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Ziel des Seminars ist der Erwerb von
Kernkompetenzen im wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten: Textsorten,
Lesetechniken, Textdokumentation, Referate, Präsentationen und
Moderation sowie schriftliche Arbeiten. Diese Fertigkeiten werden am
Beispiel des Wahlsystem der BRD auf Bundes-, Landes-, und Kommunaler
Ebene vermittelt. Zudem werden Einblicke in die Wahlforschung geboten.
Humanity has been fascinated with the weird and eerie for ages. With the Victorian Age ghost stories became increasingly popular, a trend that has continued through the 20th century until today, where the fascination with the unexplainable remains unbroken. This seminar will introduce students to a number of texts that deal with the uncanny in various ways. We will have a look at motifs such as that of the doppelgänger, of spectres and spirits, etc. and see how these have changed and developed over time. A number of texts will be made available through Moodle, but students are asked to obtain their own copies of the following novels: John Harding - Florence & Giles (The Borough Press) Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (Vintage Press) |
To be or not to be in this seminar – that is not the question if you are interested in drama and if you like Shakespeare. Murder and madness, passion and poison, an ex-widow and ex-students from a German university: Hamlet has it all. This course will give you an opportunity to immerse yourselves in a close reading of this play, combined with a great deal of hands-on acting. We shall consider historical and cultural contexts as well as questions relating to the staging of the play, both in Shakespeare’s time and today. We shall also look at cinematic and other adaptations and works of art inspired by Hamlet.
Please buy this edition and none other: William Shakespeare (ed.: Ann Thomson and Neil Taylor), Hamlet. Revised Edition. The Arden Shakespeare, Third Series (Bloomsbury), ISBN 978-1472518385. You will need the text from the first week of the seminar, so buy your book as soon as possible and start reading. Do not waste your money on other editions without substantial annotations as these would be useless for the purposes of this course. A great deal of background knowledge of key cultural and literary contexts of Shakespeare’s time can be found here: Christoph Heyl, Kleine Englische Literaturgeschichte. J.B. Metzler. ISBN-13: 978-3476045096.
Requirements: Good preparation for each session (as always: think, enjoy, annotate, and look up things if necessary), active participation, including quite a bit of sighing and screaming, and of course doing any amount of wild, exciting and outrageous things. You will get a chance to turn into a confused and tormented prince, a ghost, a young woman going mad, a gravedigger … and these are just some of the options.
Just in case your application is rejected by the LSF system: If you want to do this course because you are genuinely interested, you will be most welcome, no matter what LSF says. Please get in touch with claudia.hausmann@uni-due.de who will enrol you manually. The worst that might happen to you is that you cannot do a Leistungsnachweis if you lack the formal requirements.
„Im Mittelpunkt dieser Einführungsveranstaltung stehen die grundlegenden Techniken des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens. Am Beispiel des thematischen Feldes „Wahlen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland“ erhalten die Studierenden die Möglichkeit, eine kurze Präsentation eigenständig zu erstellen und vorzutragen und so Erfahrungen in der politikwissenschaftlichen Recherche und der Bearbeitung einschlägiger Literatur zu gewinnen. Besonderer Wert wird zudem auf die Formulierung von Problem- und Fragestellungen im Rahmen selbständig zu verfassender schriftlicher Arbeiten gelegt. Hierzu werden einige Grundlagen zu Beginn der Veranstaltung vermittelt. Im weiteren Verlauf erhalten die Studierenden gezieltes Feedback, um so Erfahrungen für den zukünftigen Umgang mit wissenschaftlicher Literatur zu gewinnen. Neben den hierfür notwendigen Formalia sollen inhaltliche Fragen keinesfalls zu kurz kommen.“
This tutorial is a complement to the lecture "Introduction to
Linguistics". It provides further examples for illustration and offers
students the chance to apply the concepts introduced in the lecture.
Students are expected to prepare worksheets and participate actively in
class.
Welcome to the UDE!
If you have already been admitted for a semester as an exchange student, these pages will provide you with some useful information on how to settle in and what to expect at the UDE.
This course is an introduction to research methods on modern East Asian studies through the perspective of the economics discipline. Its main objective is to equip students with necessary concepts, tools and techniques which are essential to do quantitative analysis on East Asia. These tools are useful for setting up and solving a wide range of problems, not just limited to economic problems but also to political and social problems. We will learn how to develop a real research project on East Asia by applying these methods. We will start from finding a research topic, to surveying the literature, then to setting up a theoretical framework, and finally to finding and analyzing data. “Learning by doing” is the most important principle. A half of the course will focus on theoretical learning, and another half will be devoted to practicing and discussion. During the practicing courses, the students will form self-selected groups and are expected to contribute to the research project by using your own special skills.
This course is an introduction to research methods on modern East Asian studies through the perspective of the economics discipline. Its main objective is to equip students with necessary concepts, tools and techniques which are essential to do quantitative analysis on East Asia. These tools are useful for setting up and solving a wide range of problems, not just limited to economic problems but also to political and social problems. We will learn how to develop a real research project on East Asia by applying these methods. We will start from finding a research topic, to surveying the literature, then to setting up a theoretical framework, and finally to finding and analyzing data. “Learning by doing” is the most important principle. A half of the course will focus on theoretical learning, and another half will be devoted to practicing and discussion. During the practicing courses, the students will form self-selected groups and are expected to contribute to the research project by using your own special skills.
Le grand poème d'Aimé Césaire, publié pour la première fois en 1939, compte parmi les classiques de la littérature française. Ce n'était pas toujours le cas: Considéré comme le manifeste de la négritude , l'œuvre avait été reléguée à la périférie, "classique" seulement au sein de l'anti-canon de la littérature dite post-coloniale, voire antillaise. Ou, si le statut canonique du texte n'est plus sujet à débat depuis un moment, la désignation comme «manifeste» pose leproblemème de toujour. Ou plus précisément: Lire ce grand poème en prose poseproblemème! Un manifeste est censé d'être directement intelligible, le Cahier d'un retour au pays natal ne l'est pas. C'est la raison pour laquelle, dans ce cours, je vous propose de lire ce classique avec moi. Je voudrais consacrer tout un semestre à l'explication de ce texte énigmatique et fulgurant, tout en vous approvisionnant en informations historiques et biographiques, pourtant si nécessaire pour l'entendement du poème.
Im Jahr 2015 erhielt Patrick Modiano den Literaturnobelpreis für sein Gesamtwerk, doch bereits 1997 wurde sein Roman Dora Bruder mit dem renommierten Prix Goncourt ausgezeichnet. In diesem Seminar beschäftigen wir uns mit diesem ‚Hauptwerk’ des Autors, das nicht nur durch seinen style modianesque als besonders einschlägig gelten darf, sondern auch durch die typischen Themen des Literaturnobelpreisträgers, darunter vor allem Erinnerung, Paris, Zweiter Weltkrieg und Shoa.
Das Hauptseminar ist für das Bachelorstudium konzipiert. Studierende, die ihre Abschlussarbeit noch vor sich haben, soll hier noch einmal die Gelegenheit geboten werden, sich intensiv mit den Grundlagen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens zu befassen. Während der Vorlesungszeit werden Sie gezielt auf Ihre Prüfungsleistung (Hausarbeit) vorbereitet. Im Gegenzug erwarte ich, dass Sie sich aktiv an der Gestaltung des Seminars beteiligen (mehrfache Lektüre des Romans in der Originalsprache; regelmäßige Beteiligung an der Seminardiskussion via Zoom; Verfassen von kurzen Texten zur Identifikation von Prüfungsthemen).
Zur Anschaffung: Patrick Modiano, Dora Bruder. Paris, Folio Gallimard 1999. [ISBN 10: 2070408485 / ISBN 13: 9782070408481].
Bitte melden Sie sich im LSF an. Rechtzeitig vor Semesterbeginn erhalten Sie per Email den Zugangscode für Moodle sowie für das wiederkehrende Zoom-meeting.
This Moodle course room provides students with the most significant information for this class. It contains the syllabus, reading material, and additional material for research papers and other in-class projects.
Cultural Studies course on Aotearoa New Zealand dealing with a wide
range of objects of study, referred to as cultural texts: film, poetry, music videos,
media reportage, prose fiction, and television. Texts include: films The Piano,
Disney's Moana, Once Were Warriors, and The Hunt for the Wilderpeople, short stories by
Katherine Mansfield, poetry by C.K. Stead, Fleur Adcock and others, novel The Whale Rider
by Witi Ihimaera, and the films What We Do in the Shadows and (possibly) Thor: Ragnarok,
directed by Taika Waititi.
Welcome to this class!
In this class, we will discuss who “We, the People” could be, especially in times of (perceived) threat or uncertainty. Under such circumstances, in many nations, regions, or other groups of people, the question of who belongs — and who doesn’t — is highly discussed or becomes meaningful in different ways. In Germany, for example, one might discuss who is included in exclamations of “Wir sind das Volk!” or other references to a “we” that, by implication, distinguishes itself from a “them,” an “other.” In the USA, “We, the People” is the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution (1789), but who is the “we” here? For example the late US political scientist Samuel Huntington asked in his 2004 publication Who Are We? And, we might ask, who (gets to) decide(s)? Journalist Jeff Chang, for example, adds a different perspective in his book Who We Be. The Colorization of America (2014). And how do convictions, language, and/or power come into play when a potential “we” (or “them”) is constructed or discussed?
In this class, the “we” alluded to above includes everyone who is ready to engage with/discuss these questions. We will particularly focus on the 20th and 21st century, and we will discuss a variety of examples of texts and other media/cultural products from North America, but also take a glimpse at other Anglophone parts of the world like Great Britain and South Africa. If you are planning to be a teacher: Some of our material may also be used in school [early childhood to tertiary education].
If you would like to get a head start with your readings: In this class, we will discuss the following books, available e.g. from our university’s library, local bookstores like Heinrich Heine Buchhandlung at Viehofer Platz, or your preferred bookstore:
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale.
Beatty, Paul. The Sellout.
Lewis, Sinclair. It Can’t Happen Here.
Urrea, Luis Alberto. Into the Beautiful North.
Other material that we may use for our discussion, including the following examples (intended to give you an idea of what we might focus on), will be made available for you:
Borden, Louise. America Is. [Children’s Book]
Catrow, David. We the Kids. [Children’s Book]
Chang, Jeff. from Who We Be. The Colorization of America.
Eggers, Dave. from The Circle.
Gordimer, Nadine. “Once Upon a Time.”
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. “My People.” [Teen/Young Adult Short Story]
Huntington, Samuel. from Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity./America’s Great Debate.
Kimmel, Michael. from Angry White Men.
Mahdawi, Arwa. “A Personal Guide to Extreme Vetting: How to Distinguish an Acceptable Arab from a Terrorist in 6 Easy Steps.”
Robertson, David A., and Julie Flett. When We Were Alone. [Children’s Book]
Russel Hochschild, Arlie. from Strangers in their Own Land.
Wildt, Michael. from Volk, Volksgemeinschaft, AfD.
On our moodle page, you may find a schedule and further information from sometime early October onwards.
Nach der Julirevolution 1830 in Frankreich tut sich in Deutschland einiges. Die Zeit zwischen 1830 und 1848 bringt ganz unterschiedliche gesellschaftliche und literarische Strömungen hervor – vom politisch passiven Biedermeier bis zum progressiven Vormärz. Heinrich Heine, Georg Herwegh, Karl Gutzkow, Heinrich Laube, Theodor Mundt, Ludwig Börne oder Georg Büchner sind die bekannten Namen des Jungen Deutschlands und des Vormärz. Doch daneben stehen einige weniger bekannte: Wer waren Louise Aston, Bettine von Arnim, Therese Huber, Ferdinand Freiligrath oder Adolf Glaßbrenner?
Eine unruhige Zeit treibt eine Literatur hervor, die aufs Engste mit politischem Engagement, Aufbegehren und literarischem Protest verbunden ist. Die Schriften des Jungen Deutschland, durch Beschluss des Bundestags verboten, und die des Vormärz treten ein für eine Umwälzung bestehender politischer wie sozialer Verhältnisse: gegen Restaurationspolitik, für Menschenrechte, Meinungsfreiheit und gegen Zensur. Ihre politischen Anliegen erscheinen so aus heutiger Perspektive äußerst modern. Gemeinsam wollen wir im Seminar die Autor:innen der Zeit und ihre politischen wie ästhetischen Programme in einer breiten Lektüre kennenlernen und diskutieren.
Das Seminar setzt daher die Bereitschaft zur umfangreicheren
Lektüre der Primärtexte und die Freude an gemeinsamer Diskussion voraus. Das
Seminar beginnt in der Woche nach Ostern. Ein Ersatztermin für den 03.04.23
wird in der ersten Sitzung bekanntgegeben.