551.330 (21W) Themes in Literature and Culture Studies: The Short Story
Overview
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- Lecturer
- Course title german Themes in Literature and Culture Studies: The Short Story
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Blended learning course
- Online proportion 50%
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 9 (20 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- possible language(s) of the assessment English
- Course begins on 13.10.2021
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
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Remarks (english)
- This is a blocked class.
- Attendance of the first double session on October 13 is mandatory.
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Students will learn the principles of short story writing through theory, the analysis of literary examples, discussion, and exercise. They will establish connections between individual texts and begin to understand and develop their personal process and relationship to the material.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Short lecture inputs; in-depth discussions of assigned texts; short exercises.
Course content
In this class we will be reading a diverse range of great short stories and analyzing them with a focus on narrative technique to understand the ways in which different writers -- from Edgar Allan Poe to Jhumpa Lahiri and Sandra Cisneros -- have addressed issues of plot, character, place and theme. We will also read some theoretical texts on short story writing and use some exercises to put these principles into practice. Our focus throughout the semester will be on both the writers' process and the literary result.
Literature
All texts will be provided by the instructor on Moodle.
Examination information
Examination methodology
- Attendance and active participation in (online) block sessions is required; more than one absence in a double session will lead to a fail grade.
- Attentive reading of all assigned texts (for additional recommended readings, please check our Moodle course).
- One final paper of 3000 words focusing on a short story or, alternatively, an original short story of the same length.
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation)
(SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
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Stage two
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Subject: Advanced Culture Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Theory and Methodology of Culture Studies (
2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
- 551.330 Themes in Literature and Culture Studies: The Short Story (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Theory and Methodology of Culture Studies (
2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Advanced Culture Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Stage two
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
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Subject: Literature and Culture Studies
(Compulsory elective)
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3.1 Themes in Literature and Culture Studies (
0.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
- 551.330 Themes in Literature and Culture Studies: The Short Story (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
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3.1 Themes in Literature and Culture Studies (
0.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Literature and Culture Studies
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
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Subject: Film, Literature and Culture Studies
(Compulsory elective)
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Themes in “Film, Literature and Culture Studies” (
0.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
- 551.330 Themes in Literature and Culture Studies: The Short Story (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Themes in “Film, Literature and Culture Studies” (
0.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Film, Literature and Culture Studies
(Compulsory elective)