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This course will mainly focus on 20th-century representations of London in literature and film and it will span aesthetic positions from Modernism to Postmodernism. We will establish a dialogue between the views of cultural critics on the modern metropolis and the material under discussion, and we will investigate how literary texts and films themselves produce a powerful discourse about metropolitan life.
The Lektürekurs will prepare students to take part in an international workshop with King’s College London entitled “Sexing and Gendering Urban Spaces” to be held at HU from 19th to 21st of November 2015. Material for the Lektürekurs will be provided in due course. Please register for the module as early as possible. Furthermore, for successful participation it is necessary for students to attend the class from the very first session!
Texts:
Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway
George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London
Sam Selvon, Lonely Londoners
Penelope Lively, City of the Mind
Further material will be made available at the beginning of the semester. |
