552.335 (21S) Issues in Culture: Focus Downunder: First Nation Literature and Film in Australia and New Zealand

Sommersemester 2021

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First course session
02.03.2021 09:00 - 12:00 online Off Campus
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Overview

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Lecturer
Course title german Issues in Culture: Focus Downunder: First Nation Literature and Film in Australia and New Zealand
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 6.0
Registrations 7 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 02.03.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

  • acquire skills to critically observe texts;
  • ability to identify special characteristics of the approach of Indigenous Authors and Artists;
  • identify prevalent themes
  • engage peers in an academic discussion;
  • conduct research to analyse texts;
  • analyse literary texts using formal, written academic English

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

  • Short lecture input from instructor
  • Instructor- and student-led analytical discussions of course texts
  • Presentations by students followed by discussions
  • Drama based activities

Course content

  • Focus on literature and film by authors and directors of First Nation Societies in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Providing a historical overview of issues from pre-contact societies to present day topics.
  • Understanding of various implications of Indigenous Culture.

Prior knowledge expected

Applying an Academic approach towards Indigenous Literatures and Film.

Presentation Skills.

Literature

Primary literature will be discussed in first session.

Secondary literature will be provided to students electronically via Moodle.

Extra readings may be provided on Moodle to supplement primary course content.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Fähigkeit, Texte kritisch zu betrachten;
  • Fähigkeit, spezielle Merkmale von indigenen AutorInnen und KünstlerInnen zu erkennen;
  • Prävalente Themen erkennen;
  • Diskurs mit anderen Studierenden zu führen;
  • Forschungsarbeit zur Textanalyse;
  • Schriftliche Analyse literarischer Texte unter Verwendung  von akademischem Englisch

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

  • Kurze Einführung der Lehrenden
  • Analytische Diskussion von Kursmaterial
  • Presentations by students followed by discussions
  • Präsentationen der Studierenden mit anschließender Diskussion
  • Drama Aktivitäten

Course content

  • Fokus auf Literatur und Film von VertreterInnen der First Nations Australiens und Neuseelands
  • Historischer Überblick über Themen im Zeitraum vor der Kolonisation bis heute
  • Verständnis für resultierende Konsequenzen für die indigene Kultur

Literature

Primärliteratur wird in der ersten LV bekannt gegeben.

Liste der Sekundärliteratur wird in  Moodle bereit gestellt.

Zusatzmaterial wird in Moodle bereit gestellt.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Advanced Culture Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Topics in British Culture Studies ( 2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Focus Downunder: First Nation Literature and Film in Australia and New Zealand (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Advanced Culture Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Topics in American Culture Studies ( 2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
          • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Focus Downunder: First Nation Literature and Film in Australia and New Zealand (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlich ausgerichtetes Wahlfach (Compulsory elective)
      • 9.2 Issues in Culture ( 0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Focus Downunder: First Nation Literature and Film in Australia and New Zealand (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Freie Kombination (Compulsory elective)
      • 10.1 Freie Kombination ( 0.0h SE / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Focus Downunder: First Nation Literature and Film in Australia and New Zealand (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses