Lehrende/r: Dr. Michael Lörch
Veranstaltungsart: Proseminar
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 6,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 30
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie zzgl. Bevorzugung höherer Fachsemester Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinieÜber die Senatsrichtlinie hinaus werden bei der Platzvergabe für diese Veranstaltung Studierende höherer Fachsemester bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: This course is open for students who attend their first proseminar and those who have more experience. It is designed to provide new insights for everyone. Active participation in discussions, online forums, exercises etc. are a requirement for passing this course. Students taking this class as a Proseminar will write a 14-page term paper on a question gradually developed during the semester. Students taking this class as a Übung will write a short essay or dossier. You will receive more information in our first session. The topic of the term paper/essay will be developed and (peer) feedbacked at several stages throughout the semester. The course language is English.
Inhalt: Ecofiction is an umbrella term that “accommodate[s] a variety of fictional works that address the relationship between natural settings and the human communities that dwell within them” (Levin 1122). While the term emerged in the 1970s, nature related fiction has its predecessors well beyond. In this course, we will discover ecofiction in a variety of literary genres and periods in both the United States and Canada. You will find a list of required reading along with further details on the course on moodle by late August. Levin, Jonathan. “Contemporary ecofiction”. The Cambridge History of the American Novel. Leonard Cassuto et al. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Empfohlene Literatur: You will find a list of required reading along with further details on the course on moodle by late August.
Digitale Lehre: The seminar will be an in-person course.
