552.281 (20S) Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx
Overview
- Lecturer
- LV Nummer Südostverbund ENL04002UL
- Course title german Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx
- Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 3.0
- Registrations 24 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- possible language(s) of the assessment English
- Course begins on 03.03.2020
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Students will be able to articulate some of the major themes, motifs, and stylistics of Chicanx literary productions. They will also gain a better understanding of the social and political difficulties and complexities this ethnic community has been facing in the United States. They will also broaden their knowledge as to why themes like identity, borderlands, assimilation, hybridity and resistance are such essential themes in Chicanx literature and culture.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Short lecture inputs, close analysis and discussion of assigned texts
Course content
Chicanx/a/o or more commonly known as Mexican-American literature offers insight into a unique and often neglected perspective on the American experience. In this proseminar, we will explore the rich diversity of Chicanx literature and other forms of storytelling, focusing on issues of ethnicity, hybridity, gender, and spirituality. We will approach the narratives of this ethnic group through a number of contemporary novels, short stories, poetry, and film. We will start out with Gloria Anzaldúa’s influential “To Live in the Borderlands Means You”, asking ourselves how members of the Chicanx community use storytelling to express their voices and their sense of place. Connecting past and present, we will then discuss selected short stories that showcase deep rooted spirituality as well as the constraints of Chicanx femininity. Putting an emphasis on the complexity of the Chicanx/Latinx family, we will also watch Pixar’s Coco (2017). Ana Castillo’s So Far From God foregrounds the storytelling device Magical Realism and we will explore how it relates to both Chicanx and Latinx cultures. Finally, Mario Alberto Zambrano’s Lotería tells the story of a young Mexican-American girl whose life is falling apart. In each of these narratives, we will discuss how Chicanx life is represented and what kind of insights into American culture and history they can provide.
Literature
Ana Castillo So Far From God (any edition)
Mario Alberto Zambrano, Lotería (any edition)
All other texts will be made available by the course instructor.
Examination information
Examination methodology
Mid-term response paper (1,000 words)
PS-paper (2,500 words)
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Final Grade:
30% - active participation
30% - response paper
40% - final paper
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation
(Compulsory subject)
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ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 7., 8. Semester empfohlen
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ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation
(Compulsory subject)
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ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies, Lehrveranstaltung (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
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ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies, Lehrveranstaltung (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.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)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 7., 8. Semester empfohlen
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ENL.004 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation
(Compulsory subject)
- Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation)
(SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
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Stage one
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Subject: Culture Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Cultures in Close-Up (
1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Cultures in Close-Up (
1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Culture Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Stage one
- Besonderer Studienbereich Besonderer Studienbereich Friedensstudien
(SKZ: 900, Version: 05S)
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Subject: Erweiterungsbereich
(Optional subject)
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Additional Courses from other Curricula (
0.0h / 0.0 ECTS)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Additional Courses from other Curricula (
0.0h / 0.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Erweiterungsbereich
(Optional subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
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Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Literature
(Compulsory subject)
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Module: Aufbaustudium Literature
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5.5 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4. Semester empfohlen
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5.5 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Module: Aufbaustudium Literature
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Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Literature
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
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Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W)
(Compulsory subject)
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Module: Literature (ab 11W)
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Topics in Literature (
2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
- 552.281 Topics in Anglophone Literary Studies: Life at the U.S.-Mexican Border: Growing up Chicanx (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
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Topics in Literature (
2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
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Module: Literature (ab 11W)
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Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W)
(Compulsory subject)