The Extra Slot provides an informal and friendly space for discussing texts and images (and occasionally also music) as well as questions and issues you find particularly interesting / fascinating / baffling. It is also a forum for discussing projects – yours as well as mine (ranging from seminar papers to BA/MA theses, or perhaps your first conference paper or plans for a Ph.D. thesis, to all sorts of publications etc.). This informal colloquium is for all those whose interests, enthusiasms and ambitions go well beyond what they are told they have to do. It also goes beyond the acquisition of Leistungsnachweise and credit points (of which there will be none whatsoever). This is the only one of my courses where no preparation is required.

We currently assume that teaching will be entirely on campus and in person. We also hope to do one more little trips, maybe see an exhibition, watch a play or attend other events associated with British literature and culture in and around Essen. This, however depends on the further development of the Pandemic. Watch this space, and read all e-mails sent to your official university e-mail address.

There will be a Moodle room. You will receive the Moodle password and other essential information via e-mail. Please make sure to use and check your official university e-mail addresses at all times. Do not use any other addresses, and do not have e-mails sent to your university address forwarded to other addresses.