Course Catalog

Study Program WiSe 2024/2025

Programmes for Exchange Students (Incomings)

Programmes for Exchange Students (Incomings)

Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
08-zsp-GS-1030Urban History and Geography of Bremen and Northern Germany (in English)
Stadtgeschichte und Geographie Bremens und Norddeutschlands
Stadtgeschichte und Geographie Bremens und Norddeutschlands (englischsprachig)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3-4

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B1580 (2 Teaching hours per week)

Additional dates:
Wed. 06.11.24 16:00 - 18:00 GW2 B1150 (Extra credit geographical colloquium)
Wed. 29.01.25 16:00 - 18:00 GW2 B1150 (Extra credit geographical colloquium)

Inhalt: This course is a special offer for international students who are interested in Regional and Urban Geography, and the local history of Bremen and Northwest Germany.
  • Students understand the historical development of cities and the processes connecting historical events and urban development
  • Students understand the basic ideas of (Regional) and Urban Geography and History as a university science
  • Students understand the most important historical events that shaped today’s Germany
  • Students are able to give presentations about topics that they researched on their own (about an excursion destination as well as a unique city quarter of Bremen

Michael Thiele
10-76-1-Basismodul B-01Introduction to English Linguistics 1 (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 SFG 1020 (2 Teaching hours per week)

The purpose of this course is to create and deepen your interest in linguistics and to give a systematic introduction to the variety of ways in which language can be examined scientifically. You may realize that you already know a lot about how language works without being aware of it or unable to express it in technical linguistic terms. Therefore, you will be introduced to and equipped with the fundamental concepts, the adequate terminology and methodology for linguistic analysis.

Nicole Hober, M.A.
10-76-1-Basismodul B-02Introduction to English Linguistics 1 (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 08:15 - 09:45 GW1 A0010 (2 Teaching hours per week)

In this course, we will explore the scientific study of language. Students will be equipped with knowledge of the core areas of linguistics: semiotics, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. You will learn about signs, sounds, words, sentences, and meaning. Whenever possible, we will take a contrastive look at English and other languages as well as explore opportunities to apply linguistics.

Why do language learners have accents? How do you read phonetic transcriptions? What are the principles of successful communication? Where does the course picture even come from? Find out!

Throughout the semester, students are expected to prepare each week's readings and to actively participate in class discussions.

Assessment:
Final exam (on Thu, 30 Jan 2025, afternoon)

Literature:
Kortmann, Bernd (2020). English Linguistics: Essentials (2nd ed). Berlin: Cornelsen.

Julia Gaul, M.A.
10-76-1-Basismodul B-03Introduction to English Linguistics 1 (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 10:15 - 11:45 MZH 1460 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Dr. Inke Du Bois
10-76-1-Basismodul B-04Introduction to English Linguistics 1 (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 12:15 - 13:45 GW2 B2890 GW1 B0100 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Dr. Inke Du Bois
10-76-3-D1-02Key Topics in Linguistics: Language and gender (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 12:15 - 13:45 MZH 1460 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Dr. Inke Du Bois
10-76-3-D1/WD1-03Key Topics in Cultural History: Disastrous Water and Extreme Weather in North American Culture (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Fri. 10:15 - 11:45 GW2 B1216 (2 Teaching hours per week)

What we might describe as ‘disastrous water’ during extreme weather events are, e.g., river flooding due to heavy rain and flooding of coastal areas due to storms and hurricanes, but also water contamination and long periods of droughts that threaten access to drinking water. While the frequency and intensity with which such events occur has increased as part of the triple planetary crisis consisting of anthropogenic climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, they have been part of North American history ever since. Using the example of hurricanes and floods at the US Gulf coast, students will analyze the representation and the cultural, political, social, and environmental implications of extreme water events in North America. As the study of literature, film, art, and media in this seminar will show, hurricane and flood narratives address natural disaster but also human and human-made issues, e.g., around race, class, and gender.
The class is open to B.A. E-SC students studying the D1b, D1c, WD1b, and WD1c modules as well as international exchange students and students doing ‘Freiwillige Zusatzleistungen,’ general studies, or ‘Ersatzleistungen.’ Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory and admission is limited to a maximum of thirty-five students. Further information will be made available on Stud.IP. Please check Stud.IP regularly for updates.
Requirements
• active participation in weekly in-person meetings,
• in-depth study of the primary and secondary material in preparation for each session,
• graded or ungraded assignment in accordance with the respective module requirements.

Dr. Paula von Gleich
10-76-3-D1/WD1-04Key Topics in Cultural History: Studying and Working With Indigenous Films in North America (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum) (2 Teaching hours per week)

In this seminar we will learn about Indigenous history, issues, problems, and identities through watching feature films dealing with Indigenous topics in North America. We will cooperate with the 'Indigen: Das Nordamerika Filmfestival' in Stuttgart and will watch a selection of the films that will be shown there in February 2025. We will also transcribe, translate and provide the German subtitles for one feature film that will run at the festival in Stuttgart. As a highlight, a selection of students will go to the festival and participate in all showings and events. We will also have a panel discussion with the Indigenous guests at the festival.
The class will be held in English. All texts will be provided electronically or through Stud IP. Requirements are regular attendance, participation in discussions, and in-depth knowledge of reading materials as well as a written exam at the end of the semester. Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf
10-76-3-WD1-02Key Topics in Linguistics: Cultural Linguistics ‐ Language, culture and cognition (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1-HS H1010 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Prof. Dr. Arne Peters
10-77-1-A3.1a-1Einführung in die frankophone Kulturwissenschaft : Introduction aux civilisations et cultures française et francophones

Lecture (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 GW2 B2890 (2 Teaching hours per week)

"Im Kurs A3a erhalten die Studierenden Überblickswissen zu den sozialen, kulturellen, politischen und ökonomischen Entwicklungen im Verbreitungsgebiet der französischen Sprache bis zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Hierfür werden maßgebliche historische Quellen erarbeitet und wesentliche Fragestellungen hinsichtlich der kulturhistorischen Entwicklung v.a. Frankreichs, aber auch der Frankophonie diskutiert.

Karoline Heyder
10-77-1-A3.1a-2Tutorium zur Einführung in die frankophone Kulturwissenschaft : Introduction aux civilisations et cultures française et francophones

Tutorial (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 A4330 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Guillaume Luschei ((Tutor))
10-78-5-FD2-1Wortschatzarbeit im Spanischunterricht

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B3230 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Dominik Wolf, M. Ed.
10-78-5-FD2-2Vorbereitung Praxisorientierte Elemente Spanisch
Blockveranstaltung.

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Sat. 18.01.25 09:00 - 15:00 GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum)

In dieser Veranstaltung soll die Erfahrung der POEs im Fach Spanisch reflektiert werden, so wie auch die zukünftigen Entwicklungsdesiderata identifiziert werden. Ferner sollen die Ergebnisse der SL ePF besprochen werden.

Barbara Roviro Llimiana
10-E76-3-FaMo-01Feminist Functions of the Science Novel

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Fri. 14:15 - 15:45 GW2 B1580 (2 Teaching hours per week)

Science novels build a bridge between science and society and can thus fulfill various functions. This course will concern itself with the feminist side of these functions, exploring a range of literary case studies before examining Megan Abbott’s novel ‘Give Me Your Hand’ (2018) in detail. Topics will include key characteristics of the science novel as a genre, the importance of role models for women in the natural sciences, women’s physical and mental health, and intersectional factors.

Since this is a MA class, students will be familiarized with advanced methods of literary analysis. They will further be given an opportunity to ask questions and to acquire essential skills in academic writing and presentations.

If you wish to take this course, you will be expected to buy a copy of ‘Give Me Your Hand’ (ideally before the semester starts). The novel is easily accessible on Amazon. You may purchase a new, a used, or an e-book version.

Class requirements further include:

▪ Active participation
▪ In-depth knowledge of all primary and secondary reading materials
▪ A presentation and/or term paper (depending on your chosen module)


Padlet link: https://padlet.com/oevermco/feminist-functions-of-the-science-novel-lm5o2zl3olhw4rbf

Cora Övermann (LB)
10-E76-3-FaMo-02Caribbean Women's (Neo-)Slave Narratives

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 14:15 - 15:45 SFG 2030 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Dr. Alena Cicholewski (LB)
10-E76-3-LINK-03African American History and Black Atlantic Culture (in English)
Coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1 B1070 (2 Teaching hours per week)

African American history is American history, the history of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people, of chattel slavery, the Deep South, and of liberation movements from abolitionism, Civil Rights and Black Power, to Black Feminism and Black Lives Matter. With Paul Gilroy, it is also part of the transatlantic history of the Black Atlantic as counterculture of modernity (1993). This seminar introduces students to the analysis of these histories and cultures through the study of literature and film, centering coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.
This class is part of the two-part LINK module in the M.Ed. Englisch. In this class students study African American history and Black Atlantic culture from literary and cultural studies perspectives, while the course “Teaching Literature” by Matthias Myrczek explores corresponding teaching possibilities for the EFL classroom. Completing both classes is mandatory to receive credit for the LINK module (MPO 2023). Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory. Please check Stud.IP regularly for updates.
Requirements
• active participation in weekly in-person meetings,
• in-depth study of the primary and secondary material (including extensive weekly study and reading assignments) in preparation for each session,
• assignment in accordance with the module requirements.

Dr. Paula von Gleich
Matthias Myrczek
10-M80-1-OrMo-04Lecture Series: Studying English-Speaking Cultures - Topics, Theories and Methods (in englischer Sprache) (in English)

Lecture (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 14:15 - 15:45 GW2 B2890 NW1 H 1 - H0020 (2 Teaching hours per week)

This lecture series provides a topic-related overview over the disciplinary approaches adopted in the three profile areas of the master programme (British, North American and Postcolonial Literatures; Linguistics: Varieties, Cultures, Applications; British, North American and Postcolonial Cultural History) by addressing the three interrelated areas of language, text, and media. In the lectures we will also illustrate individual objects of analysis and highlight research topics and methods that feature prominently in the work currently being pursued by the members of the department participating in the programme.

Dr. Inke Du Bois
Dr. Paula von Gleich
Prof. Dr. Marcus Callies
Prof. Dr. Arne Peters
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf
Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund
Prof. Dr. Claudia Harsch
Dr. Okanmiyinoluwa Oluwadunni Talabi
10-M80-3-SpecMo-01Graphic Novels in North America (in English)
C2

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 SFG 2070 (2 Teaching hours per week)

This class will introduce students to graphic novels, a genre between art and literature. We will read and discuss some theory on graphic novels and read the following four graphic novels in class: The Night Wanderer: A Graphic Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor (2013, 13,50€), Maus by Art Spiegelmann (1980, 22€), Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall (2022, 20€), and The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui (2018, 18,50€).
All graphic novels can be purchased at the university bookstore at the beginning of the semester. All other texts will be uploaded on StudIP.
Pls note that regular attendance, class participation and preparation of all reading materials are mandatory. You must register on StudIP for this class.

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf
10-M80-3-SpecMo-02Reading Abdulrazak Gurnah (in English)
C2

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 12:15 - 13:45 SFG 2030 (2 Teaching hours per week)
Prof. Dr. Katrin Althans