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Dangerous Reading (AE_PSDNGR)- Lecturer
- Maria Kaspirek, M.A.
- Details
- Proseminar
2 cred.h
Gender und Diversity, LAFV, LAFN, Bachelor, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 16:15 - 17:45, KH 1.013 (außer Wed 9.5.2018, Wed 30.5.2018, Wed 6.6.2018); single appointment on 9.5.2018, single appointment on 30.5.2018, single appointment on 6.6.2018 16:15 - 20:00, KH 1.013
- Prerequisites / Organisational information
- Diese Veranstaltung findet in der Regel wöchentlich, an einigen Tagen jedoch geblockt, statt. Die Blocktermine sind für den 9.5.2018, 30.5.2018 und 6.6.2018 (s.o.; jeweils 16-20 Uhr) festgelegt.
Ausfallen werden folgende Termine: 27. Juni 2018, 4. Juli 2018, 11. Juli 2018.
Das PS Literature kann wie folgt verwendet werden:
L-UF Englisch (neu): "Zwischenmodul Literature" (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Elementarmodul Literature) L-GYM Englisch (neu): "Zwischenmodul Literature" (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literature) BA English and American Studies (neu): "Zwischenmodul II Literature" (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Zwischenmodul I: Thematisches Kombinationsseminar) BA American Studies: "Zwischenmodul II Economics, Linguistics, History, Geography, Literature/Culture - Veranstaltung mit Nordamerika-Bezug"
- Contents
- From the 18th century onwards, advanced printing techniques and a growing literacy revolutionized the literary market in Europe and America. However, the rise of the novel and its predominantly female readership attracted the attention of critics – politicians, physicians, reformers, writers – who identified the “lesesucht” or “novel mania” as a phenomenon threatening social order and morality.
Focusing on the US, this course will trace the debate on immoral and dangerous books and readers from the 18th to the late 19th century.
What was regarded as “good” (useful, appropriate) reading and what counted as “bad” (immoral) reading? Why was “novel reading” especially dangerous for women? Which genres were the most divisive ones? How were American writing and reading habits viewed as corrupted by European influences? We will look at some novels classified as dangerous, discuss the criticism surrounding them, and put them in a broader social context.
- Additional information
- Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 20
Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Monday, 19.3.2018, 19:00 and lasts till Saturday, 31.3.2018, 23:59 über: mein Campus.
- Department: Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik, insbesondere Literaturwissenschaft (Prof. Dr. Kley)
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