553.103 (21W) Master SE Literatures: What if...? British and American Alternative Histories

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
14.10.2021 16:00 - 17:30 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENP01001UL
Course title german Master SE Literatures: What if...? British and American Alternative Histories
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 16 (24 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 14.10.2021

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is: 

  • to show students how to analyze novels and films
  • to discuss relevant cultural and historical issues and intertwine them with film and literature
  • speculate on "what might have been".

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

  • Presentation (20-25 min.)
  • Group discussions
  • One mandatory book to read: Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle
  • SE-paper

Course content

What if... 

  • Canada had remained French?
  • the United States had remained neutral?
  • Germany had won WW2?
  • the Cold War had not existed?
  • John F. Kennedy had lived?
  • There had been no Watergate?

If you are interested in these topics, then you are welcomed to this seminar as it will deal primarily with these historical issues. We are going to discuss and speculate on "what might have been". 


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

  • Master-Lehramtsstudium Master Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 507, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Literary and Cultural Studies: Master’s Level (Compulsory subject)
      • ENP.001 Master SE Anglophone Literatures ( 2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 553.103 Master SE Literatures: What if...? British and American Alternative Histories (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

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