Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis Sommersemester 2013

41122 American Television and Popular Culture Studies
(Cultural Theory)
LA Gym/RS B2c; auch: B2a, B2b; MA electives
HS 2st., Di 14-16,
Cortiel
The seminar introduces major theories and methods in cultural studies with a focus on American popular culture
and television studies. Each student will select a primary text (an example from contemporary American television),
work on an analytical project and present it in an in-class workshop at the end of the semester. Recommended
books: Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: an Introduction. 6th ed. Longman Publishing Group,
2012. Casey, Bernadette et al. Television Studies: the Key Concepts. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2009.
Grading: written exam based on the theoretical readings and the analytical project
Course registration: Please sign up for this class on our e-learning server (Moodle) at www.elearning.unibayreuth.de
by April 2 (click on "sign up here" on the main page of the class). Core readings to help you prepare for
the course will be available on Moodle by March 15.
41123 “Green on Screen II: Environmentalism and Popular American Cinema”
MAIAS: A 1.1, A 1.4, A 2, C 1, C2; andere MA-Studiengänge; BA: B 1,
B 2, B 3
(Teilgebiete 1.3, 1.5); Lehramt: B 2a, B 2b
HS, 2st., Mi 10-12,
Mayer
How has film responded to and shaped interactions between humans and the environment This seminar tries to
develop an answer to this question by investigating contemporary American environmental films. The focus will be
on two genres: the nature documentary and Hollywood movies. The first meetings introduce relevant theoretical
contexts and methodological issues (film studies; ecocriticism). The following meetings center on discussions of the
documentaries Sacred Planet (2005), An Inconvenient Truth (2006), The Eleventh Hour (2007), Food, Inc. (2008),
and the movies Erin Brockovich (2000) and Happy Feet (2006). Discussions focus on how the films narrate and
visualize central environmental issues such as global warming, the loss of biodiversity, animal rights, and environmentally
detrimental consumption practices, thereby shedding light on the films’ thematic and aesthetic features and
on their potential cultural functions.
Texts: Students must make sure to obtain copies of all the films discussed in class
Students interested in participating in the seminar have to register via e-mail to: amanee.katwaroo@unibayreuth.de
by April 1, 2013.
41124 “American Drama in the 20th Century I: O’Neill, Glaspell, Miller”
MAIAS: A 1.1, A 1.4, A 2; andere MA-Studiengänge; BA: B 1, B 2, B 3
(Teilgebiet 1.3); Lehramt: B 2a, B 2b
HS, 2st., Mo 14-16,
Beginn 22.04.2013
Mayer
In this seminar we will discuss a selection of plays by Eugene O’Neill, Susan Glaspell, and Arthur Miller in order to
map central developments of American drama in the first half of the 20th century. We will start out with a discussion
on the “emergence” of American drama on the international stage at the beginning of the 20th century, and then
continue with discussions of the plays in terms of their aesthetics/dramatic technique, their relevance for the development
of the genre of drama in the U.S. and internationally, and their participation in public discourses that marked
the first half of the century. The plays to be discussed are: O’Neill’s Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape, Glaspell’s
Trifles, The Outside, and The Verge, and Miller’s All My Sons, A Memory of Two Mondays, and A View from the
Bridge. Participants are expected to have read O’Neill’s plays by the beginning of the semester.
Texts to be purchased
Four Plays by Eugene O'Neill: Anna Christie; The Hairy Ape; The Emperor Jones; Beyond the Horizon. Ed. A. R.
Gurney. NY: Signet, 1998. [ISBN-13: 978-0451526670]
Glaspell, Susan. Four Plays: Trifles/The Outside/The Verge/Inheritors. Teddington: Echo Library, 2007. [ISBN-13:
978-1406862119]
Arthur Miller. Plays: All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A Memory of Two Mondays, A View from the
Bridge. NY: Methuen [ISBN: 978-1408111307]
Students interested in participating in the seminar have to register via e-mail to: amanee.katwaroo@unibayreuth.de
by April 1, 2013.
SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT
41164 Communication Between Cultures
Bieswanger
BA (Teilgebiet 2.3), Lehramt B2b, MAIAS (A1.1, A1.1a, A2), MA
SprInK
HS 2st., Mo 14-16,
Communication between cultures, i.e. communication between people with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds,
has become an everyday occurrence in an increasingly globalized world. Such communication takes place
in a variety of different settings, including face-to-face interaction as well as mediated communication. In this course,
we will look at key issues in intercultural communication, identify problems that can arise when communicating between
cultures, and discuss explanations as well as possible solutions.
It is not necessary to register for this class.
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