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Study Program WiSe 2018/2019

English-Speaking Cultures / Englisch, B.A.

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LEHRVERANSTALTUNGEN DES 1. JAHRES (PO 2011)

Basismodul A: Englische Literaturwissenschaft (6 CP)

6 CP (3 CP + 3 CP)

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-1-BA-01Introduction to English Literatures Part I (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 14:15 - 15:45 GW2 B1400 NUR Mo. + Di. Gruppe A
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 10:15 - 11:45 GW2 B1405 NUR Mo. + Di. Gruppe B
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 12:15 - 13:45 GW2 B2890 Gruppe C
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 SFG 1030 Gruppe D

Module convenor: Dr Jana Nittel (jnittel@uni-bremen.de)
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf and Dr. Jana Nittel

Introduction to English Literatures [Part 1] (3 CP)

This introductory course will offer students access to literary studies at university level and try to balance scholarly considerations with aesthetic enjoyment. It is the first part of a two-semester module, which will continue in the following Summer Term (Part II). In this first semester, we will look at the basic concepts not only of literature itself but also of literary criticism /Literaturwissenschaft. As we read our primary texts, we will be able to look at questions of literary genre (poetry, drama, narrative texts) and literary history (different periods and different national contexts). In addition, we will look at current theories of literature and of course strategies of interpreting and analysing literary texts in a systematic, scholarly way, thus laying the theoretical and terminological groundwork to the study of literature, both from a methodological and a historical perspective.

The course will run in four groups. All students are required to register on Stud.IP for one of these four groups A, B, C or D by selecting the option “Participants/TeilnehmerInnen” on Stud.IP, followed by “Functions/Groups”. Please select only one group and be aware that the number of students who are permitted to sign up for each group is limited (room size) and that your registration is mandatory.

Please explore the sections “Information” and “Schedule” on Stud. IP. for further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography, reference only section in the library, modes of assessment and the exam schedule. Erasmus Exchange Students and Free Movers - please check requirements as outlined.
Module description: http://www.fb10.uni-bremen.de/anglistik/ba2/module.aspx
Departmental extended reading list (Literatures in English): http://www.fb10.uni-bremen.de/anglistik/literaturwissenschaft/default.aspx

Required reading materials (you will need a copy of these books for class):

Nünning, Vera and Ansgar. An Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature (Italics). 2nd. Ed. Stuttgart: Klett, 2014. Print.
Shakespeare, William. Hamlet (Italics). Ed. Robert S. Miola. Norton Critical Editions. New York: W. W. Norton, 2010. Print.

Availability: Copies of the texts can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de). In addition, you will find copies in the reference-only section on the third floor of the library building.

Requirements:
  • regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
  • in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material and course materials,
  • final written test at Test Center (University Boulevard)

Dr. Jana Nittel
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf

LEHRVERANSTALTUNGEN DES 2. JAHRES (PO 2011)

D-1a: Aufbaumodul (6 CP) (nur für das Wintersemester)

Literatur- und Sprachwissenschaft (3 CP + 3 CP) (1PL = Term paper/Hausarbeit)

Es gilt zu beachten: Laut SK-Beschluss (E-SC) vom 21.11.2012 ist die Pruefungsleistung im Bereich \"Key Topics in Literature\" zu erbringen = Schriftliche Hausarbeit/Term paper.

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1/WD1-07Key Topics in Literature: Contemporary British Fiction (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 12:15 - 13:45 GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum)

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar discusses diverse themes and characteristics of contemporary British fiction by exploring novels and short stories by A.L. Kennedy, Hanif Kureishi, Graham Swift and Jeanette Winterson. Using text-centred and contextual approaches, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, and style as well as to engage critically with key concerns of these narratives relating to nation, gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality as well as the relationship between fiction and historical context. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will aim to map selected trends of contemporary British fiction.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018).

You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.

For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.

Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Kennedy, A. L. The Blue Book (Italics) (2011)
Kureishi, Hanif Collected Stories (Italics) (2011)
Swift, Graham Waterland (Italics) (1983)
Winterson, Jeanette Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Italics) (1985)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-08Key Topics in Literature: The Victorian Novel (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

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

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar focuses on three Victorian novelists whose seminal novels exemplify the predominance of fictional prose in this period in the history of English literature. Two hundred years after her birth, we will read Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights as well as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. Using text-centred and contextual approaches to all three novels, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, genre, and style of the novels, as well as to engage critically with themes, issues, and key concerns in the Victorian novel. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will also touch upon key developments in the history of nineteen-century novels as well as selected historical and literary contexts of the period.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018). You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.
For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.
Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Brontë, Emily Wuthering Heights (Italics) (1847)
Brontë, Charlotte Jane Eyre (Italics) (1847)
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities (Italics) (1859)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-15Key Topics in Literature: North American Speculative Fictions Then and Now (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 19.10.18 10:15 - 11:45 SFG 2030
Fri. 02.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 03.11.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 30.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 01.12.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 18.01.19 14:00 - 16:00 SFG 2040
Sat. 19.01.19 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770

This seminar will introduce students to a broad range of speculative narratives from different genres (such as dystopian fiction, (proto-) science fiction, and vampire literature). In our close readings of various speculative short stories and novels, we will trace, examine, and discuss how the texts address and represent the respective socio-cultural (historical) contexts in which they are set as well as which speculative worlds they imagine. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which race, class, sexuality, and gender, as well as their intersections, function in the narratives under scrutiny. Not least, we will examine theoretical texts that address questions concerning speculative fiction in relation to genre and popular culture as well as issues such as different experiences of oppression, marginalization, ‘Othering,’ and the resistance to, refusal, and derangement thereof. Critical questions will include, among others: What is speculative fiction? What are speculative fiction’s concerns, motivations, and strategies? Are these the same across the different subgenres that we examine? How does speculative fiction serve as an imaginary space within which various complex formations of power are being negotiated? How do these texts both represent and address issues relating to social justice and community building, respectively? In what ways do these texts allow us to (re-)conceptualize the relations and the intersections between e.g. race, class, and gender?
Students are advised to obtain copies of the following novels (any edition), through a library or by purchasing them:
Octavia Butler, Kindred (1979)
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone (2018)

All other course materials will be made available through Stud.IP or distributed in class.

Samira Spatzek, M.A.

D-1b: Aufbaumodul (6 CP) (nur für das Wintersemester)

Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte (3 CP + 3 CP) (1PL = Term paper/Hausarbeit)

Es gilt zu beachten: Laut SK-Beschluss (E-SC) vom 21.11.2012 ist die Pruefungsleistung im Bereich \"Key Topics in Cultural History\" zu erbringen = Schriftliche Hausarbeit/Term paper.

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1-06Key Topics in Cultural History - Food (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 09.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW1 A0010
Fri. 23.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 SFG 2030
Sat. 24.11.18 10:00 - 17:00 GW2 B1216
Fri. 07.12.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3009 (Großer Studierraum)
Sat. 08.12.18 10:00 - 17:00 MZH 1100

Food: Just part of our everyday lives? But when was the last time you really thought about what was on your plate? Many topics emerge when we think about our food: hunting and vegetarianism, farming and water shortages, ideas of the 'exotic' and 'normal', global and local interrelations, cannibalism and other taboo foods, gendered cooking practices (home cooking vs. chef)... A matter of global concern and local significance, the subject of this class will give rise to the application of a wide variety of analytical approaches as well as in depth discussions about food.

This cultural studies class will take food as its main concern, looking at it from all different angles and in a range of different media, including recipe books, philosophical tracts, fast food advertisements, passages from fictional texts, blogs, films and menus. These texts will be then placed in the context of larger critical debates.

Kylie Ann Crane (LB)
10-76-3-D1/WD1-01Key Topics in Cultural History: Gender Culture Feminism (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2900

This is course is a mixture between a lecture course and a regular class. Scholars and teachers both from FB 10 and from other universities will deliver lectures on various aspects of our general topic initiating a transdisciplinary discourse on "Gender - Culture - Feminism". In the sessions between the lectures we will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP. You should also consult the 'Semesterapparat' (SuUB) for further readings.
Requirements:
• regular attendance and oral participation
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• oral presentation and handout
Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund
10-76-3-D1/WD1-02Key Topics in Cultural History: Looking at Britain through Film (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1 B0080

How do British films work to construct, contest, or query national identity/ies? This course, by looking at recent films, aims to introduce students to major political, social, and cultural issues that have shaped contemporary Britain and remain points of reference in today's political and cultural debates. Drawing on a range of films that have, directly or indirectly, addressed the state of the nation since the Thatcherite period, we are going to explore the narratives and images through which the experience of living in Britain and/or of ‘being British’ is culturally mediated. Discussion topics may include neoliberalism and the de-industrialisation of the North; class and regional identities; poverty, unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and the poor; migration, multiculturalism and diasporic communities; gay pride; the British heritage industry; and, last but not least, British self-positioning vis-à-vis Europe.

This course is work-intensive: students are expected to invest much time and dedication into week-to-week preparations that include not just the regular viewing of films but also a high amount of reading. A list of films will be agreed upon in the first session, and will be put on restricted loan for you in the Mediathek.
Core reading material will be made available on Stud.IP.

Requirements:
# regular and active participation in class discussions
# in-depth knowledge of the viewing and reading material
# portfolio of worksheets (graded in WD-1b)
# for a grade in D-1b: an additional long term paper of ca. 10 pp.

Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Irmgard Maassen
10-76-3-D1/WD1-03Shakespeare on Screen: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare Trilogy Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and Haider (2014) (in English)
B.A. E-SC "Key Topics in Cultural History"

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2880

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
MA TnL Vertiefungsmodul 10-M83-3 and Profilmodul III: Film 10-M83-2
MA E-SC Orientierungsmodul LIT (non-graded PASS/FAIL – Studienleistung or grade – Prüfungsleistung)
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Cultural History”- D1b / D1c und WD1b / WD1c

Shakespeare’s plays are as enticing to filmmakers and visual artists as they were in 1899 when the first Shakespeare film was screened. Since then the number of filmic contributions has increased steadily. Divided into three projects depending on the choice of play (Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello) and drawing equally on traditional as well as contemporary ideas, that have emerged in the fields of cultural studies, transnational film, world cinema as well as filmic storytelling, we will explore how three plays by William Shakespeare are re-imagined in different linguistic and cultural contexts in selected late 20th Century and post-2000 productions. Focusing on Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare trilogy, course participants will be encouraged to investigate these films’ engagement with sexuality and gender, race and ethnicity and questions of power. Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.
Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the "Semesterapparat", a reference only section on the third floor of the library building. A number of DVDs will be available in the “Semesterapparat” in the “Mediathek”, located on the fourth floor of the library building: http://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/standorte/zentrale/mediathek/.
Please note that prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory. Deadline: 15 September 2018.
Assessment:
regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
homework assignments,
presentation of research paper or group project,
research-based term paper.
The requirements as formulated above may vary depending on your module choice and degree program.
Please be familiar with the following materials:
Filmography:
Haider. (Italics) (India, 2014) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool. (Italics) (India, 2003) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Omkara. (Italics) (India, 2006) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-05Key Topics in Cultural History: The Postcolonial World in Literature and Film: The Arctic (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3/6

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 18:00 - 20:00 SFG 1030
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2

This class will introduce students to the Arctic, the polar regions that cover different nations such as Canada, the US, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. Predominately Indigenous people such as the Inuit, Alaska Natives, Greenland Inuit, the Sámi and the Chukchi people have been living there for centuries and have accordingly adapted their way of life to land and climate. Colonization of these areas during the 20th century, respective colonial politics and mining interests rapidly changed the landscapes and people, who have to live with manifold challenges and various postcolonial and neocolonial conditions. This class introduces to the Arctic, its colonial histories, postcolonial cultures, and contemporary issues with a focus on Indigenous populations. We will learn about the Arctic through reading non-fiction texts, short stories, and one novel and watching approximately ten documentary and feature films by Indigenous and non-Indigenous directors.
All texts except the novel will be provided electronically. Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading and viewing material, and active class discussion. Reading the texts and watching the films is mandatory. The films will be shown on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 pm. You are required to purchase and read Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk (app 24€) available at the Unibuchhandlung. It is also available through amazon marketplace with only a few copies left (allow up to 3 weeks delivery). Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf
10-76-3-D1/WD1-07Key Topics in Literature: Contemporary British Fiction (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 12:15 - 13:45 GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum)

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar discusses diverse themes and characteristics of contemporary British fiction by exploring novels and short stories by A.L. Kennedy, Hanif Kureishi, Graham Swift and Jeanette Winterson. Using text-centred and contextual approaches, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, and style as well as to engage critically with key concerns of these narratives relating to nation, gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality as well as the relationship between fiction and historical context. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will aim to map selected trends of contemporary British fiction.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018).

You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.

For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.

Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Kennedy, A. L. The Blue Book (Italics) (2011)
Kureishi, Hanif Collected Stories (Italics) (2011)
Swift, Graham Waterland (Italics) (1983)
Winterson, Jeanette Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Italics) (1985)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-08Key Topics in Literature: The Victorian Novel (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

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

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar focuses on three Victorian novelists whose seminal novels exemplify the predominance of fictional prose in this period in the history of English literature. Two hundred years after her birth, we will read Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights as well as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. Using text-centred and contextual approaches to all three novels, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, genre, and style of the novels, as well as to engage critically with themes, issues, and key concerns in the Victorian novel. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will also touch upon key developments in the history of nineteen-century novels as well as selected historical and literary contexts of the period.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018). You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.
For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.
Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Brontë, Emily Wuthering Heights (Italics) (1847)
Brontë, Charlotte Jane Eyre (Italics) (1847)
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities (Italics) (1859)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-15Key Topics in Literature: North American Speculative Fictions Then and Now (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 19.10.18 10:15 - 11:45 SFG 2030
Fri. 02.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 03.11.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 30.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 01.12.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 18.01.19 14:00 - 16:00 SFG 2040
Sat. 19.01.19 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770

This seminar will introduce students to a broad range of speculative narratives from different genres (such as dystopian fiction, (proto-) science fiction, and vampire literature). In our close readings of various speculative short stories and novels, we will trace, examine, and discuss how the texts address and represent the respective socio-cultural (historical) contexts in which they are set as well as which speculative worlds they imagine. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which race, class, sexuality, and gender, as well as their intersections, function in the narratives under scrutiny. Not least, we will examine theoretical texts that address questions concerning speculative fiction in relation to genre and popular culture as well as issues such as different experiences of oppression, marginalization, ‘Othering,’ and the resistance to, refusal, and derangement thereof. Critical questions will include, among others: What is speculative fiction? What are speculative fiction’s concerns, motivations, and strategies? Are these the same across the different subgenres that we examine? How does speculative fiction serve as an imaginary space within which various complex formations of power are being negotiated? How do these texts both represent and address issues relating to social justice and community building, respectively? In what ways do these texts allow us to (re-)conceptualize the relations and the intersections between e.g. race, class, and gender?
Students are advised to obtain copies of the following novels (any edition), through a library or by purchasing them:
Octavia Butler, Kindred (1979)
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone (2018)

All other course materials will be made available through Stud.IP or distributed in class.

Samira Spatzek, M.A.

D-1c: Aufbaumodul (6 CP) (nur für das Wintersemester)

Sprachwissenschaft und Kulturgeschichte (3 CP + 3 CP) (1PL = Term paper/Hausarbeit)

Es gilt zu beachten: Laut SK-Beschluss (E-SC) vom 21.11.2012 ist die Pruefungsleistung im Bereich \"Key Topics in Linguistics\" zu erbringen = Schriftliche Hausarbeit/Term paper.

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1-06Key Topics in Cultural History - Food (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 09.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW1 A0010
Fri. 23.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 SFG 2030
Sat. 24.11.18 10:00 - 17:00 GW2 B1216
Fri. 07.12.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3009 (Großer Studierraum)
Sat. 08.12.18 10:00 - 17:00 MZH 1100

Food: Just part of our everyday lives? But when was the last time you really thought about what was on your plate? Many topics emerge when we think about our food: hunting and vegetarianism, farming and water shortages, ideas of the 'exotic' and 'normal', global and local interrelations, cannibalism and other taboo foods, gendered cooking practices (home cooking vs. chef)... A matter of global concern and local significance, the subject of this class will give rise to the application of a wide variety of analytical approaches as well as in depth discussions about food.

This cultural studies class will take food as its main concern, looking at it from all different angles and in a range of different media, including recipe books, philosophical tracts, fast food advertisements, passages from fictional texts, blogs, films and menus. These texts will be then placed in the context of larger critical debates.

Kylie Ann Crane (LB)
10-76-3-D1/WD1-01Key Topics in Cultural History: Gender Culture Feminism (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2900

This is course is a mixture between a lecture course and a regular class. Scholars and teachers both from FB 10 and from other universities will deliver lectures on various aspects of our general topic initiating a transdisciplinary discourse on "Gender - Culture - Feminism". In the sessions between the lectures we will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP. You should also consult the 'Semesterapparat' (SuUB) for further readings.
Requirements:
• regular attendance and oral participation
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• oral presentation and handout
Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund
10-76-3-D1/WD1-02Key Topics in Cultural History: Looking at Britain through Film (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1 B0080

How do British films work to construct, contest, or query national identity/ies? This course, by looking at recent films, aims to introduce students to major political, social, and cultural issues that have shaped contemporary Britain and remain points of reference in today's political and cultural debates. Drawing on a range of films that have, directly or indirectly, addressed the state of the nation since the Thatcherite period, we are going to explore the narratives and images through which the experience of living in Britain and/or of ‘being British’ is culturally mediated. Discussion topics may include neoliberalism and the de-industrialisation of the North; class and regional identities; poverty, unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and the poor; migration, multiculturalism and diasporic communities; gay pride; the British heritage industry; and, last but not least, British self-positioning vis-à-vis Europe.

This course is work-intensive: students are expected to invest much time and dedication into week-to-week preparations that include not just the regular viewing of films but also a high amount of reading. A list of films will be agreed upon in the first session, and will be put on restricted loan for you in the Mediathek.
Core reading material will be made available on Stud.IP.

Requirements:
# regular and active participation in class discussions
# in-depth knowledge of the viewing and reading material
# portfolio of worksheets (graded in WD-1b)
# for a grade in D-1b: an additional long term paper of ca. 10 pp.

Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Irmgard Maassen
10-76-3-D1/WD1-03Shakespeare on Screen: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare Trilogy Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and Haider (2014) (in English)
B.A. E-SC "Key Topics in Cultural History"

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2880

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
MA TnL Vertiefungsmodul 10-M83-3 and Profilmodul III: Film 10-M83-2
MA E-SC Orientierungsmodul LIT (non-graded PASS/FAIL – Studienleistung or grade – Prüfungsleistung)
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Cultural History”- D1b / D1c und WD1b / WD1c

Shakespeare’s plays are as enticing to filmmakers and visual artists as they were in 1899 when the first Shakespeare film was screened. Since then the number of filmic contributions has increased steadily. Divided into three projects depending on the choice of play (Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello) and drawing equally on traditional as well as contemporary ideas, that have emerged in the fields of cultural studies, transnational film, world cinema as well as filmic storytelling, we will explore how three plays by William Shakespeare are re-imagined in different linguistic and cultural contexts in selected late 20th Century and post-2000 productions. Focusing on Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare trilogy, course participants will be encouraged to investigate these films’ engagement with sexuality and gender, race and ethnicity and questions of power. Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.
Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the "Semesterapparat", a reference only section on the third floor of the library building. A number of DVDs will be available in the “Semesterapparat” in the “Mediathek”, located on the fourth floor of the library building: http://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/standorte/zentrale/mediathek/.
Please note that prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory. Deadline: 15 September 2018.
Assessment:
regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
homework assignments,
presentation of research paper or group project,
research-based term paper.
The requirements as formulated above may vary depending on your module choice and degree program.
Please be familiar with the following materials:
Filmography:
Haider. (Italics) (India, 2014) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool. (Italics) (India, 2003) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Omkara. (Italics) (India, 2006) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-05Key Topics in Cultural History: The Postcolonial World in Literature and Film: The Arctic (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3/6

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 18:00 - 20:00 SFG 1030
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2

This class will introduce students to the Arctic, the polar regions that cover different nations such as Canada, the US, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. Predominately Indigenous people such as the Inuit, Alaska Natives, Greenland Inuit, the Sámi and the Chukchi people have been living there for centuries and have accordingly adapted their way of life to land and climate. Colonization of these areas during the 20th century, respective colonial politics and mining interests rapidly changed the landscapes and people, who have to live with manifold challenges and various postcolonial and neocolonial conditions. This class introduces to the Arctic, its colonial histories, postcolonial cultures, and contemporary issues with a focus on Indigenous populations. We will learn about the Arctic through reading non-fiction texts, short stories, and one novel and watching approximately ten documentary and feature films by Indigenous and non-Indigenous directors.
All texts except the novel will be provided electronically. Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading and viewing material, and active class discussion. Reading the texts and watching the films is mandatory. The films will be shown on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 pm. You are required to purchase and read Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk (app 24€) available at the Unibuchhandlung. It is also available through amazon marketplace with only a few copies left (allow up to 3 weeks delivery). Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf

WD-1a: Aufbaumodul: Literatur- und Sprachwissenschaft (Wahlpflichtmodul 6 CP) (nur für das Wintersemester)

(3 CP + 3 CP)

Es gilt zu beachten: Laut SK-Beschluss (E-SC) vom 21.11.2012 ist die Pruefungsleistung im Bereich "Key Topics in Literature" zu erbringen = Klausur/Written test oder benotete Präsentationsleistung/presentation.

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1/WD1-07Key Topics in Literature: Contemporary British Fiction (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 12:15 - 13:45 GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum)

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar discusses diverse themes and characteristics of contemporary British fiction by exploring novels and short stories by A.L. Kennedy, Hanif Kureishi, Graham Swift and Jeanette Winterson. Using text-centred and contextual approaches, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, and style as well as to engage critically with key concerns of these narratives relating to nation, gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality as well as the relationship between fiction and historical context. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will aim to map selected trends of contemporary British fiction.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018).

You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.

For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.

Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Kennedy, A. L. The Blue Book (Italics) (2011)
Kureishi, Hanif Collected Stories (Italics) (2011)
Swift, Graham Waterland (Italics) (1983)
Winterson, Jeanette Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Italics) (1985)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-08Key Topics in Literature: The Victorian Novel (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

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

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar focuses on three Victorian novelists whose seminal novels exemplify the predominance of fictional prose in this period in the history of English literature. Two hundred years after her birth, we will read Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights as well as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. Using text-centred and contextual approaches to all three novels, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, genre, and style of the novels, as well as to engage critically with themes, issues, and key concerns in the Victorian novel. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will also touch upon key developments in the history of nineteen-century novels as well as selected historical and literary contexts of the period.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018). You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.
For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.
Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Brontë, Emily Wuthering Heights (Italics) (1847)
Brontë, Charlotte Jane Eyre (Italics) (1847)
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities (Italics) (1859)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-15Key Topics in Literature: North American Speculative Fictions Then and Now (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 19.10.18 10:15 - 11:45 SFG 2030
Fri. 02.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 03.11.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 30.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 01.12.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 18.01.19 14:00 - 16:00 SFG 2040
Sat. 19.01.19 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770

This seminar will introduce students to a broad range of speculative narratives from different genres (such as dystopian fiction, (proto-) science fiction, and vampire literature). In our close readings of various speculative short stories and novels, we will trace, examine, and discuss how the texts address and represent the respective socio-cultural (historical) contexts in which they are set as well as which speculative worlds they imagine. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which race, class, sexuality, and gender, as well as their intersections, function in the narratives under scrutiny. Not least, we will examine theoretical texts that address questions concerning speculative fiction in relation to genre and popular culture as well as issues such as different experiences of oppression, marginalization, ‘Othering,’ and the resistance to, refusal, and derangement thereof. Critical questions will include, among others: What is speculative fiction? What are speculative fiction’s concerns, motivations, and strategies? Are these the same across the different subgenres that we examine? How does speculative fiction serve as an imaginary space within which various complex formations of power are being negotiated? How do these texts both represent and address issues relating to social justice and community building, respectively? In what ways do these texts allow us to (re-)conceptualize the relations and the intersections between e.g. race, class, and gender?
Students are advised to obtain copies of the following novels (any edition), through a library or by purchasing them:
Octavia Butler, Kindred (1979)
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone (2018)

All other course materials will be made available through Stud.IP or distributed in class.

Samira Spatzek, M.A.

WD-1b Aufbaumodul: Literaturwissenschaft und Kulturgeschichte (Wahlpflichtmodul 6 CP) - (nur für das Wintersemester)

(3 CP + 3 CP)

Es gilt zu beachten: Laut SK-Beschluss (E-SC) vom 21.11.2012 ist die Pruefungsleistung im Bereich "Key Topics in Cultural History" zu erbringen = Klausur/Written test oder benotete Präsentationsleistung/presentation.

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1-06Key Topics in Cultural History - Food (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 09.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW1 A0010
Fri. 23.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 SFG 2030
Sat. 24.11.18 10:00 - 17:00 GW2 B1216
Fri. 07.12.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3009 (Großer Studierraum)
Sat. 08.12.18 10:00 - 17:00 MZH 1100

Food: Just part of our everyday lives? But when was the last time you really thought about what was on your plate? Many topics emerge when we think about our food: hunting and vegetarianism, farming and water shortages, ideas of the 'exotic' and 'normal', global and local interrelations, cannibalism and other taboo foods, gendered cooking practices (home cooking vs. chef)... A matter of global concern and local significance, the subject of this class will give rise to the application of a wide variety of analytical approaches as well as in depth discussions about food.

This cultural studies class will take food as its main concern, looking at it from all different angles and in a range of different media, including recipe books, philosophical tracts, fast food advertisements, passages from fictional texts, blogs, films and menus. These texts will be then placed in the context of larger critical debates.

Kylie Ann Crane (LB)
10-76-3-D1/WD1-01Key Topics in Cultural History: Gender Culture Feminism (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2900

This is course is a mixture between a lecture course and a regular class. Scholars and teachers both from FB 10 and from other universities will deliver lectures on various aspects of our general topic initiating a transdisciplinary discourse on "Gender - Culture - Feminism". In the sessions between the lectures we will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP. You should also consult the 'Semesterapparat' (SuUB) for further readings.
Requirements:
• regular attendance and oral participation
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• oral presentation and handout
Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund
10-76-3-D1/WD1-02Key Topics in Cultural History: Looking at Britain through Film (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1 B0080

How do British films work to construct, contest, or query national identity/ies? This course, by looking at recent films, aims to introduce students to major political, social, and cultural issues that have shaped contemporary Britain and remain points of reference in today's political and cultural debates. Drawing on a range of films that have, directly or indirectly, addressed the state of the nation since the Thatcherite period, we are going to explore the narratives and images through which the experience of living in Britain and/or of ‘being British’ is culturally mediated. Discussion topics may include neoliberalism and the de-industrialisation of the North; class and regional identities; poverty, unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and the poor; migration, multiculturalism and diasporic communities; gay pride; the British heritage industry; and, last but not least, British self-positioning vis-à-vis Europe.

This course is work-intensive: students are expected to invest much time and dedication into week-to-week preparations that include not just the regular viewing of films but also a high amount of reading. A list of films will be agreed upon in the first session, and will be put on restricted loan for you in the Mediathek.
Core reading material will be made available on Stud.IP.

Requirements:
# regular and active participation in class discussions
# in-depth knowledge of the viewing and reading material
# portfolio of worksheets (graded in WD-1b)
# for a grade in D-1b: an additional long term paper of ca. 10 pp.

Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Irmgard Maassen
10-76-3-D1/WD1-03Shakespeare on Screen: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare Trilogy Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and Haider (2014) (in English)
B.A. E-SC "Key Topics in Cultural History"

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2880

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
MA TnL Vertiefungsmodul 10-M83-3 and Profilmodul III: Film 10-M83-2
MA E-SC Orientierungsmodul LIT (non-graded PASS/FAIL – Studienleistung or grade – Prüfungsleistung)
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Cultural History”- D1b / D1c und WD1b / WD1c

Shakespeare’s plays are as enticing to filmmakers and visual artists as they were in 1899 when the first Shakespeare film was screened. Since then the number of filmic contributions has increased steadily. Divided into three projects depending on the choice of play (Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello) and drawing equally on traditional as well as contemporary ideas, that have emerged in the fields of cultural studies, transnational film, world cinema as well as filmic storytelling, we will explore how three plays by William Shakespeare are re-imagined in different linguistic and cultural contexts in selected late 20th Century and post-2000 productions. Focusing on Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare trilogy, course participants will be encouraged to investigate these films’ engagement with sexuality and gender, race and ethnicity and questions of power. Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.
Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the "Semesterapparat", a reference only section on the third floor of the library building. A number of DVDs will be available in the “Semesterapparat” in the “Mediathek”, located on the fourth floor of the library building: http://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/standorte/zentrale/mediathek/.
Please note that prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory. Deadline: 15 September 2018.
Assessment:
regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
homework assignments,
presentation of research paper or group project,
research-based term paper.
The requirements as formulated above may vary depending on your module choice and degree program.
Please be familiar with the following materials:
Filmography:
Haider. (Italics) (India, 2014) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool. (Italics) (India, 2003) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Omkara. (Italics) (India, 2006) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-05Key Topics in Cultural History: The Postcolonial World in Literature and Film: The Arctic (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3/6

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 18:00 - 20:00 SFG 1030
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2

This class will introduce students to the Arctic, the polar regions that cover different nations such as Canada, the US, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. Predominately Indigenous people such as the Inuit, Alaska Natives, Greenland Inuit, the Sámi and the Chukchi people have been living there for centuries and have accordingly adapted their way of life to land and climate. Colonization of these areas during the 20th century, respective colonial politics and mining interests rapidly changed the landscapes and people, who have to live with manifold challenges and various postcolonial and neocolonial conditions. This class introduces to the Arctic, its colonial histories, postcolonial cultures, and contemporary issues with a focus on Indigenous populations. We will learn about the Arctic through reading non-fiction texts, short stories, and one novel and watching approximately ten documentary and feature films by Indigenous and non-Indigenous directors.
All texts except the novel will be provided electronically. Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading and viewing material, and active class discussion. Reading the texts and watching the films is mandatory. The films will be shown on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 pm. You are required to purchase and read Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk (app 24€) available at the Unibuchhandlung. It is also available through amazon marketplace with only a few copies left (allow up to 3 weeks delivery). Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf
10-76-3-D1/WD1-07Key Topics in Literature: Contemporary British Fiction (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 12:15 - 13:45 GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum)

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar discusses diverse themes and characteristics of contemporary British fiction by exploring novels and short stories by A.L. Kennedy, Hanif Kureishi, Graham Swift and Jeanette Winterson. Using text-centred and contextual approaches, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, and style as well as to engage critically with key concerns of these narratives relating to nation, gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality as well as the relationship between fiction and historical context. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will aim to map selected trends of contemporary British fiction.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018).

You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.

For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.

Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Kennedy, A. L. The Blue Book (Italics) (2011)
Kureishi, Hanif Collected Stories (Italics) (2011)
Swift, Graham Waterland (Italics) (1983)
Winterson, Jeanette Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Italics) (1985)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-08Key Topics in Literature: The Victorian Novel (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

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

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Literature”- D1a / D1b und WD1a / WD1b

This seminar focuses on three Victorian novelists whose seminal novels exemplify the predominance of fictional prose in this period in the history of English literature. Two hundred years after her birth, we will read Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights as well as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. Using text-centred and contextual approaches to all three novels, this course wishes to enable students to explore language, form, genre, and style of the novels, as well as to engage critically with themes, issues, and key concerns in the Victorian novel. Along with our weekly discussions of selected chapters - reader responses are strongly encouraged - we will also touch upon key developments in the history of nineteen-century novels as well as selected historical and literary contexts of the period.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.

Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the “Semesterapparat”, a reference-only section on the third floor of the library building. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. Please be aware that your registration on Stud. IP. is mandatory (deadline September 15th, 2018). You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.
For Non-E-SC students and academic exchange students: Please contact me if you require more than 3 credit points.
Assessment
• regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• presentation of research paper or group project (student-led discussion),
• research-based term paper.

Required reading materials (you need a copy of these publications for class):

Brontë, Emily Wuthering Heights (Italics) (1847)
Brontë, Charlotte Jane Eyre (Italics) (1847)
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities (Italics) (1859)

Copies can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-15Key Topics in Literature: North American Speculative Fictions Then and Now (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 19.10.18 10:15 - 11:45 SFG 2030
Fri. 02.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 03.11.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 30.11.18 14:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Sat. 01.12.18 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770
Fri. 18.01.19 14:00 - 16:00 SFG 2040
Sat. 19.01.19 10:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3770

This seminar will introduce students to a broad range of speculative narratives from different genres (such as dystopian fiction, (proto-) science fiction, and vampire literature). In our close readings of various speculative short stories and novels, we will trace, examine, and discuss how the texts address and represent the respective socio-cultural (historical) contexts in which they are set as well as which speculative worlds they imagine. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which race, class, sexuality, and gender, as well as their intersections, function in the narratives under scrutiny. Not least, we will examine theoretical texts that address questions concerning speculative fiction in relation to genre and popular culture as well as issues such as different experiences of oppression, marginalization, ‘Othering,’ and the resistance to, refusal, and derangement thereof. Critical questions will include, among others: What is speculative fiction? What are speculative fiction’s concerns, motivations, and strategies? Are these the same across the different subgenres that we examine? How does speculative fiction serve as an imaginary space within which various complex formations of power are being negotiated? How do these texts both represent and address issues relating to social justice and community building, respectively? In what ways do these texts allow us to (re-)conceptualize the relations and the intersections between e.g. race, class, and gender?
Students are advised to obtain copies of the following novels (any edition), through a library or by purchasing them:
Octavia Butler, Kindred (1979)
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone (2018)

All other course materials will be made available through Stud.IP or distributed in class.

Samira Spatzek, M.A.

WD-1c: Aufbaumodul: Sprachwissenschaft und Kulturgeschichte (Wahlpflichtmodul 6 CP) - (nur für das Wintersemester)

(3 CP + 3 CP)

Es gilt zu beachten: Laut SK-Beschluss (E-SC) vom 21.11.2012 ist die Pruefungsleistung im Bereich "Key Topics in Linguistics" zu erbringen = Klausur/Written test oder benotete Praesentationsleistung/Presentation.

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Jana Nittel, jnittel@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1-06Key Topics in Cultural History - Food (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Additional dates:
Fri. 09.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW1 A0010
Fri. 23.11.18 13:00 - 16:00 SFG 2030
Sat. 24.11.18 10:00 - 17:00 GW2 B1216
Fri. 07.12.18 13:00 - 16:00 GW2 B3009 (Großer Studierraum)
Sat. 08.12.18 10:00 - 17:00 MZH 1100

Food: Just part of our everyday lives? But when was the last time you really thought about what was on your plate? Many topics emerge when we think about our food: hunting and vegetarianism, farming and water shortages, ideas of the 'exotic' and 'normal', global and local interrelations, cannibalism and other taboo foods, gendered cooking practices (home cooking vs. chef)... A matter of global concern and local significance, the subject of this class will give rise to the application of a wide variety of analytical approaches as well as in depth discussions about food.

This cultural studies class will take food as its main concern, looking at it from all different angles and in a range of different media, including recipe books, philosophical tracts, fast food advertisements, passages from fictional texts, blogs, films and menus. These texts will be then placed in the context of larger critical debates.

Kylie Ann Crane (LB)
10-76-3-D1/WD1-01Key Topics in Cultural History: Gender Culture Feminism (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2900

This is course is a mixture between a lecture course and a regular class. Scholars and teachers both from FB 10 and from other universities will deliver lectures on various aspects of our general topic initiating a transdisciplinary discourse on "Gender - Culture - Feminism". In the sessions between the lectures we will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP. You should also consult the 'Semesterapparat' (SuUB) for further readings.
Requirements:
• regular attendance and oral participation
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• oral presentation and handout
Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund
10-76-3-D1/WD1-02Key Topics in Cultural History: Looking at Britain through Film (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1 B0080

How do British films work to construct, contest, or query national identity/ies? This course, by looking at recent films, aims to introduce students to major political, social, and cultural issues that have shaped contemporary Britain and remain points of reference in today's political and cultural debates. Drawing on a range of films that have, directly or indirectly, addressed the state of the nation since the Thatcherite period, we are going to explore the narratives and images through which the experience of living in Britain and/or of ‘being British’ is culturally mediated. Discussion topics may include neoliberalism and the de-industrialisation of the North; class and regional identities; poverty, unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and the poor; migration, multiculturalism and diasporic communities; gay pride; the British heritage industry; and, last but not least, British self-positioning vis-à-vis Europe.

This course is work-intensive: students are expected to invest much time and dedication into week-to-week preparations that include not just the regular viewing of films but also a high amount of reading. A list of films will be agreed upon in the first session, and will be put on restricted loan for you in the Mediathek.
Core reading material will be made available on Stud.IP.

Requirements:
# regular and active participation in class discussions
# in-depth knowledge of the viewing and reading material
# portfolio of worksheets (graded in WD-1b)
# for a grade in D-1b: an additional long term paper of ca. 10 pp.

Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Irmgard Maassen
10-76-3-D1/WD1-03Shakespeare on Screen: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare Trilogy Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and Haider (2014) (in English)
B.A. E-SC "Key Topics in Cultural History"

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Mon. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2880

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
MA TnL Vertiefungsmodul 10-M83-3 and Profilmodul III: Film 10-M83-2
MA E-SC Orientierungsmodul LIT (non-graded PASS/FAIL – Studienleistung or grade – Prüfungsleistung)
BA E-SC “Key Topics in Cultural History”- D1b / D1c und WD1b / WD1c

Shakespeare’s plays are as enticing to filmmakers and visual artists as they were in 1899 when the first Shakespeare film was screened. Since then the number of filmic contributions has increased steadily. Divided into three projects depending on the choice of play (Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello) and drawing equally on traditional as well as contemporary ideas, that have emerged in the fields of cultural studies, transnational film, world cinema as well as filmic storytelling, we will explore how three plays by William Shakespeare are re-imagined in different linguistic and cultural contexts in selected late 20th Century and post-2000 productions. Focusing on Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespeare trilogy, course participants will be encouraged to investigate these films’ engagement with sexuality and gender, race and ethnicity and questions of power. Since some of the participants are required to submit a research-based term paper, we will use parts of our seminar discussions to the development of topics, the formulation of a thesis statement, as well as considerations about the methodological approaches of writing such a paper.
Additional secondary sources can be accessed in the "Semesterapparat", a reference only section on the third floor of the library building. A number of DVDs will be available in the “Semesterapparat” in the “Mediathek”, located on the fourth floor of the library building: http://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/standorte/zentrale/mediathek/.
Please note that prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory. Deadline: 15 September 2018.
Assessment:
regular attendance, informed participation in class discussion,
in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
homework assignments,
presentation of research paper or group project,
research-based term paper.
The requirements as formulated above may vary depending on your module choice and degree program.
Please be familiar with the following materials:
Filmography:
Haider. (Italics) (India, 2014) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool. (Italics) (India, 2003) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Omkara. (Italics) (India, 2006) Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj

Dr. Jana Nittel
10-76-3-D1/WD1-05Key Topics in Cultural History: The Postcolonial World in Literature and Film: The Arctic (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)
ECTS: 3/6

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 18:00 - 20:00 SFG 1030
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 10:15 - 11:45 UNICOM 3.0210 Seminarraum 2

This class will introduce students to the Arctic, the polar regions that cover different nations such as Canada, the US, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. Predominately Indigenous people such as the Inuit, Alaska Natives, Greenland Inuit, the Sámi and the Chukchi people have been living there for centuries and have accordingly adapted their way of life to land and climate. Colonization of these areas during the 20th century, respective colonial politics and mining interests rapidly changed the landscapes and people, who have to live with manifold challenges and various postcolonial and neocolonial conditions. This class introduces to the Arctic, its colonial histories, postcolonial cultures, and contemporary issues with a focus on Indigenous populations. We will learn about the Arctic through reading non-fiction texts, short stories, and one novel and watching approximately ten documentary and feature films by Indigenous and non-Indigenous directors.
All texts except the novel will be provided electronically. Class requirements are regular attendance, in-depth knowledge of reading and viewing material, and active class discussion. Reading the texts and watching the films is mandatory. The films will be shown on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 pm. You are required to purchase and read Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk (app 24€) available at the Unibuchhandlung. It is also available through amazon marketplace with only a few copies left (allow up to 3 weeks delivery). Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf

LEHRVERANSTALTUNGEN DES 3. JAHRES:

P Abschlussmodul Profilfach (15 CP) \"Sprachwissenschaft\" oder \"Literaturwissenschaft\" oder \"Kulturgeschichte\"

Modulbeautragte/r: Dr. Anke Schulz, Kontakt: anke.schulz@uni-bremen.de

Laut PO des BA ESC von 2011 (§6;1 werden die 3 CP des Begleitseminars (im Profilfach obligatorisch) im Bereich General Studies angerechnet; die Studierenden, die bestanden haben, sind daher Irmgard Maassen (maassen@uni-bremen.de), der Modulbeauftragten für General Studies, zu melden.
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-6-AP-02Begleitveranstaltung Kulturgeschichte - Colloquium Research and Writing (in English)

Exercises (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 14:15 - 15:45

Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich besonders an Studierende, die in diesem Semester Hausarbeiten oder Abschlussarbeiten schreiben wollen. Die Studierenden werden in die Grundlagen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens eingeführt. Wir werden eine Bibliotheksschulung für fortgeschrittene Studierende bekommen und selbständig für eigene größere und kleinere Arbeiten bibliographieren, Thesen und Fragestellungen entwickeln, strukturierte Gliederungen entwerfen etc. Gemeinsam werden wir die Projekte diskutieren und voranbringen.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund

GENERAL STUDIES - siehe auch die Veranstaltungen von General Studies - Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften

Modulbeauftragte/r: Dr. Ramona Kreis, Kontakt: rkreis@uni-bremen.de
Course numberTitle of eventLecturer
10-76-3-D1/WD1-01Key Topics in Cultural History: Gender Culture Feminism (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 GW2 B2900

This is course is a mixture between a lecture course and a regular class. Scholars and teachers both from FB 10 and from other universities will deliver lectures on various aspects of our general topic initiating a transdisciplinary discourse on "Gender - Culture - Feminism". In the sessions between the lectures we will discuss corresponding texts and resources to prepare ourselves for the diverse subject matters of the presentations and to critically reflect on their respective ideas and arguments.
Essential readings will be available for download on Stud-IP. You should also consult the 'Semesterapparat' (SuUB) for further readings.
Requirements:
• regular attendance and oral participation
• in-depth knowledge of the reading material
• oral presentation and handout
Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund
10-76-3-D1/WD1-02Key Topics in Cultural History: Looking at Britain through Film (in English)

Seminar (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Thu. 14:15 - 15:45 GW1 B0080

How do British films work to construct, contest, or query national identity/ies? This course, by looking at recent films, aims to introduce students to major political, social, and cultural issues that have shaped contemporary Britain and remain points of reference in today's political and cultural debates. Drawing on a range of films that have, directly or indirectly, addressed the state of the nation since the Thatcherite period, we are going to explore the narratives and images through which the experience of living in Britain and/or of ‘being British’ is culturally mediated. Discussion topics may include neoliberalism and the de-industrialisation of the North; class and regional identities; poverty, unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and the poor; migration, multiculturalism and diasporic communities; gay pride; the British heritage industry; and, last but not least, British self-positioning vis-à-vis Europe.

This course is work-intensive: students are expected to invest much time and dedication into week-to-week preparations that include not just the regular viewing of films but also a high amount of reading. A list of films will be agreed upon in the first session, and will be put on restricted loan for you in the Mediathek.
Core reading material will be made available on Stud.IP.

Requirements:
# regular and active participation in class discussions
# in-depth knowledge of the viewing and reading material
# portfolio of worksheets (graded in WD-1b)
# for a grade in D-1b: an additional long term paper of ca. 10 pp.

Prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Irmgard Maassen
10-76-6-AP-02Begleitveranstaltung Kulturgeschichte - Colloquium Research and Writing (in English)

Exercises (Teaching)

Dates:
weekly (starts in week: 1) Tue. 14:15 - 15:45

Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich besonders an Studierende, die in diesem Semester Hausarbeiten oder Abschlussarbeiten schreiben wollen. Die Studierenden werden in die Grundlagen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens eingeführt. Wir werden eine Bibliotheksschulung für fortgeschrittene Studierende bekommen und selbständig für eigene größere und kleinere Arbeiten bibliographieren, Thesen und Fragestellungen entwickeln, strukturierte Gliederungen entwerfen etc. Gemeinsam werden wir die Projekte diskutieren und voranbringen.

Dr. Karin Esders-Angermund