Lehrende: M. A. Jasmin Bangura
Veranstaltungsart: Proseminar
Orga-Einheit: FB02 / Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (Institut)
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Literary Theory PS
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Anrechenbar für:
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 25
Lehrinhalte: When people move around in the world and find new places to call their home, do those places exclusively become their “home” or do they refer to other places as “home” e.g. their place of birth, places of ancestry etc. How far do roots, traditions and memories influence the concept of home? This seminar will concentrate on the above questions and will focus on the complex constitution of home, in particular, how home is articulated in selected South Asian diasporic fiction from Britain, Trinidad and Canada and in contemporary feature film. After we have gained a theoretical basis and a historical overview there will be close readings of the following novels: Syal, Meera, Life isn’t all ha ha hee hee (1999), V.S. Naipaul’s The Mystic Masseur (1957), Badami, Anita Rau, Tamarind Mem (1996). With regard to textual analysis and interpretation the fictional characters will be of interest in determining the dynamics that foster their identity at a new home in context of their cultural heritage. We will also negotiate questions of displacement, foreignness and aspiration in terms of the characters’ everyday lives and how these challenge the globalized world that they live in.
Literatur: Literature: Syal, Meera. Life isn’t all ha ha hee hee (1999) V.S. Naipaul. The Mystic Masseur (1957). Badami, Anita Rau. Tamarind Mem (1996) Films: Nair, Mira. Monsoon Wedding (2001) Merchant, Ismail. The Mystic Masseur (2001) Reader: A reader will be available in the first week of the semester.
