In this course we will compare a novel (Amitav Ghosh's The Hungry Tide, 2004) to a range of shorter narratives set in the same region in India drawing on other narrative traditions than the realist novel. We will discuss and examine similarities and differences between various forms and formats of narrative, gaining some insight into the specific characteristics and richness of this particular region of India, as well as debating the cultural place of narrative and the perspectives for a 'cultural narratology'.
Participants should purchase and read the following text as early as possible, since this will be analysed first:
Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, London: HarperCollins / Borough Press, 2004.
Information on the additional shorter text will follow in due course. Some shorter excerpts will be provided via Stud.IP. (The novel is locally available.)

Please note that this course will be complemented by optional complementary units offered by two guest instructors from the IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal (In order to fit into the time schedules of many students, these units have been scheduled for Fri May 17 and May 31 (14-18 h) and Sat June 1 (10-18 h). The units cover a similar set of texts as our seminar, but from a complementary angle. Participation in the complementary units is not a requirement for taking the seminar, but MA English Students can elect to obtain their 3 KP for the “Project” in the context of these complementary units.
Participation will also be open to students who do not participate in this course, and will be a great opportunity for gaining additional international perspectives on the study of English.

The full course schedule will be presented in the first meeting.

Credit for ang971 and 972 is based on an oral input and a shorter term paper (Referat mit Ausarbeitung) (6 KP or 9 KP respectively)
Credit for ang973, for students who are doing the MA English Studies, requires an additional project (3KP)
Students with other aims in this course please consult me individually.