Seminar: 3.02.471 S From 'South Seas' Fictions to Pacific Island Writing - Details

Seminar: 3.02.471 S From 'South Seas' Fictions to Pacific Island Writing - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: 3.02.471 S From 'South Seas' Fictions to Pacific Island Writing
Untertitel
Veranstaltungsnummer 3.02.471
Semester WiSe16/17
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 2
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 25
Heimat-Einrichtung Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Vorbesprechung Donnerstag, 15.12.2016 08:00 - 10:00, Ort: A04 4-419
Erster Termin Donnerstag, 15.12.2016 08:00 - 10:00, Ort: A04 4-419
Art/Form
Lehrsprache englisch

Räume und Zeiten

A04 4-419
Donnerstag, 15.12.2016 08:00 - 10:00
(A06 2-212)
Dienstag, 24.01.2017 08:00 - 13:00
A01 0-005
Mittwoch, 25.01.2017 08:00 - 12:00
V03 0-E002
Donnerstag, 26.01.2017 08:00 - 13:00
V03 0-E003
Freitag, 27.01.2017 08:00 - 13:00

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Modulzuordnungen

Kommentar/Beschreibung

The ‘South Seas’ have figured as an exotic location that inspired a wide range of artists, such as painters like Paul Gauguin or writers like Herman Melville or Robert Louis Stevenson. Much 19th-century art that engages with this geographically remote region presents the ‘South Seas’ as a lush and alluring paradise. These images have deeply influenced the public perception of Pacific Island nations in Europe and the USA. From the late-20th century, however, Pacific Islanders themselves have gained access to the global literary market and produced a variety of literary works that counter previous representations of their cultures.

In this seminar, we will take a closer look at representations of the South Pacific and its people in fictional literature. We will discuss how common (sometimes still prevailing) conceptions of the islands and their inhabitants have been shaped by colonial discourse and analyse the representational strategies and formal specificities of two pertinent 19th-century texts. After that we will turn to contemporary Pacific Island Writing, including novels, short stories and poetry. We will explore not only the topics that interest authors from Pacific Island nations (e.g. the repercussions of colonization, effects of neo-colonialism/capitalism, militarization, tourism, and environmental problems such as rising sea levels) but also the authors’ aesthetic and formal choices.



A reading list will be provided in the first session.



The first session will be on December 15th (Thursday) 08:00 - 10:00, Location: A04 4-419

The following sessions will be held in February en bloc.

Suggestion to be discussed and determined in the first session: either 3 sessions á 7 hours (including 1 hr break) or 4 sessions á 5 hours (including 30min break). Dates: Thursday Feb. 2nd – Saturday Feb. 4th/Sunday Feb. 5th

Students interested in participating must attend the first session!

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