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Root number
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11093 |
Semester
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HS2025 |
Type of course
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Lecture |
Allocation to subject
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English Languages and Literatures |
Type of exam
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not defined |
Title |
After the Linguistic Turn: Literary Theory in the 20th Century (MA Foundation Lecture) (GRADED) |
Description |
THIS COURSE STARTS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER WEEK.
The lecture will cover the main schools, approaches, directions and tendencies in Literary Theory since the Linguistic Turn, initiated by the work of Ferdinand de Saussure. This includes Structural Textual Semantics, Structuralism (Lévi-Strauss, Barthes, Althusser), Formalism (Sklovskij), Reception Aesthetics (Iser), Critical Theory (Adorno, Horkheimer), Poststructuralism (Foucault, Derrida) and Postcolonialism (Said, Spivak, Bhabha). There will be a tutorial offered in this course. Details will be communicated in the first week of the semester.
Required Reading: The main theoretical texts, as well as the primary texts used to exemplify these theories, will be provided on ILIAS. |
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Thomas Claviez, Institute of English Languages and Literatures ✉
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ECTS
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4 |
Recognition as optional course possible
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No |
Grading
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1 to 6 |
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Dates |
Wednesday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
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Wednesday 17/12/2025 10:15-13:00
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Wednesday 14/1/2026 10:15-12:00
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Rooms |
Seminarraum F -104, Hörraumgebäude Unitobler
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Hörraum F 022, Hörraumgebäude Unitobler
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External rooms |
Departmental Meeting Room B283
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Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts. |