbericht), the topic and design of which we will discuss during an individual consultation.

M.Ed. Gym: In order to obtain 9 credits (KP), you will have to give a (group) presentation (Referat, ca. 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, 15 Seiten) by the end of term (15. September). In exceptional cases, you may hand in a long term paper (Hausarbeit, 20 Seiten) instead of the above. However, an exception is only granted upon consultation.

M.Ed. WiPäd: In order to obtain 6 credits (KP), you will have to give a (group) presentation (Referat, ca. 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 Monday, April 04th. 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. Wednesday 9.15 am - 9.45 am. Please make sure that you attend the video conference 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 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 Naked Civil Servant: ???; due date Christopher and His Kind: ???; due date Fun Home: ???) 


   Summary: Presentations

1. Pick a presentation topic and contact me via e-mail (starting April 04). Check below for available places. Presentation groups may consist of a maximum of 2 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. Wednesday 9.15 am - 9.45 am.

5. Upload your file on the Fridaybefore your presentation is scheduled.

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

Session 02, April 27: Theory Session - Autobiographical Writing in Literary and Cultural Studies

Theory Texts

  • TBA

Guiding Questions

  • TBA

Session 03, May 04: Theory Session - Autobiographical Writing Across Disciplines

Theory Texts

  • TBA

Guiding Questions

  • TBA

Session 04, May 11: Theory Session - Queering Autobiographical Writing

Theory Texts

  • TBA

Guiding Questions

  • TBA

Preparatory Session

  • Preparatory Session Group:

Session 05, May 18: Queer Life Writing - De-constructing Hetronormative Conventions of the Autobiography

Primary Material

  • Crisp, Quentin. The Naked Civil Servant. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.

Secondary Material

Presentation

  • "Brazening It Out," or: Queer Time, Queer 'Failure', and Embracing the Abject in The Naked Civil Servant
  • Presentation Group:

Preparatory Session

  • Preparatory Session Group:

Session 06, May 25: Shameless Self-Fashionings - Queer Uses of Camp and Theatricality

Primary Material

  • Crisp, Quentin. The Naked Civil Servant. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.

Secondary Material

Presentation

  • "I wouldn't like you to think I was ashamed," or: Shame, Theatricality, and Camp Performativity in The Naked Civil Servant
  • Presentation Group:

Preparatory Session

  • Preparatory Session Group:

Session 07, June 06: Becoming Dandy - Identity, Power(-lessness), and Self-Narration

Primary Material

  • Crisp, Quentin. The Naked Civil Servant. New York and London: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.

Secondary Material

Presentation

  • "Aloofness Is the Posture of Self-Defence," or: Dandyism and Resilience in The Naked Civil Servant
  • Presentation Group:

Preparatory Session

  • Preparatory Session Group:

Session 08, December 06: Reparative Responses to Loss: Alison Bechdel's Fun Home I

Primary Material

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

Secondary Material

Presentation

  • Putting Grief into Boxes, or: Reparative Readings, Fun Home, and the Narrative's Use of Comics Form
  • Presentation Group: Ngoc Anh Vu Hoang, Louisa Kravagna

Video Conference

  • Video Conference Group: Celine Jegust, Melina Kloth

Session 09, December 13: Reparative Responses to Loss: Alison Bechdel's Fun Home II

Primary Material

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

Secondary Material

Presentation

  • Creating a Queer Sense of Belonging, or: Memory, Loss, and Healing in Fun Home
  • Presentation Group: Celine Jegust, Melina Kloth

Video Conference

  • Video Conference Group: Daniela Stüker

Session 10, December 20: Mid-Term Recap

Mid-Term Recap

Video Conference

  • Video Conference Group: Malte Stolle, Maja Hedtke 
   January, 07: Abstract Fun Home due

Session 11, January 10: Reparative Responses to Politics: Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto I

Primary Material

  • Breakfast on Pluto. Dir. Neil Jordan. Perf. Cillian Murphy, Ruth Negga, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, and Brendan Gleeson. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD. [or, alternatively: McCabe, Patrick. Breakfast on Pluto. London: Picador, 1998. Print. (or any other edition)]

Secondary Material

Further Material

  • In the Name of the Father. Dir. Jim Sheridan. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite. 1993. Universal Pictures, 2010. DVD.

Presentation

  • The Trouble with the Troubles, or: Realist vs. Stylised Modes of Representing Politics in Breakfast on Pluro and In the Name of the Father
  • Presentation Group: Malte Stolle, Maja Hedtke

Video Conference

  • Video Conference Group: Lea Griska, Anna Laber

Session 12, January 17: Reparative Responses to Politics: Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto II

Primary Material

  • Breakfast on Pluto. Dir. Neil Jordan. Perf. Cillian Murphy, Ruth Negga, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, and Brendan Gleeson. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD. [or, alternatively: McCabe, Patrick. Breakfast on Pluto. London: Picador, 1998. Print. (or any other edition)]

Secondary Material

Presentation

  • "Serious, Serious, Serious," or: The Reparative Uses of Camp in Breakfast on Pluto
  • Presentation Group: Lea Griska, Anna Laber

Video Conference

  • Video Conference Group: Marcell Schrader 
   January, 21: Abstract Breakfast on Pluto due

Session 13, January 24: Reparative Responses to Politics: Laura Poitras's Citizenfour

Primary Material

  • Citizenfour. Dir. Laura Poitras. Perf. Edward Snowdon, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras. 2014. Good Movies/Indigo, 2015. DVD.

Secondary Material

Further Reading

Presentation

  • Outstaring Surveillance, or: Big Data, Paranoia, and Reassessing Culture's Faith in Exposure in Citizenfour
  • Presentation Group: Marcell Schrader 
   January, 28: Abstract CitizenFour due

Session 14, January 31: RPO Session

Guidelines for finding your RPO topic:

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

   March, 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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