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Veranstaltung
Semester:
Sommersemester
2024
3.02.151 S Scientists and Alien Life in Contemporary Fiction -
Veranstaltungstermin | Raum
- Donnerstag, 4.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 11.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 18.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 25.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 2.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 16.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 23.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 30.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 6.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 13.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 20.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 27.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
- Donnerstag, 4.7.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A07 0-025
Beschreibung
Our seminar is set against the background of a wider development in literary writing and literary studies over the past few decades: At least since the turn of the twenty-first century, literary writing has incorporated elements from science fiction, and science fiction has moved much closer towards recognition as literary writing, than was traditionally the case, and literary scholarship has widely begun to take notice.
Our seminar approaches some key aspects of such cross-over writing by focusing on two fairly recent novels, examining their representations of scientists and of alien life in connection with relevant traditions and current debates.
The following texts will be covered:
Jeff Vandermeer. Annihilation. London: HarperCollins / Fourth Estate, 2014.
Peter Watts. Blindsight. New York: Tor, 2006.
Additional shorter materials will also be included. Please purchase and read the two novels as early as possible. (Both are available locally, though Blindsight has a longer delivery span, so please order early).
Participation as a rule requires an oral input as part of active participation. Credits for BA Anglistik based on “Referat mit Ausarbeitung” (6 KP). All students with different course goals or requirements, please contact me.
lecturer
Studienbereiche
- Studium generale / Gasthörstudium
SWS
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Lehrsprache
englisch
Anzahl der freigegebenen Plätze für Gasthörende
2
Für Gasthörende / Studium generale geöffnet:
Ja
Hinweise zur Teilnahme für Gasthörende
Lehrsprache: englisch
Sichere Beherrschung des Englischen auf dem CEF-Niveau C1 ist erforderlich.