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Department of Cultural Studies
AMERICAN STUDIES

Transatlantic Urban Spaces in Media

Course Information

Nr. Name Type Time Room Lecturer
154669 Transatlantic Urban Spaces in Media 2 HS Th 10:15 - 11:45
Film Screening:
Tu 16:00 - 18:00
R. 0.406
R. 0.420
Gunzenhäuser

Cities are being constructed in many US-American texts across all genres and media as dark and Gothic, as exciting, threatening, treacherous, nostalgic, as soundscapes, science-fiction scenarios, or allegories. We will read theories from urban studies and examine the relationship between scripting the urban in different media across time and genres. How is the city portrayed? What is its function? How do individual characters position themselves within the cityscape?

In this seminar, students will participate in an extensive group presentation. The group will design their own presentation which will be introduced, discussed, and developed cooperatively, with the whole seminar group.

There will be compulsory screening sessions on some Tuesdays starting at 4:00 p.m.

Modules

Lehramtsstudiengänge

LABG G HRG/HRSGe GyGe/BK SP
2009 703, 704 602, 1001, 1002 602, 701, 702, 1002, 1003 703
2016 602, 703, 704 602, 1002, 1003 602, 701, 702, 1002, 1003 703

Angewandte Sprachwissenschaften &
Angewandte Literatur-/Kulturwissenschaften:

PO B.A.ALK B.A.AS M.A.ALK M.A.AS
PO ab WS 16/17 Kern: 6ac, 7a, 8a
Komp: 3abcd, 4b
Kern: 6bc
Komp: 4a
1abc, 2abc, 3b, 4d 2ab
PO ab WS 21/22 Kern: ac, 7a, 8a
Komp: 3abcd, 4b
Kern: 6bc
Komp: 4a
1abc, 2abc, 3b, 4c 2ab

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