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Department of Cultural Studies
American Studies

From "Joy to the World" to "Bah, humbug!": Approaches to Xmas

Course Information

Nr. Name Type Time Room Lecturer
154641 From "Joy to the World" to "Bah, humbug!": Approaches to Xmas
Blockseminar
2 PS BLOCKSEMINAR till Dec
Mo 10:15 - 13:45
R. 0.420 Eßmann

Each year when the Christmastide approaches we are confronted with songs, films, TV shows etc. that are frequently rooted in the British or US American culture. In the oncoming festal season, we will look at texts that are of central importance to this time of the year, such as Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol or Frank Capra's movie It is a Wonderful Life, which left a considerable mark on later texts on Christmas. Students participating in this course will need to get a copy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which will be dealt with in the first weeks of class, as well as Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
This course is particularly recommended for the Angewandte Studiengänge.

Modules

Lehramtsstudiengänge

LABG G HRG/HRSGe GyGe/BK SP
2009 602 503 503  
2016   503 503  

Angewandte Sprachwissenschaften &
Angewandte Literatur-/Kulturwissenschaften:

PO B.A.ALK B.A.AS M.A.ALK M.A.AS
PO ab WS 16/17: Kern: 1c, 2abc, 3ac
Komp: 1b, 2cd
Komp: 2a    
PO ab WS 21/22: Kern: 1c, 2abc, 3ac
Komp: 1b, 2cd
Komp: 2a