The lecture offers an overview of US American literary history from the 17th century to World War I. In the BA American Studies, it is complemented by a tutorial taught by students from the Master program in American Studies; in the BA English, by a Lektüreseminar. In the tutorial or Lektüreseminar, selected texts from different literary periods or movements are discussed in greater depth to give students a more thorough and nuanced understanding of North American literature and its development until the early 20th century.
Please sign of for this lecture through Agnes (it is the only way I can give you the key for the Moodle Course). Please also sign up in Moodle for one of the groups for the tutorial/Lektüreseminar!
If you have problems signing up or getting a place in a tutorial/Lektüreseminar please write a mail to hiwis.klepper@staff.hu-berlin.de (please do tell us whether you are BA Amerikanistik or BA English!).
Online format: You will be able to watch the parts of the lecture online and ask questions in an online forum. There are no synchronous (Zoom) meetings for this lecture – you can hear it and respond whenever you want! Just, please, have a look at the Moodle course regularly in case of announcements or changes!
Reading and Preparation:
- The text basis for the lecture will be the Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter 9th Edition, Vol 1 + 2) -- You can also buy a less costly older edition! No problem – there are also many used versions!
- The powerpoint presentations used in the lecture will be available for viewing and downloading on the e-learning platform Moodle as a pdf before the online lecture – so that you can have a look before. The key will be announced through Agnes (please look into the email you use for Agnes!). You will also find the syllabus and a bibliography in Moodle.
Module Requirements (MAP):
BA English: Take Home Exam (ca. 6 Seiten/12.000 Zeichen) in either this lecture or the lecture in English literary history.
BA Amerikanistik: Klausur (60 min).
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