Lehrende/r: Anne Bull
Veranstaltungsart: Proseminar
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 6,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 45
Anmeldegruppe: AS 122
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Inhalt: In this proseminar, we explore questions of race, gender, and sexuality as well as their intersections in a Southern context as reflected in modern and contemporary short fiction. The term “Southern,” here, refers to a wider, imaginative concept of the South. In other words, we encounter authors not necessarily born and raised in the U.S. South, whose works are preoccupied with the region, nonetheless, and regard the South in a broader national context. Our reading list comprises authors such as William Faulkner, Ellen Glasgow, Flannery O’Connor, as well as Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, and Toni Morrison. Disclaimer: Given the time frame and setting in question, i.e., the U.S. South from the late 19th to the late 20th century, we will deal, at times, with highly sensitive and uncomfortable issues, including racial and sexual anxieties and violence. I ask all participants to treat those issues with sensitivity and respect to assure that the classroom is a safe space for everyone involved. This proseminar requires regular attendance and the completion of assigned readings!
