551.391 (20S) Advanced Research Methodologies: Literary and Cultural Theory

Sommersemester 2020

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First course session
10.03.2020 16:00 - 18:00 N.0.43 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Advanced Research Methodologies: Literary and Cultural Theory
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 5 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 10.03.2020
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will become familiar with the some of the most influential concepts and approaches in the history of literary and cultural theory. They will be enabled to identify and contextualize central ideas and learn to apply them to cultural texts.  Furthermore, they will have the opportunity to apply one of the discussed approaches to their own research and thesis project. 

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lecture inputs, in-depth discussions of concepts and theoretical texts as well as their potential applications.

Course content

This class provides students with an overview of some of the most important literary and cultural theories and their historical genesis from the liberal humanism of the 19th century to some of the most recent theoretical approches. We will critically engage with the central ideas and concepts of these various "isms" and discuss what can be gained from applying them to a cultural text within the framework of a seminar paper or thesis project. 

Among the approaches we will discuss are:

New Criticism, Formalism, and Structuralism

Social theories of literature / (Neo-)Marxism

Psychoanalytic Criticism

Post-structuralism,  Deconstruction  and Postmodernism

Feminist Criticism, Gender Studies and Queer Theory

Postcolonial Criticism and New Materialism

Narratology and Reader Response

Ecocriticism

Literature

Ingo Berensmeyer. 2015. Literary Theory: An Introduction to Approaches, Methods, and Terms. Klett Uniwissen. 

All other texts will be provided by the instructor. 

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's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Literature and Culture Studies (Compulsory elective)
      • 3.3 Advanced Research Methodologies: Literary and Cultural Theory ( 0.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 551.391 Advanced Research Methodologies: Literary and Cultural Theory (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
    • Subject: Research Design in English & American Studies (Compulsory subject)
      • Cutting Edge Research in English and American Studies [focussing, amongst others, on issues in Gender Studies] ( 0.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 551.391 Advanced Research Methodologies: Literary and Cultural Theory (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)

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