Note: This course takes place on campus!

Generally speaking, this course deals with the practical side of film enthusiasm. Students will not only watch the films, but they will also learn how to write about the films. In order to so, the following text types are analysed and reproduced: review, summary and blog entry. The goal of the course is to put together a film blog with texts about a broad range of films.

Students are graded on 2 written assignments. All materials are provided via StudIP. Please note that this course takes place in English.

In this workshop we will explore and experiment with contemporary methods of improvisational theater, which is the art of making up theatrical moments on the spot, without a script. It is one of the liveliest and most current forms of theater of today and ingrained in US popular culture. You will first learn the basic principles of improvisational theater and then apply them to improvised scenework. We will also reflect on the impact of improvisational theater on popular culture, its applications e.g. in teaching, explore its practical approaches to comedic as well as dramatic narrative structures and draw comparisons between communication in improvised dialogue and other types of communication.

There will be a regular meeting on Fridays 9.45 - 12.00 during the semester, in which we will cover the basics of improvisational theater, followed by an intensive in the lecture-free period, in which we will work on a specific form and prepare for a performance. If you only want to participate in the intensive you need to have some experience, either from this or a previous semester. There is no obligation to be part of the performances. You can also support the performances by helping with the organization and marketing.

This part of the theatre workshop is based on our introductory work during the semester. Requirement is previous participation in the theatre workshop or some experience with long form improvisational theatre. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
M.A. E-SC SpecMo (Spezialisierungsmodul 3. Semester);
M.A. TnL Vertiefungsmodul und Profilmodul Literatur
Academic Exchange students

Narratives of Travel and Mobility have a long-standing history and are increasingly popular in terms of text production and commercial success, encompassing a fascinating diversity of literary forms, modes and itineraries. As a repository for factual and fictional accounts of mobility and cross-cultural exchange, however, these narratives have long been underestimated for their potential to contribute to a broad range of cultural, political and historical debates that seek to reassess the role of travel writing as a "vehicle for geographic, ethnographic and sociological knowledge." (Thompson 4). This seminar discusses diverse themes and characteristics of historic and contemporary travel narratives, including narratives of pilgrimage and refugee writings,and thus aims to map contemporary critical concepts regarding transnational and postcolonial perspectives in weekly readings of excerpts of selected travel narratives.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research 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. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.
Requirements and Assessment
• Interest in the topic discussed and ideally a regular attendance and informed participation in class discussion (not part of your formal assessment);
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• homework assignments,
• group projects and presentation of research paper proposals;
• research-based term paper.
The requirements as formulated above may vary depending on your overall degree program.
Copies of selected travel narratives can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

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

In this seminar we will learn about Indigenous history, issues, problems, and identities through watching documentaries and other films dealing with Indigenous topics in North America. We will cooperate with the 'Indianer Inuit Filmfestival' in Stuttgart and will watch a selection of the films that will be shown there in February 2023. We will also transcribe, translate and provide the German subtitles for a small selection of films that will run at the festival in Stuttgart. As a highlight, a selection of students will go to the festival (we will get free festival passes) and participate in all showings and events and help with moderation of film slots.
The class will be held in English and in presence. 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.

Note: This course takes place on campus!

Generally speaking, this course deals with the practical side of film enthusiasm. Students will not only watch the films, but they will also learn how to write about the films. In order to so, the following text types are analysed and reproduced: review, summary and blog entry. The goal of the course is to put together a film blog with texts about a broad range of films.

Students are graded on 2 written assignments. All materials are provided via StudIP. Please note that this course takes place in English.

Note: This course takes place on campus!

Generally speaking, this course deals with the practical side of film enthusiasm. Students will not only watch the films, but they will also learn how to write about the films. In order to so, the following text types are analysed and reproduced: review, summary and blog entry. The goal of the course is to put together a film blog with texts about a broad range of films.

Students are graded on 2 written assignments. All materials are provided via StudIP. Please note that this course takes place in English.

In this course we will engage in critical debates on popular culture, discuss various ways and methods of analyzing it and carry out intersectional investigations of selected cases. Employing a cultural historical perspective we will focus on categories of difference such as race, class, gender, sexuality. Students will improve their critical reading skills that can be applied to academic as well as to popular texts. Moreover, we will develop ideas how to productively use popular culture in schools.
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
• term paper
Please note that prior enrollment via Stud.IP is mandatory.

This course welcomes students who wish to complete the following modules:
M.A. E-SC SpecMo (Spezialisierungsmodul 3. Semester);
M.A. TnL Vertiefungsmodul und Profilmodul Literatur
Academic Exchange students

Narratives of Travel and Mobility have a long-standing history and are increasingly popular in terms of text production and commercial success, encompassing a fascinating diversity of literary forms, modes and itineraries. As a repository for factual and fictional accounts of mobility and cross-cultural exchange, however, these narratives have long been underestimated for their potential to contribute to a broad range of cultural, political and historical debates that seek to reassess the role of travel writing as a "vehicle for geographic, ethnographic and sociological knowledge." (Thompson 4). This seminar discusses diverse themes and characteristics of historic and contemporary travel narratives, including narratives of pilgrimage and refugee writings,and thus aims to map contemporary critical concepts regarding transnational and postcolonial perspectives in weekly readings of excerpts of selected travel narratives.

Since some of the participants are required to submit a research 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. A reader with selected secondary text materials will be made available for download on Stud. IP. You may wish to check the sections "Information" and "Schedule" further details such as requirements, weekly schedule, select bibliography and modes of assessment.
Requirements and Assessment
• Interest in the topic discussed and ideally a regular attendance and informed participation in class discussion (not part of your formal assessment);
• in-depth knowledge of the selected reading material,
• homework assignments,
• group projects and presentation of research paper proposals;
• research-based term paper.
The requirements as formulated above may vary depending on your overall degree program.
Copies of selected travel narratives can be purchased at the bookstore on our campus (Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen: www.unibuch-bremen.de)

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