2012-13 MM Fictional Scientists

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Time: Fri, 8:00 - 12:00 Venue: A10 1-121a Lecturers: Anna Auguscik and Anton Kirchhofer Course Description: (Schulbezug: naturwissenschaftlich vs. sprachlich-(musisch)-künstlerisch; Bezug auf aktuelle Debatte über Genetik, Klimawandel und Naturwissenschaften, i.e. climate change and life sciences; hitorisch: fictional scientists as stereotypes/caricatures; Romane in Kontxt der öffentlichen Debatte, die sich mit diesen Themen beschäftigen und in denen die Wissenschaftler als 'round characters' rather than stereotypes vorgestellt werden besonders: 3-stündiges Format dient zur Einbeziehung innovativer Lehrformen (welche? e.g. verzahnte Gruppenarbeit); Doppelkompetenzen, z.B. Englisch & Biologie; wie betriff uns die Konkurrenz der Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften? lustige Romane) Students should purchase and read in advance (the first can be purchased via the internet and will be made available for copying; the latter two are available at the CVO-bookshop): David Lodge, Thinks... (2001) Simon Mawer, Mendel's Dwarf (1997) Ian McEwan, Solar (2010) Additional materials for preparation, as well as the detailed syllabus, will be made available here. Course Requirements: cf. Modulbeschreibung MM 9 Media and Markets 26.10.2012 Introduction 02.11.2012 Simon Mawer, Mendel's Dwarf (1997): narration, characterization, themes and plot structure 09.11.2012 David Lodge, Thinks... (2001): narration, characterization, themes and plot structure 16.11.2012 Ian McEwan, Solar (2010): narration, characterization, themes and plot structure 23.11.2012 Guardian 30.11.2012 Nature [Specify research interest until ] 07.12.2012 Two Cultures 14.12.2012 Topics Presenters Reading 21.12.2012 Topics Presenters Reading 11.01.2013 Topics Presenters Reading 18.01.2013 Topics Presenters Reading 25.01.2013 Topics Presenters Reading [Hand in RPOs until ] 01.02.2013 08.02.2013 [Hand in seminar papers until 28 February] Bibliography Novels Simon Mawer, Mendel's Dwarf (1st ed.: 3 July 1997, Doubleday) David Lodge, Thinks... (1st ed.: March 2001, Secker & Warburg) Ian McEwan, Solar (1st ed.: 18 March 2010, Random House) Further Reading Reviews of Simon Mawer, Mendel's Dwarf Sarah Crown, "A life in books." The Guardian, Saturday 3 October 2009. (Interview with Simon Mawer) Reviews of David Lodge, Thinks... John Sutherland, "Just think of that." The Guardian, Monday 12 March 2001. Adam Mars-Jones. "It was cognition at first sight." The Observer, Sunday 18 February 2001. Ian Sansom, "Think tank". The Guardian, Saturday 3 March 2001. "Thinks... by David Lodge. Condensed in the style of the original, with alternating narrators.", The Guardian, Friday 9 March 2001. Reviews of Ian McEWan, Solar Alison Flood, "McEwan's new novel will feature media hate figure." Guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 August 2009. Andrew Anthony, "Ian McEwan: The literary novelist with a popular appeal." The Observer, Sunday 28 February 2010. David Adam, "McEwan: Failure at Copenhagen climate talks prompted novel rewrite." Guardian.co.uk, Friday 5 March 2010. Nicholas Wroe, "Ian McEwan: 'It's good to get your hands dirty a bit'." The Guardian, Saturday 6 March 2010. John Crace, "Digested Read: Solar by Ian McEwan." The Guardian, Tuesday 9 March 2010. Christopher Tayler, "Solar by Ian McEwan." The Guardian, Saturday 13 March 2010. Nick Cohen, "Ian McEwan's Solar: it's green and it should be read." The Observer, Sunday 14 March 2010. Jason Cowley, "Solar by Ian McEwan." The Observer, Sunday 14 March 2010. Jonathan Jones, "Ian McEwan, Rachel Whiteread and the frozen north." Guardian.co.uk, Friday 16 April 2010. Stefan Rahmstorf, "What climate scientists think of Ian McEwan's Solar book." From RealClimate, part of the Guardian Environment Network. Guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 May 2010. Alison Flood, "Ian McEwan collects award for novel that tackles climate change." Guardian.co.uk, Friday 28 May 2010. Nicholas Lezard, "Solar by Ian McEwan – review." The Guardian, Saturday 26 February 2011. Tools Handout: (Non-)literary texts Handout: Narratology Quotes Ideas fikationale Wissenschaftler als eigenartige Romanfiguren (vgl. Lucacs) Karikaturen/Stereotypen (vgl. Weingart und Hanyes) Präsentationen: Darstellunge der Wissenschaftler Problematisierung der subjektivierung des Wissenschaftlers im öffentlichen Diskurs Two Cultures: novels + reviews Rezensionsverhalten: Nature + Guardian (1 oder 2 Sitzungen); Fragen an Rezensionen; Fragen zu wiss. Themen und ihrer Behandlung Links David Lodge on the Literature pages of the British Council Simon Mawer on the Literature pages of the British Council Ian McEwan on the Literature pages of the British Council Simon Mawer's Official Website Ian McEwan's Official Website