American Literature and Protest

ANG-V1

7.110112

Dozenten

Beschreibung

The history of American literature reveals the dual role of literature, in that it is simultaneously public discourse and personal expression. From the American Revolution to the civil rights movement, American literature has been a site of production and consumption of dissent and protest. In this course in American Studies, we will explore forms of social critique and protest against injustice and inequality as they emerged in modern American literature. While studying the development of literary forms, we will also locate them in the contexts of social movements that often sustained them, such as, the trade union mobilization, women’s movement and the civil rights movement. Finally, we will take up individual poetic and fictional texts and analyze them to understand the complex relationship between aesthetics and politics which informs the literature of protest.
In order to take and enjoy this class, you should be willing to read, analyze, and discuss historical and analytical texts, as well as poetry and narrative fiction. Please note that this course can be taken as either a Literary Studies or a Cultural Studies course. Furthermore, this seminar is recommended for fourth and fifth semester students of English and American Studies, as it builds on students’ sound awareness and understanding of critical approaches to the study of literature.
We will be discussing the following novels in our course:
George S. Schuyler, _Black No More_ (1931) [ISBN: 978-1614277859]
Toni Morrison, _Beloved_ (1987) [ISBN: 978-0099760115]
Please check the course webpages on Stud.IP regularly for updates, announcements, and changes.
This course shares requirements and guidelines with the other American Studies courses taught at IfAA. The “American Studies Tool Kit” in the Stud.IP “Files” section outlines these requirements and guidelines. Please see the “Guidelines for Seminar Papers” for information on the formal requirements for the final paper. The “Abbreviations Key” and “Grading Rubric” are used in the grading and feedback process and will enable you to better judge your own paper even before handing it in. Please check the course webpages on Stud.IP regularly for updates, announcements, and changes.
Prerequisites for participation: B1 module
General requirements:
• Regular attendance, homework and active participation in classroom discussions. If you skip a session, it will be your responsibility to follow up on the course content and allotted tasks.
• All course participants will need to read each of the texts being discussed in the class carefully, prepare their notes or questions diligently, and if applicable, post them on Stud.IP wikis set up for the purpose.
• If you do not engage with the allotted texts and participate actively in our classroom discussions, you will be asked to sign out of the course.
Requirements for grade: All of the above, and a seminar paper (approx. 4500 words). Further instructions in this regard will be provided after the first half of the course is over.

Weitere Angaben

Ort: 41/215: Di. 14:00 - 16:00 (13x), 22/104: Di. 14:00 - 16:00 (1x)
Zeiten: Di. 14:00 - 16:00 (wöchentlich), Ort: 41/215, 22/104
Erster Termin: Dienstag, 02.04.2019 14:00 - 16:00, Ort: 41/215
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar (Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen)

Studienbereiche

• Veranstaltungen > Europäische Studien > Bachelor-Studiengang > Nebenfach Kulturwissenschaft / Anglistik
• Veranstaltungen > Anglistik; Englisch > Kulturwissenschaft > Bachelor
• Courses in English > Language and Literary Studies
• Veranstaltungen > Anglistik; Englisch > Literaturwissenschaft > Bachelor