Proseminar: American Poetry - Details

Proseminar: American Poetry - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Proseminar: American Poetry
Untertitel This course is connected with the Übung in Poetry Analysis (Heß)
Semester SS 2025
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 13
maximale Teilnehmendenanzahl 30
Heimat-Einrichtung Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Proseminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Nächster Termin Donnerstag, 24.04.2025 15:45 - 17:15, Ort: (D, 1011)
Veranstaltung findet in Präsenz statt / hat Präsenz-Bestandteile Ja
Hauptunterrichtssprache englisch
ECTS-Punkte 6

Räume und Zeiten

(D, 1011)
Donnerstag: 15:45 - 17:15, wöchentlich (11x)

Modulzuordnungen

Kommentar/Beschreibung

Thomas Arp states that poetry is a form of “language that says more and says it more intensely than does ordinary language”. Audre Lorde States that "poetry is not a luxury." Especially the latter statement is noteworthy, given that poetry is still often perceived as elitist and hard /impossible to understand. But like any other genre, we can learn how to approach it and we can become more skilled at understanding the tools this genre uses. Poetry lends expression to emotions, voices grievances, serves to show off skill, challenges norms, lays claim to having once voice included, can be political and /or activist, it makes us pay close attention to small, everday things - the list goes on. Poetry in the US has an interesting history, as one of its first struggles is to find ways in which to get away from European standards and norms of writing poetry, while, however, sharing a common language with Britain. In this course, we will consider American poetry from Phillis Wheatley (18th century) to Laura Passin (contemporary). Though we will necessarily have to make do with a selection of poems, our aim will be to trace common themes in poems from different time periods, places, and circumstances. We will also examine how individual poems or works by specific authors mirror historical developments, or serve as examples for specific artistic movements.

While formal elements and genre will play a role in the seminar, these will be a matter of more intense focus in the accompanying poetry analysis. If you are taking this class for the EAS-1411 or EAS-1413 module, please make sure that you also sign up for the poetry analysis which takes place Thursdays from 17:15-19:00.

This is a great site to get to know more poems: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
check out, for example, the poem of the day: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/poem-of-the-day
You might also check out the channel Button Poetry on Youtube for recent spoken word poetry.

Anmelderegeln

Diese Veranstaltung gehört zum Anmeldeset "ALW/ELW/NELK: Aufbaumodul BA/LA: PS".
*****IMPORTANT NOTICE EAS-1411 and EAS-1414*****
Students enrolled in the modules EAS-1411 and/or EAS-1414 must take an exercise class/Übung in addition to a proseminar. All students will automatically be registered for the appropriate exercise class/Übung once they have been assigned a place in their proseminar. The following exercises/Übungen and proseminars are combined:


PS "American Poetry" --> Ü "Poetry Analysis" (Heß; Thu 17:30 - 19:00)
PS "American Neo-Slave Narratives" --> Ü "Narrative Analysis: Anglophone Short Fiction" (Krannich; Fri 11:45 - 13:15)
PS "Queer Readings: From Legendborn to Beowulf" --> Ü "Narrative Analysis: Anglophone Short Fiction" (Krannich; Fri 11:45 - 13:15)
PS "Love Hurts" --> Ü "Drama Analysis" (Kerler; Thu 10:00 - 11:30)
PS "Memory and Literature" --> Ü "Narrative Analysis" (Ries; Tue 11:45 - 13:15)
PS "Addiction and Substance Abuse" --> Ü "Poetry Analysis" (Kerler; Wed 11:45 - 13:15)

The PS "American Neo-Slave Narratives" will be held as a block seminar starting April, the 7th. Registration is only possible the early registration phase from February 24th until March 5th and all places will be allotted on March, the 7th. This seminar will not open again for registration during the regular registration phase from March 10th until April 14th.

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Studierende der Anglistik/Amerikanistik und des Faches Englisch können sich bereits während der vorgezogenen Anmeldephase zur Sicherstellung des Studienfortschritts für die Aufbau- und Vertiefungsmodule anmelden. Hierzu wird ein gewisses Kontingent der Kursplätze im Zeitraum vom 24.02.2025 bis 05.03.2025 für die Anmeldung geöffnet. Die Verteilung der Plätze erfolgt am 07.03.2025. Bitte beachten Sie, dass in dieser Anmeldephase Studierende in höheren Fachsemestern bei der Verteilung der Plätze priorisiert werden.
Die allgemeine Anmeldephase beginnt am 10.03.2025 und endet am 14.04.2025.
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Students of English and American Studies, as well as those studying English within a teacher-training degree, can register for the advanced and specialization modules during the early registration phase to ensure their academic progress. A certain quota of course places will be made available for registration from the 24th of February , 2025, to the 5th of March, 2025. The allocation of places will take place on the 7th of March, 2025. Please note that during this registration phase, students in higher semesters and M.A. students will be given priority in the allocation process.
The general registration phase begins on the 10th of March, 2025, and ends on the 14th of April, 2025.
Folgende Regeln gelten für die Anmeldung:
  • Diese Regel gilt von 10.03.2025 12:00 bis 14.04.2025 12:00.
    Die Anmeldung zu maximal 1 Veranstaltungen des Anmeldesets ist erlaubt.
  • Es wird eine festgelegte Anzahl von Plätzen in den Veranstaltungen verteilt.
    Die Plätze in den betreffenden Veranstaltungen werden am 16.04.2025 um 13:00 verteilt.
  • Die Anmeldung ist möglich von 10.03.2025, 12:00 bis 14.04.2025, 12:00.
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