BA Seminar: Popular Genres in Literature 4219-ZS048
This BA proseminar will focus on the analysis of popular literature, particularly examples of such popular genres as crime, romance, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I will be happy to supervise BA papers that analyze particular examples of such literature, as well as meta-level analyses of how popular genres work, including explorations of fandom and fanfiction.
Over the course of the semester students will be expected to write a BA paper.
Type of course
obligatory courses
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon completing this course, students
Knowledge
- are aware of special requirements given to academic works;
- know that there are certain procedures and norms that guide the process of academic research;
- know differences between academic and non academic texts, sources, language;
- understand the issue of academic honesty and others’ intellectual property,
Skills:
- are able to organize a basic research process leading to write a BA thesis;
- have skills necessary to find and evaluate primary and secondary sources;
- are able to construct a coherent and logical argument;
- can document sources in an academic way (in the Chicago Style) and avoid plagiarism;
- can present the results of their research in an academic way (written and oral);
- knows basic rules of editing a thesis in English.
Competences:
- can organize their research process;
- is able to properly plan and undertake a cultural / media analysis of chosen media texts;
- are aware of the possible consequences of plagiarism;
- can give meaningful feedback to others in a respectful way.
Assessment criteria
Pass or fail, based on the timely submission of a BA paper.
Bibliography
Readings will be selected based on specific interests of the students who sign up.
Additional information
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