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Veranstaltungen
im Sommersemester 2009
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Wenn
Sie an einem meiner Kurse im Sommersemester 2009 teilnehmen
möchten, gehen Sie bitte zu meinem Moodle online-Forum:
http://wasb.urz.uni-magdeburg.de/anglistik
Dort können Sie sich über die Funktion "Create
a new account" anmelden. Sie erhalten daraufhin
eine Bestätigungsmail und können sich dann
direkt in die Kurse einschreiben, die Sie gewählt
haben. Achten Sie bitte im B.A.-Studiengang auf die
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Nur
für das Bachelorstudium Anglistische Kulturwissenschaft (B.A.
2. Semester)
Einführung: Introduction to Cultural Studies (II)
Do 15:00 - 17:00, G40B-426 |
After part I of this introductory
course provided an overview of the different meanings of “culture”
and the issues arising from these meanings, the second part will
examine different dimensions of culture, such as space, time, visual
culture, and the body. The course will finish with a survey of critical
perspectives on “Cultural Studies.” Study material will
be made available by the beginning of term. For a “Studiennachweis”
and to complete the module, students have to pass a final written
test comprising the three mandatory introductory courses, and attend
one of the tutorials regularly. Prospective participants must be
prepared to participate actively and to commit themselves to weekly
reading and writing assignments. – To register
for this class, please go to http://www.ovgu.de/hkersten
and use the link to the Moodle online platform.
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Kulturstudien
Animals in American Culture
Di, 13:00 - 15:00, G40B-434 |
Animals
have always played important roles in the lives and the imagination
of human beings. Even a cursory view at American culture shows the
importance animals have in contemporary America and in American
history. From the real animals of the North American continent to
the anthropomorphized creatures on TV, in movies, and in comics,
animals – it is impossible to imagine American life without
the presence of animal images and animal representations. Apart
from the relevance the topic has gained in the context of the current
environmental debate, animals figure prominently in myths, folklore,
literature, movies, as well as in other manifestations of American
culture. This course intends to introduce students to the various
relationships between humans and animals in the American context.
It will examine the symbolical power with which animals have been
invested and it will also address the legal, philosophical and historical
perspectives on the human-animal relationship in the United States.
Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to familiarize
themselves in advance with the general aspects of this topic. They
must be prepared to participate actively and to commit themselves
to weekly reading and writing assignments. Course material will
be made available by the beginning of term. Check my web pages for
updated information. To register for this class, please go to http://www.ovgu.de/hkersten
and use the link to the Moodle online platform.
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Kolloquium
für Examenskandidaten (14-täglich)
Di 15:00 - 17:00, G40B-325 |
Die Veranstaltung
richtet sich Studierende der Anglistik, die beabsichtigen, im Rahmen
meiner Themen- und Prüfungsbereiche (sowohl
Literatur- als auch Kulturstudien) eine Studienabschlussarbeit zu
schreiben (Magister-, Staatsexamens- sowie B.A.-Arbeiten). Das Kolloquium
wird zunächst grundsätzliche Fragen zu den Formen des
wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens ansprechen und danach auf die Themenbereiche
eingehen, die sich aus den konkreten Projekten der TeilnehmerInnen
ergeben. Bitte melden Sie sich über die Moodle-Plattform für
diese Veranstaltung an (http://www.ovgu.de/hkersten
> Moodle Plattform).
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Literaturstudien
Ethnic Writing in 19th-Century America
Do 13:00 - 15:00, G40B-437 |
Despite
the fact that a pronounced interest in America's ethnic literatures
did not emerge until the 1960s in the midst of an intensive debate
about the literary canon, it would be wrong to assume that writers
who did not belong to a white mainstream were missing from the literary
landscape of 19th-century America. As a matter of fact, authors
of Native American, African American, and Asian American background
did produce powerful texts which had a significant impact on American
literature and captured the attention of a growing reading audience
as well as the respect of the literary establishment. It is the
purpose of this class to study a selection from the work of these
writers and to develop an understanding of the fundamental issues
involved in their literary production and in the cultural contexts
from which it emerged. – Reading material will be made available
by the beginning of term. Prospective participants are strongly
encouraged to familiarize themselves in advance with the general
aspects of this subject. They must be prepared to participate actively
in class and to commit themselves to weekly reading and writing
assignments. – To register for this class, please go to http://www.ovgu.de/hkersten
and use the link to the Moodle online platform.
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