Universität Zürich
Left in Ruins – The Poetics and Politics of Decay (Bachelor Seminar)
This course explores different notions of decay – as sublime, as uncanny, and as abjection – in literature, film, music and photography. We look at the monster and the zombie, talk about the aesthetics of John Waters’ films, read short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and listen to Punk music.Materialien
The syllabus includes amongst others: «The Uncanny» by Sigmund Freud; «Approaching Abjection» by Julia Kristeva; «The Fall of the House of Usher» by Edgar Allan Poe; «Dracula» by Bram Stoker; «Winter’s Bone», USA 2010, Debra Granik; «Only Lovers Left Alive», USA 2012, Jim Jarmusch; «Pink Flamingos», USA 1972, John Waters.
Textual Analysis I + II (Bachelor Seminar)
The “English Literature: Textual Analysis” module is a two-semester module that consists of weekly seminar sessions and an accompanying fortnightly lecture. Designed as an introduction, the module familiarises students with the critical vocabulary and methodology used in the study of literature. The emphasis is on the structural analysis and close reading of poetry, narrative texts, drama, film and other visual examples so that students learn how to approach various genres and different media. The module also trains students in the conventions of academic research and writing practised in literary studies. The lecture offers an overview of the most important theoretical concepts and illustrates these by means of concrete literary examples. The seminars, which are taught in smaller classes, provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions, exercises and group work.
The syllabus includes amongst others: «Hamlet» and «A Midsummer Night’s Dream» by Shakespeare, «Frankenstein» by Mary Shelley; poetry and theory.
Gymnasien: Kantonsschule Schaffhausen + Neue Kantonsschule Aarau (Englisch-Unterricht und Einführung in die Filmwissenschaften)
Andere: Job Plus, KV- und BMS-Kurse
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