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This course/examination is part of the module(s) listed below. Please check the relevant examination regulations to determine whether a module is classed as a compulsory, elective compulsory, or elective module in your degree program. The learning objectives are given in the module description, which can be viewed by clicking on the module number.

Module number (link to module description)	Module title	Module coordinator	ECTS credits for module
82-008-L-ANG01-H-0512	Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies	Class, Monika	5

Course no.: Exam no.:	82-008-L-ANG01-S-UE-0512.20262.001
Course title: Exam title:	Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies
Kategorie:	practice (on-campus)
Language of lesson:	Englisch
Date:	10/19/2026 - 2/5/2027
Organizer:	Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Lecturer: Examiner:	Hoepker, Karin
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Max. number of participants:	28 unlimited
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Content/topics:	With a focus on American literature, this course is designed to introduce you to literary and cultural studies and teach you the basic skills and techniques for literary analysis, as well as some literary and cultural theory. Focusing on what to watch out for when reading poetry, narrative, or drama for literary analysis (and film for filmic analysis), this course will give you the skill set and technical vocabulary you will need for your further course of study in English and American literary and cultural studies. Why is it important that poetry is written in lines, what is the difference between drama and theater, what does its narrative perspective say about a text, and why is literary theory not necessarily about literature at all – these are all questions we will pursue in this course. At the same time, you will gain insight into central texts and authors of American literature from the nineteenth century to the present-day. The course will conclude with an essay-based pass/fail exam which we will also prepare for in the course. Taking the introduction with a focus on American literature does not limit you in your future choices in case you want to enroll in seminars with a focus on British literature in the further course of your studies.
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Literature:	Meyer, Michael. -English and American Literatures-, UTB Francke, 2011. Klages, Mary. -Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed-, Bloomsbury, 2015 [2006].
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Registration from… to:	9/22/2026 -
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Scheduled event/examination dates

Date / Time	Room	Lecturer
Mon 19.10.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 26.10.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 02.11.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 09.11.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 16.11.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 23.11.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 30.11.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 07.12.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 14.12.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 21.12.2026 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 11.01.2027 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Mon 18.01.2027 18:00 - 8:15 PM	UA-136	Höpker, Karin
Wed 27.01.2027 14:00 - 4:00 PM	KGA-201	Höpker, Karin