Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alfred Hornung; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheiding
Event type:
Colloquium
Displayed in timetable as:
Kolloquium AS
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 30
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Requirements / organisational issues:
Students taking the Seminar for credit will take an oral exam after the semester is over. Weekly assignments must be completed by all participants.
Contents:
The "Lektürerepetitorium" (Oberseminar) serves as a refresher course for students preparing for their final exams. During the spring / summer term the focus will be on American literature and culture from Edgar Allan Poe to the present. Participants are expected to fulfil weekly reading assignments and prepare for in-class discussions on the basis of study questions.
Recommended reading list:
Most texts will be found in the "Norton Anthology of American Literature". An additional reader will be provided.
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