Study Program SoSe 2013

As this is a continuation of the Basismodul class Introduction to English Literatures, Part 1 from last semester, students will be asked to review what we did in the Winter Term, especially with regards to the Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature by Vera and Ansgar Nünning. Having gathered historical and textual skills in dealing with various genres, we will now be looking in greater depth at theoretical concepts in literary and cultural studies.
Requirements:
active participation
in-depth knowledge of the reading material
presentation and handout
Students will take a final written exam on the set texts.
Set Texts:
Students must buy and read the following texts, preferably before the semester begins:
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby.
Müller, Klaus Peter, ed. Contemporary Canadian Short Stories. (Reclam)
Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed.

Copies of the texts can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung).

University Language Skills 2 (ULS 2) is a FOUR hour (SWS) class with TWO time slots both of which belong together and must be attended. Thus, you are required to register for and attend both a and b classes.

Summary: ULS 2 is the second half of the SP-1 introductory module. As such, it builds upon the foundation established during ULS 1 in the winter semester. To earn credit for the SP-1 module (9 CP in total), students are required to earn 60% or more on written assignments given in both ULS 1 (1000 words; 3 CP) and ULS 2 (2000 words; 6 CP) respectively.

While the emphasis during the winter semester is essentially on audience focus, planning, and structuring an academic essay, during the summer semester you will be introduced to four key rhetorical strategies. Those strategies include essays of argumentation, exemplification, cause and effect, and comparison and contrast. The primary objectives of this class are to help you master the art of academic writing, to foster your reading comprehension and your critical analysis skills, to focus on enhancing your ability to articulate your unique ideas, and of course, to learn how to compose texts which demonstrate even more eloquence and persuasiveness than those you could compose at onset of the course. Throughout, the pre-writing, editing, and revision processes will remain paramount. For further detail, please consult the course description hand out.

Literature: Required hand out material will be made available via StudIP; the textbooks we will work with in ULS 2 are entitled Whats the Difference and English Phrasal Verbs in Use.

Please note: Interested ESC students are required to register for this class via StudIP. Registration commences early February and ends mid March.

**All uploads relevant for this class can be found in the course entitled "University Language Skills 2 - 5a".**

Far from just being pious, prudish, and smothered in petticoats, the Victorians lived through social and intellectual upheavals that have left a lasting impact on our own crisis-ridden modernity. This course aims to investigate some major issues in Victorian culture and society. We shall explore the way in which the two pressing concerns of the age, the woman question and the social question, intersected in the wake of the industrial revolution, and discuss the effects of industrial rationalisation in the areas of work, family, morality, and belief. Other issues to be addressed will deal with Darwin (and what he has to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), the British Empire (and its strange traces in the novel of a poor parson's daughter from a remote Yorkshire village), Marx (and the political limitations of Dickens sympathetic rendering of urban poverty), or the rise of consumer culture (and what this has to do with domestic and gender ideology). We will back this up by looking at some popular novels that, among other things, represent the middle classes as caught between liberal philosophy, aristocratic cultural ideals and a fearful fascination with the emergent working class.
A specially compiled reader will be made available.

Please purchase the following novels, which are in stock at the university bookshop:
-Charles Dickens, Hard Times (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975604)
-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975420)
-Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Norton pb. 2003, ISBN: 9780393974652)

Requirements:
- regular attendance and active participation
- in-depth knowledge of the reading material
- a portfolio of worksheets
- in D-2a: an additional long term paper of 8 10 pp.

"We live," as Jeffrey J. Cohen has so eloquently pointed out, "in a time of monsters" (Monster Theory, vii). Cohens comment has echoed hauntingly, especially in the last few decades, which have witnessed an unprecedented upsurge of interest in monstrous figures. Vampires in particular have been unleashed within American popular culture and literature - one need only think of Anne Rice's novels, The Vampire Diaries, Twilight or True Blood. In this class, we will establish a comprehensive background on the vampire by looking at such canonical texts as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), as well as introducing central tenets of its postmodern successors. However, the primary focus of this class will consist of texts that have been repeatedly relegated to the margins, such as those of writers who have been historically excluded from the canon, like black women (e.g. Octavia Butler), or those which are considered a part of popular culture as opposed to high culture (Alan Ball's True Blood). In this regard, we will discuss the literary potential and the cultural meanings the figure of the vampire has encompassed, spanning various historical periods and textual genres. For example, we will focus on the utilization of this fantastic figure for the portrayal of issues of Otherness and for the deconstruction of various socio-cultural boundaries - by looking at diverse genres, such as novels, short stories, movies and TV shows.

Required Texts:

Most of the primary and secondary texts for this class will be available on Stud.IP. However, you are expected to obtain and read a copy of the following books before the first session of class:

- Butler, Octavia E. Fledgling. New York: Warner, 2005. Print.
- Rice, Anne. Interview with the Vampire. 1976. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. Print.
- Stoker, Bram. Dracula. 1897. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Print.

Copies are available at the Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen (www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Requirements:

- regular class attendance
- careful preparation of reading material (which includes bringing the assigned texts to class you will need to work with them)
- active participation in class discussions and in group exercises
- presentation of individual or group projects
- term paper (optional)

These requirements may vary depending on your degree program.

Please be aware that prior enrollment on Stud. IP. is mandatory.

"We live," as Jeffrey J. Cohen has so eloquently pointed out, "in a time of monsters" (Monster Theory, vii). Cohens comment has echoed hauntingly, especially in the last few decades, which have witnessed an unprecedented upsurge of interest in monstrous figures. Vampires in particular have been unleashed within American popular culture and literature - one need only think of Anne Rice's novels, The Vampire Diaries, Twilight or True Blood. In this class, we will establish a comprehensive background on the vampire by looking at such canonical texts as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), as well as introducing central tenets of its postmodern successors. However, the primary focus of this class will consist of texts that have been repeatedly relegated to the margins, such as those of writers who have been historically excluded from the canon, like black women (e.g. Octavia Butler), or those which are considered a part of popular culture as opposed to high culture (Alan Ball's True Blood). In this regard, we will discuss the literary potential and the cultural meanings the figure of the vampire has encompassed, spanning various historical periods and textual genres. For example, we will focus on the utilization of this fantastic figure for the portrayal of issues of Otherness and for the deconstruction of various socio-cultural boundaries - by looking at diverse genres, such as novels, short stories, movies and TV shows.

Required Texts:

Most of the primary and secondary texts for this class will be available on Stud.IP. However, you are expected to obtain and read a copy of the following books before the first session of class:

- Butler, Octavia E. Fledgling. New York: Warner, 2005. Print.
- Rice, Anne. Interview with the Vampire. 1976. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. Print.
- Stoker, Bram. Dracula. 1897. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Print.

Copies are available at the Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen (www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Requirements:

- regular class attendance
- careful preparation of reading material (which includes bringing the assigned texts to class you will need to work with them)
- active participation in class discussions and in group exercises
- presentation of individual or group projects
- term paper (optional)

These requirements may vary depending on your degree program.

Please be aware that prior enrollment on Stud. IP. is mandatory.

Far from just being pious, prudish, and smothered in petticoats, the Victorians lived through social and intellectual upheavals that have left a lasting impact on our own crisis-ridden modernity. This course aims to investigate some major issues in Victorian culture and society. We shall explore the way in which the two pressing concerns of the age, the woman question and the social question, intersected in the wake of the industrial revolution, and discuss the effects of industrial rationalisation in the areas of work, family, morality, and belief. Other issues to be addressed will deal with Darwin (and what he has to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), the British Empire (and its strange traces in the novel of a poor parson's daughter from a remote Yorkshire village), Marx (and the political limitations of Dickens sympathetic rendering of urban poverty), or the rise of consumer culture (and what this has to do with domestic and gender ideology). We will back this up by looking at some popular novels that, among other things, represent the middle classes as caught between liberal philosophy, aristocratic cultural ideals and a fearful fascination with the emergent working class.
A specially compiled reader will be made available.

Please purchase the following novels, which are in stock at the university bookshop:
-Charles Dickens, Hard Times (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975604)
-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975420)
-Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Norton pb. 2003, ISBN: 9780393974652)

Requirements:
- regular attendance and active participation
- in-depth knowledge of the reading material
- a portfolio of worksheets
- in D-2a: an additional long term paper of 8 10 pp.

Far from just being pious, prudish, and smothered in petticoats, the Victorians lived through social and intellectual upheavals that have left a lasting impact on our own crisis-ridden modernity. This course aims to investigate some major issues in Victorian culture and society. We shall explore the way in which the two pressing concerns of the age, the woman question and the social question, intersected in the wake of the industrial revolution, and discuss the effects of industrial rationalisation in the areas of work, family, morality, and belief. Other issues to be addressed will deal with Darwin (and what he has to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), the British Empire (and its strange traces in the novel of a poor parson's daughter from a remote Yorkshire village), Marx (and the political limitations of Dickens sympathetic rendering of urban poverty), or the rise of consumer culture (and what this has to do with domestic and gender ideology). We will back this up by looking at some popular novels that, among other things, represent the middle classes as caught between liberal philosophy, aristocratic cultural ideals and a fearful fascination with the emergent working class.
A specially compiled reader will be made available.

Please purchase the following novels, which are in stock at the university bookshop:
-Charles Dickens, Hard Times (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975604)
-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975420)
-Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Norton pb. 2003, ISBN: 9780393974652)

Requirements:
- regular attendance and active participation
- in-depth knowledge of the reading material
- a portfolio of worksheets
- in D-2a: an additional long term paper of 8 10 pp.

Dies ist eine videobasierte Selbstlernveranstaltung. Sie können jederzeit einsteigen und Ihren Prüfungstermin selbst bestimmen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in Stud.IP oder auf unserem eGeneral Studies Portal http://www.egs.uni-bremen.de

This course will offer a conceptual framework by which to understand and analyze categories of difference such as race, gender, sex etc. In looking both at theories and practices we will address the social construction of difference in contemporary societies. A reader with course material will be made available at the beginning of the semester.
Requirements:
regular attendance and oral participation
in-depth knowledge of the reading material
oral presentation and handout

The Black British community constitutes one of the largest and culturally most vibrant ethnic minorities in Britain today. This course is going to investigate the political and cultural impact of Britons with African or Afro-Caribbean roots in contemporary British society. We will look at the political and discursive framework of multiculturalism, and discuss the economic and social conditions of integration, racism, and urban violence. But above all, we will draw on a wide range of examples from the Notting Hill Carnival to Hiphop but also taking in poetry, fiction, theatre, and film to explore issues of migration and diaspora, of identity and hybridity, of roots and routes, and the cultural negotiations between Black Pride and black British.

Please purchase the following novels, which can be got at the University bookshop:
Caryl Phillips, Crossing the River (1st publ. 1993, Vintage pb. 2006, ISBN 978-0099498261)
Diran Adebayo, Some Kind of Black (Abacus pb. 1997, ISBN 978-0349108728)
Andrea Levy, Fruit of the Lemon (Review Headline pb. 2000, ISBN 978-0747261148)

A Reader with primary and secondary material will be made available.

Requirements:
regular attendance and active participation
in-depth knowledge of the reading material
oral presentation and/or worksheets
in D-2a: an additional long term paper of 8-10 pp.

Far from just being pious, prudish, and smothered in petticoats, the Victorians lived through social and intellectual upheavals that have left a lasting impact on our own crisis-ridden modernity. This course aims to investigate some major issues in Victorian culture and society. We shall explore the way in which the two pressing concerns of the age, the woman question and the social question, intersected in the wake of the industrial revolution, and discuss the effects of industrial rationalisation in the areas of work, family, morality, and belief. Other issues to be addressed will deal with Darwin (and what he has to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), the British Empire (and its strange traces in the novel of a poor parson's daughter from a remote Yorkshire village), Marx (and the political limitations of Dickens sympathetic rendering of urban poverty), or the rise of consumer culture (and what this has to do with domestic and gender ideology). We will back this up by looking at some popular novels that, among other things, represent the middle classes as caught between liberal philosophy, aristocratic cultural ideals and a fearful fascination with the emergent working class.
A specially compiled reader will be made available.

Please purchase the following novels, which are in stock at the university bookshop:
-Charles Dickens, Hard Times (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975604)
-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975420)
-Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Norton pb. 2003, ISBN: 9780393974652)

Requirements:
- regular attendance and active participation
- in-depth knowledge of the reading material
- a portfolio of worksheets
- in D-2a: an additional long term paper of 8 10 pp.

Far from just being pious, prudish, and smothered in petticoats, the Victorians lived through social and intellectual upheavals that have left a lasting impact on our own crisis-ridden modernity. This course aims to investigate some major issues in Victorian culture and society. We shall explore the way in which the two pressing concerns of the age, the woman question and the social question, intersected in the wake of the industrial revolution, and discuss the effects of industrial rationalisation in the areas of work, family, morality, and belief. Other issues to be addressed will deal with Darwin (and what he has to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), the British Empire (and its strange traces in the novel of a poor parson's daughter from a remote Yorkshire village), Marx (and the political limitations of Dickens sympathetic rendering of urban poverty), or the rise of consumer culture (and what this has to do with domestic and gender ideology). We will back this up by looking at some popular novels that, among other things, represent the middle classes as caught between liberal philosophy, aristocratic cultural ideals and a fearful fascination with the emergent working class.
A specially compiled reader will be made available.

Please purchase the following novels, which are in stock at the university bookshop:
-Charles Dickens, Hard Times (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975604)
-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (Norton pb. 2001, ISBN: 9780393975420)
-Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Norton pb. 2003, ISBN: 9780393974652)

Requirements:
- regular attendance and active participation
- in-depth knowledge of the reading material
- a portfolio of worksheets
- in D-2a: an additional long term paper of 8 10 pp.

M.Ed. Grundschule, M.E. Sek/Ge, M.Ed. Gy/Ge
EW L6 (b)

B.A. FBW, B.Sc. Gy/Ge
Schlüsselqualifikation

Dies ist eine videobasierte Selbstlernveranstaltung. Sie können jederzeit einsteigen und Ihren Prüfungstermin selbst bestimmen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in Stud.IP oder auf unserem eGeneral Studies Portal http://www.egs.uni-bremen.de

Die Lehrveranstaltung gibt Einblick in die Grundlagen der Satzanalyse des Deutschen. Dabei werden sowohl das begriffliche Instrumentarium und theoretische Konzeptionen zur Syntax als auch praktische Verfahren zur Untersuchung der deutschen Sprache vorgestellt und vertieft. Im Vordergrund werden Struktur und Aufbau des Satzes sowie seine Konstituenten stehen, um den Studierenden eine grundlegende syntaktische Analysekompetenz zu vermitteln.
Literatur:
Dürscheid, Christa (2010): Syntax. Grundlagen und Theorien. 5., durchgesehene Auflage. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
Pittner, Karin / Berman, Judith (2008): Deutsche Syntax. Ein Arbeitsbuch. 3. Auflage. Narr Studienbücher.

M.Ed. Grundschule, M.E. Sek/Ge, M.Ed. Gy/Ge
EW L6 (b)

B.A. FBW, B.Sc. Gy/Ge
Schlüsselqualifikation