Seminar: 3.02.981 S Rewriting the History of Exploration - Details

Seminar: 3.02.981 S Rewriting the History of Exploration - Details

General information

Course name Seminar: 3.02.981 S Rewriting the History of Exploration
Subtitle
Course number 3.02.981
Semester SoSe2026
Current number of participants 10
maximum number of participants 13
Home institute Institute of English and American Studies
Courses type Seminar in category Teaching
First date Wednesday, 08.04.26, 16:00 - 18:00 o'clock A01 0-010 b
Type/Form
Lehrsprache englisch

Rooms and times

A01 0-010 b

  • Wednesday, 16:00 - 18:00, Weekly (from 08.04.26)

Module assignments

Comment/Description

Description to follow.
Required Reading: We will cover three novels, as well as some background reading on the history of "exploration".
Novels to be purchased and read ahead of the seminar:
1. W. E. Bowman, The Ascent of Rum Doodle (1956), introd. Bill Bryson, Vintage 2010.
2. Petina Gappah, Out of Darkness, Shining LIght (2019), Scribner Books.
3. Richard Flanagan, Wanting (2008), Vintage 2016.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "ang971/2/3 981/2/3 991/2/3 MM LitKult".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats in the affected courses have been assigned at 20.03.2026 on 08:00. Additional seats may be available via a waiting list.
  • At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
    • Field of study is Englisch
    • Field of study is Deutsch als Fremdsprache/Deutsch als Zweitsprache
    • Field of study is English Studies
    • Field of study is Anglistik
    • Degree is Anpassungslehrgang
    • Field of study is Gender Studies
  • Enrolment is allowed for up to 1 courses of the admission set.
  • The enrolment is possible from 16.03.2026, 06:00 to 31.05.2026, 23:59.
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