Courses

Module 18: Advanced: American Literary Studies (12.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)

Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of compulsory modules 3 and 16.

Learning Outcome: Overview of the development of North American literature from the beginnings to the present; familiarity with various literary genres and major works; insights into the development of American literature, including intellectual, social and political aspects, with special attention to ethnic literature; treatment of selected works and themes of American literature.

610002

American Literary Studies + Reading List: Survey of American Literature (VO / 2h / 7,5 ECTS-AP)
Gudrun Grabher

OLAT ML

610003

American Literature: Why be happy when you could be normal? (PS / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)
Claudia Schwarz

OLAT ML

610004

American Literature: "All the World Is a Stage": An Overview of American Drama (PS / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)
Cornelia Klecker

OLAT ML

610005

American Literature: American Gothic Literature - Mental Terror and Moral Horror (PS / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)
Manuela Adrigan

OLAT ML

610006

American Literature: African American Women Writers: Texts and Contexts (PS / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)
Simone Puff

Notes:

There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).

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