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Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-10 Writing the Caribbean: Literary Imaginations of the British Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century - Details

Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-10 Writing the Caribbean: Literary Imaginations of the British Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-10 Writing the Caribbean: Literary Imaginations of the British Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century
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Veranstaltungsnummer 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-10
Semester SoSe 2026
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 5
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 30
Heimat-Einrichtung Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Nächster Termin Dienstag, 02.06.2026 16:15 - 17:45, Ort: FVG O0150 (Seminarraum)
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Englischsprachige Veranstaltung Ja

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FVG O0150 (Seminarraum)
Dienstag: 16:15 - 17:45, wöchentlich (14x)
(Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften)
Samstag, 27.06.2026 16:00 - 20:00

Kommentar/Beschreibung

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course explores the literary and cultural significance of the Caribbean for the British Empire during the long eighteenth century (1688-1832). We will read works by British and Caribbean authors that range from travel narratives and memoirs to poetry and plays. The course is research-based: this means, the seminar will guide students in developing their own research projects. Recent scholarship in eighteenth-century studies, postcolonial studies and the environmental humanities will help us develop research questions to explore literature of the period and design a project focused on themes such as, for example, slavery, plantation ecologies, indentured labour systems, the "West Indian Georgic" and the Black Atlantic. Participants are expected to contribute to the Blue Humanities exhibition at the Long Night of the Sciences (27 June 2026) by presenting a research poster. Please note that this is a reading-intensive course.

COURSE MATERIAL
Please obtain a copy of the following editions:
- Aphra Behn. 1688. Oroonoko and Other Writings (Oxford World’s Classics, 2009)
- Olaudah Equiano. 1789. The Interesting Narrative (Oxford World’s Classics, 2018)
- Mary Prince. 1831. The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave (Penguin Classics, 2000)
The University Bookshop (opposite the library) holds a limited number of copies and is happy to order more copies in a timely fashion once they run out. Research projects will focus on one of these works, but you are expected to read all of them to contribute to class discussions. Additional and theoretical readings will be provided via Stud-IP.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this semester, you will be able to:
- explain the cultural significance of Britain’s former Caribbean colonies with reference to literature of the period and recent scholarship
- outline central representational strategies used in eighteenth-century literature and critically comment upon issues relating to canon formation
- analyse issues related to race, gender, colonialism and ecology in eighteenth-century literature by making use of theoretical contexts and sociocultural background knowledge
- independently plan and develop an academic research project
- independently develop an argument for an academic term paper on a text of your choice
- curate exhibition material to make scholarly debates accessible to the public 

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