552.282 (18W) Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction

Wintersemester 2018/19

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First course session
15.11.2018 16:00 - 19:00 Z.0.01 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENL04003UL
Course title german Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 9 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 15.11.2018
Remarks (english)

Attendance of first session mandatory!

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

  • familiarize students with film and literary analysis
  • acquire sufficient skills in narratology
  • develop a deeper understanding of the potentials and limitations of human-android connections in American science fiction
  • develop a critical approach towards the objectification of machines and humans in the current and future ethical and political discourse

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Short lecture inputs; film clips; in-class discussion of the assigned texts and films in relation to ideas and concerns discussed in the course

Course content

The seminar sets out to investigate the ways in which technology is changing sexuality in selected works of science fiction. Some of the issues addressed in class include connection and disconnection, sexuality and affect, sexuality and artificial intelligence, female and male objectification, avatars and multiple personas.

A selection of secondary texts will be provided in the first session.

The first session is mandatory as I will lay out the course schedule and the topics for presentations.

Literature

Literature:

Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives (any edition)

Audiovsual media:

Blade Runner (1982) - Final Cut Version

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Her (2013)

Ex Machina (2014)

Westworld (since 2016)

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.

Examination methodology

Presentation in class.

Term paper.

Examination topic(s)

Free choice of topic and narrative medium by students for the final paper, as long as there is a focus on American science fiction dealing with sexuality and technology.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

30 % Regular attendance

30 % Presentation in class, homework assignments

40 % Term paper (3,500 to 4,500 words)

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (Compulsory subject)
      • ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.282 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 7., 8. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (Compulsory subject)
      • ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies, Lehrveranstaltung ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.282 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Literature (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Aufbaustudium Literature
        • 5.5 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies ( 0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.282 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W) (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Literature (ab 11W)
        • Topics in Literature ( 2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
          • 552.282 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Literature
        • Topics in Literature ( 2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
          • 552.282 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Sexuality and Technology in American Science Fiction (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses