551.356 (22W) Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies: American Climate Fiction
Überblick
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- Lehrende/r
- LV-Titel englisch Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies: American Climate Fiction
- LV-Art Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
- LV-Modell Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
- Semesterstunde/n 2.0
- ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 8.0
- Anmeldungen 8 (20 max.)
- Organisationseinheit
- Unterrichtssprache Englisch
- mögliche Sprache/n der Leistungserbringung Englisch
- LV-Beginn 12.10.2022
- eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs
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Anmerkungen
This is a BLOCK SEMINAR that will be taught in 6 double sessions. Attendance of the first double session on October 12 is mandatory.
Zeit und Ort
LV-Beschreibung
Intendierte Lernergebnisse
Students will develop a deeper understanding of the ecological, economic, and social issues surrounding climate change and of how these issues and challenges are represented in contemporary American literature. They will also establish connections between defining characteristics of contemporary American culture and their relation to the nation's multifacetted responses to climate change.
Lehrmethodik
Short lecture inputs; detailed analysis and in-class discussion of assigned texts.
Inhalt/e
Climate change is a defining issue of our time and one that triggers emotional responses reaching from apathy to anxiety and aversion. The United States has become particularly notorious for its widespread denialism and unwillingness to participate in concerted attempts to address the issue. In this seminar, we will engage with American climate fiction to investigate how such texts can suggest new ways for thinking about climate change and even afford opportunities for imagining more just and resilient futures. We will read a range of texts, including short stories such as Helen Simpson's “In-Flight Entertainment” and Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Tamarisk Hunter,” and novels by Octavia Butler, Barbara Kingsolver, Richard Powers, and Cherie Dimaline. In all our readings, we will pay special attention to point of view, characterization, and figurative language, and to how such formal features enhance the effects that those stories produce on their readers. We will also consider whether these literary texts have the power to make people care about climate change.
Literatur
Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves. Any edition.
Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower. Any edition.
Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior. Any edition.
Richard Powers, The Overstory. Any edition.
All other texts will be provided by the instructor.
Prüfungsinformationen
Prüfungsmethode/n
- one response paper of 1,500 words
- one research paper of 4,500 - 5,000 words
Prüfungsinhalt/e
- students will respond to one story of their choice from the Imagine 2200 collection
- research paper on (at least) one of the texts assigned in the seminar or another American novel focusing on climate change. Students must use at least ten secondary sources. Papers must conform to the guidelines outlined in the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed. They must be submitted as a word document via email. Final deadline for submission is September 10, 2023.
Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe
- 25 % participation in class (pillar 1)
- 25 % response paper (pillar 2)
- 50 % research paper (pillar 3)
You will need to achieve passing grades in all pillars of assessment in order to receive a passing grade for the class.
Beurteilungsschema
Note BenotungsschemaPosition im Curriculum
- Masterstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
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Fach: Literature and Culture Studies
(Wahlfach)
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3.4 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies I (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
- 551.356 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies: American Climate Fiction (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
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3.4 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies I (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Literature and Culture Studies
(Wahlfach)
- Masterstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
-
Fach: Literature and Culture Studies
(Wahlfach)
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3.5 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies II (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
- 551.356 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies: American Climate Fiction (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
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3.5 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies II (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Literature and Culture Studies
(Wahlfach)
- Masterstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
-
Fach: Literature and Culture Studies
(Wahlfach)
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3.6 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies III (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
- 551.356 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies: American Climate Fiction (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
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3.6 Advanced Topics in Literature and Culture Studies III (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Literature and Culture Studies
(Wahlfach)