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dienstags 18-20 Uhr , bei Bedarf auch später

1. Termin 25.10.22
Weitere Informationen in Stud.IP.

Wenn Sie Interesse an Mobilität und internationalem Austausch haben und wissen wollen, wie die Welt außerhalb Deutschlands aussieht, dann können Sie das virtuell - also quasi klimaneutral, aber hautnah - am Beispiel Südafrika erleben.
Die Veranstaltung findet also als virtueller internationaler Austausch statt und richtet sich unabhängig von einem Auslandsaufenthalt an alle Studierenden, die Interesse an interkultureller Erfahrung haben.
Wir gehen ins Gespräch mit einer Person aus Kapstadt, Südafrika, aus der Coloured Community.
Wir beleuchten Themen wie die südafrikanischen „cultures“ (ethnische Gruppen in Südafrika), Rassismus, Apartheit, die Corona- Situation, Leben und Überleben, Frauen, Bildung und Chancen in Südafrika und südafrikanische Politik.
Es geht aber nicht in erster Linie um Informationsvermittlung, sondern um einen Austausch, bei dem sich die Teilnehmenden aus der Komfortzone heraus bewegen und einen Perspektivwechsel und bestehende Schubladen in Frage stellen können. Dabei sind genaues und wertschätzendes Zuhören und Fragestellen die wesentlichen Instrumente.
Die Veranstaltungssprache ist englisch, daher werden Sie auch die Gelegenheit haben, Ihre Kenntnisse in der flüssigen Umgangssprache (kein Slang!) zu verbessern.
Unsere Gesprächspartnerin lebt nicht privilegiert, hat Apartheid, Machtwechsel und den Aufbruch hautnah und engagiert miterlebt. Sie erzählt und kommentiert, was im heutigen Südafrika von den Hoffnungen geblieben ist und bringt uns Lebensumstände ganz nah, zu denen wir ansonsten nie Zugang haben würden.
Respekt, Geduld und die Bereitschaft, sich in gewisser Hinsicht „verstören“ zu lassen sind Voraussetzungen für diesen Austausch.
Unseren Austausch reflektieren wir gemeinsam meist am Ende eines Treffens.
Teilnahme begrenzt und bei Zusage verbindlich.
Fragen an Dr. Ute Meyer, outgoingfb2@uni-bremen.de

SG Jura: Wahlpflichtmodul im Schwerpunkt Grundlagen des Rechts, Leistungsnachweis:§ 31 II Nr. 2 PO

This colloquium is primarily designed for advanced students and PhD candidates who have a profound interest in literary, cultural or film studies. On the two days of the block seminar, we will analyse text or film examples and discuss pertinent research material. Everyone will have a chance to present her or his project, or a selected part of it, to the group. There will be ample opportunity to give feedback on the talks in terms of discussing their structure, contents, and presentation.

The dates and the venue of the seminar will be announced in due course. Please note that prior enrolment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

Colloquium: by invitation only: Colloquium for PhD / MA students who are currently pursuing their thesis with me (in Englisch) - Brief information

1922 stands out as one of the most remarkable years in literary history. With works like James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922), T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land (1922), and of course the infamous fourth volume of Marcel Proust’s La recherche du temps perdu (1913-1927) being published that year, 1922 marks most certainly the peak of modernist literary production. But what is it exactly that engenders such a prolific moment for high modernism? What lies at the core of these texts? Can we read this literary revolution as an imaginary resolution of real social contradictions, hence as an ideological act contrasting the political revolution in the newly founded Soviet Union (the first socialist state on a global scale)? Or does modernism or more precisely modernist poetry resist or even struggle against the tendencies of their historic moment leaving an opening for the new?

100 Years have passed since the annus mirabilis of high modernism and the answer to these question surely isn’t an easy one. Yet, prominent topics such as the problematic of gender binaries, arguably taking up a centre role in Proust and T.S. Eliot, have regained the public interest. From this perspective these texts might even teach us something about our own time.

In this seminar we will read three of the most salient poets of High Modernism from a transnational perspective. T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, Paul Valéry’s collection Charmes (1922), and César Vallejo’s work Trilce (1922) which revolutionised the Peruvian Avant-guard will form the centre of our seminar. However, to grasp the high modernist revolution in poetry, we will trace the development of modern poetic production from the works of E.A. Poe and Charles Baudelaire to French symbolism and Latin American modernismo.

You will be provided with the texts during the course of our semester. It is, however, always recommendable to get familiar with the authors before the start of the semester

Roll the dice! E-SC welcomes newcomers and veterans alike, to its role playing-club!
From beloved games like Dungeons&Dragons, to lesser known tabletop-games like the AlienRPG or The Last Airbender - we invite everyone to follow along these exciting journeys with us!
No need to bring any prior experience, nor equipment - we’ve got you covered! And if you’re already a pro, all the better. Attending the on-campus sessions, playing along, and keeping the group’s journal up to date (among one or two other required assignments) will grant you up to 3 CP - while stepping forward to lead a group as a DM (dungeon-master) through your own journey, will get you 3 CP as well!
Please register in StudIP and if you have any questions, get in touch with the tutors.

Ever wanted to just talk about your favourite movies? E-SC presents to you our filmclub! Be it critically acclaimed prize-contenders, trashy B-movies, or superhero flicks - we want to offer you a place to critically discuss pictures. The course does, however, come with a tiny prerequisite: you need to be able to watch movies on either Netflix, Prime, etc.
The Filmclub meetings will take place on campus on Friday 2-4 pm every second week.
For questions please reach out to the tutors.

The End is here!
Melting polar caps, heatwaves and wildfires - our planet is dying and nothing is done. 7 years until it’s all over; awareness seems to not be helping, as it’s the most powerful on Earth that are ignoring and/or straight-up opposing the change.
The apocalypse hasn’t happened yet, because it is happening right now.

In this seminar we will look at the end in books, film and video games. Why has Godzilla been described as the perfect symbol for climate change? What role does climate change play in Blade Runner 2049? And why does the climate change always seem to play second fiddle in stories?

Books, movies and games will be chosen partly by you, partly by us tutors. You’re encouraged to read, watch and play the various media offered - this does, however, come with the prerequisite that you’ll need to buy (rent or borrow) the discussed books, movies or games. (Fret not, though, we don’t expect you all to play through an entire video-game during the semester - watching Let’s plays, streams or videos on them will suffice!).

You’ll be able to gain up to 2CP for General Studies (or the supplementary module for E-SC master

Do you like books and reading? If you do, the English-Speaking Cultures Bookclub is what you are looking for. Each month we will read a book in English, dealing with a specific topic (example: Black History Month). Those monthly choices are entirely up to you as long as they fit the theme. Once a semester we also do a Bookclub Buddy Read. You can gain up to two credit points by actively participating in group discussions and presenting your monthly read. Whether your favourite genre is fantasy, crime fiction or something else, all readers are welcome. The theme for October 2022 will be “Scientific article”.

Meetings of the book club take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6 pm every second week. Please register for the book club beforehand on Stud.IP and select one of the groups (either Tuesday or Thursday). Please get in touch with one of the tutors if you require more information.

The practice of creative writing techniques is by no means reserved for future poets and novelists; it also enhances our reading and understanding of how literary texts work and improves general vocational writing skills. The ability to give productive feedback in a respectful way, and in turn integrate this into our own writing, is of the essence.

This class is designed for a maximum of twelve students who want to take the plunge.

You need have no previous experience of creative writing, but you must bring with you both an interest in writing short fiction or poetry and the courage to read your texts in front of the workshop group. Among the approaches used will be re-writing techniques and the practice of specific literary forms which lead to better appreciation of these in existing writers. We will also try out some of the basic elements of poetry (rhyme, rhythm, image) and of narrative technique (i.e. how a story is told).

The bulk of the written work will be done in class as responses to themes or forms set by the teacher. Active participation in the form of regular written contributions will be expected from all who take part.