Trotzke, Claudia

Discussing select exemplary texts, the course reviews American literary and cultural history from colonial times through the immediate present. Participants are expected to have acquired a solid and broad knowledge of American literary and cultural history and theory in the course of their studies by attending both mandatory and additional courses. The review course builds in particular on the two Proseminare in American literature and the lecture course American Literary History. Course text: Baym, Nina, et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. New York: Norton, 2012. Print. Course requirement: presentation. Credit requirement: presentation handout / ppt. Details will be announced in the first session.

The course will familiarize students with fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for the study of English and American literature. Participants will be introduced to critical concepts such as ‘literature,’ ‘culture,’ and ‘text.’ Influential theoretical approaches, critical methods, and the basics and problems of literary history, canonization, and periodization will be discussed. By covering representative examples of all major literary forms, we will explore a broad variety of literary representations and apply important technical terms and concepts to the analysis of specific texts. Practical problems of research and writing (e.g. how to find and quote secondary literature) will also be addressed. This course is open to bachelor’s students in American Studies and to all Lehramt students. The course qualifies students for seminars in both British and American literature. Credit requirement: final (multiple-choice) exam on July 12, 2018 (90mins., 10-12). Required textbook: Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 4th ed. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2017. Print. Further course materials, mandatory readings, and course requirements will be announced in the first meetings.

The course will familiarize students with fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for the study of English and American literature. Participants will be introduced to critical concepts such as ‘literature,’ ‘culture,’ and ‘text.’ Influential theoretical approaches, critical methods, and the basics and problems of literary history, canonization, and periodization will be discussed. By covering representative examples of all major literary forms, we will explore a broad variety of literary representations and apply important technical terms and concepts to the analysis of specific texts. Practical problems of research and writing (e.g. how to find and quote secondary literature) will also be addressed. This course is open to bachelor’s students in American Studies and to all Lehramt students. The course qualifies students for seminars in both British and American literature. Credit requirement: final (multiple-choice) exam on July 12, 2018 (90mins., 10-12). Required textbook: Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 4th ed. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2017. Print. Further course materials, mandatory readings, and course requirements will be announced in the first meetings.

The course explores American literature from pre-Columbian Native American documents through nineteenth-century realist and naturalist writings. Taught in seminar format and based on reading, discussion, and active participation, it studies literary texts in their respective historical and cultural contexts. The course investigates, among others, early exploration narratives and selected texts from colonial America, samples of nineteenth-century short fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and selected poems by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Course requirements: oral presentation, midterm paper. Credit requirement: an 8 to 10-page (3,500 to 4,500-word) research paper in English. — Required Texts: Baym, Nina et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. Vols. A, B, and C. New York: Norton, 2012. Print.

The course will familiarize students with fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for the study of English and American literatures. Participants will be introduced to critical concepts such as ‘literature,’ ‘culture,’ and ‘text.’ Influential theoretical approaches, critical methods, and the basics and problems of literary history, canonization, and periodization will be discussed. By covering representative examples of all major literary forms, we will explore a broad variety of literary representations and apply important technical terms and concepts to the analysis of specific texts. Practical problems of research and writing (e.g. how to find and quote secondary literature) will also be addressed. Credit requirements: take-home midterm exam (groups 3, 5); midterm exam on 17.06.2017 (groups 1, 2, 4); final exam on 1 August 2017, 9-10. – Required textbooks: Meyer, Michael. English and American Literatures. 4th rev. ed. Tübingen: Francke, 2011. Print; Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2009. Print. Further course materials, mandatory readings, and course requirements will be announced in the first meetings. All introductory seminars of this ”Introduction to English and American Literary Studies” offered by the Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik introduce to the same basic contours of English and American Literary Studies [siehe Parallelangebot der Anglistik/Amerikanistik!].

The course explores American literature from pre-Columbian Native American documents through nineteenth-century realist writings. Taught in seminar format and based on reading, discussion, and active participation, it studies literary texts in their respective historical and cultural contexts. The course investigates, among others, early exploration narratives and selected texts from colonial America (such as a captivity narrative and early American poetry). It also discusses samples of nineteenth-century short fiction (e.g., Washington Irving, Charlotte Perkins Gilman), a slave narrative by Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and selected poems by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Course requirement: oral presentation. Credit requirement: an 8- to 10-page research paper in English. — Required Texts: Baym, Nina et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. Vols. A, B, and C. New York: Norton, 2012. Print. Additional required texts will be announced in the first course session.

The course explores American literature from pre-Columbian Native American documents through nineteenth-century realist writings. Taught in seminar format and based on reading, discussion, and active participation, it studies literary texts in their respective historical and cultural contexts. The course investigates, among others, early exploration narratives and selected texts from colonial America (such as a captivity narrative and early American poetry). It also discusses samples of nineteenth-century short fiction (e.g., Washington Irving, Charlotte Perkins Gilman), a slave narrative by Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and selected poems by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Course requirement: oral presentation. Credit requirement: an 8- to 10-page research paper in English. — Required Texts: Baym, Nina et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. Vols. A, B, and C. New York: Norton, 2012. Print. Additional required texts will be announced in the first course session.

The course explores American literature from pre-Columbian Native American documents through nineteenth-century realist writings. Taught in seminar format and based on reading, discussion, and active participation, it studies literary texts in their respective historical and cultural contexts. The course investigates, among others, early exploration narratives and selected texts from colonial America (such as a captivity narrative and early American poetry). It also discusses samples of nineteenth-century short fiction (e.g. Washington Irving, Charlotte Perkins Gilman), a slave narrative by Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and selected poems by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Course requirement: oral presentation. Credit requirement: an 8- to 10-page research paper in English. — Required Texts: Baym, Nina et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. Vols. A, B, and C. New York: Norton, 2012. Print. Additional required texts will be announced in the first course session.

This course explores American literature from early written accounts of the ‘New World’ through late-nineteenth-century realist writings. Taught in seminar format and based on discussion and participation, it is designed to help students develop their competence and skills as readers and interpreters of literary texts, which will be studied in their respective historical and cultural contexts. The course will first focus on early exploration narratives and selected texts from colonial America (such as a captivity narrative and early American poetry). We will then turn to a sample of nineteenth-century short fiction (e.g. Washington Irving, Charlotte Perkins Gilman), a slave narrative by Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s romance The Scarlet Letter, selected poems by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Course requirement: oral presentation. Credit requirement: an 8- to 10-page research paper in English. — Required Texts: Baym, Nina et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. Vols. A, B, and C. New York: Norton, 2012. Print.

The course reviews American literary history from colonial times through the immediate present. It addresses students at the end of their B.A. studies and students in the Lehramt programs preparing for their final exams. Participants are expected to have acquired a solid and broad knowledge of American literary and cultural history in the course of their studies by attending both mandatory and additional courses. The review course builds in particular on the two Proseminare in American literature. In view of the regulations and requirements of the new LPO I and the new format for the written tests in the state exam, the review and practice of interpretive skills will be given special attention. Course requirement: presentation. Credit requirement: take-home final exam. Details will be announced in the first session. Course text: Baym, Nina et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. New York: Norton, 2012. Print.