Hauptseminar Work and Gender Gender at Work

- Interdisziplinäres Seminar (FB 2/ FB 4) - Das Seminar nähert sich dem Wandel der Arbeitsgesellschaft, indem sozialwissenschaftliche Texte (in deutscher und englischer Sprache) und literarische wie mediale Verarbeitungen des Zusammenhangs von Arbeit und Geschlecht diskutiert und untersucht werden. Wir werden in englischer und deutscher Sprache kommunizieren und laden zu einem interdisziplinären Austausch ein. In this seminar, we will deal with fictional and medial representations of work - gendered work, that is. In Churchill's play Top Girls, a female manager of a job agency celebrates her promotion but seems to forget that, in Thatcher's Britain, her illegitimate daughter and her working class sister have to pay the price. What poses as a gender topic is in the end dismantled as a class conflict. Lodge's novel Nice Work has a female university lecturer 'swap' her position with a managing director of an industrial casting company; and Crichton's Disclosure focuses on a sexual harassment case at a computer company - with the 'twist' that the victim is male. The movies[FD1] all highlight the working situation under a gendered focus: who or what defines male vs. female work, what does it mean to be out of work, in how far does work shape and influence lives? We will approach the topics mentioned above from a social science and a literary studies perspective; and deal with theoretical texts from the respective backgrounds. In order to broaden our interdisciplinary perspective, social science, gender studies and English literature students are invited attend. Caryl Churchill, Top Girls (möglichst Methuen Modern Plays) David Lodge, Nice Work (möglichst Penguin 1989) Michael Crichton, Disclosure (möglichst Arrow Books 1995) Reader mit theoret. Texten (wird am Anfang des Semesters zur Verfügung gestellt) Bemerkung Movies: It's a Free World The Whole Monty Billy Elliot - I will dance (Es wird drei Abendtermine geben, an denen die Filme gezeigt werden). Voraussetzungen (For students of English): The course is open to all students who have successfully completed at least one Proseminar in literary studies (please bring your Schein). MA, L3 and Diploma students must also have passed their mid-study exams. Additionally, participants must have finished reading Churchill and Lodge prior to the start of the term. There will be a test to check this if the demand exceeds the capacity of the course. Participation will then only be possible for those who have finished reading the texts. Regular and active participation, which might include an oral report, is required of everyone. It is mandatory that you turn up for the first meeting, no exceptions. Leistungsnachweis (For students of English): Regular and active participation during all meetings, research paper (approx. 20 standard pages). FB 02 Institut für Anglistik / Amerikanistik (For students of English): The course is open to all students who have successfully completed at least one Proseminar in literary studies (please bring your Schein). MA, L3 and Diploma students must also have passed their mid-study exams. Additionally, participants must have finished reading Churchill and Lodge prior to the start of the term. There will be a test to check this if the demand exceeds the capacity of the course. Participation will then only be possible for those who have finished reading the texts. Regular and active participation, which might include an oral report, is required of everyone. It is mandatory that you turn up for the first meeting, no exceptions. (For students of English): Regular and active participation during all meetings, research paper (approx. 20 standard pages). Uni Kassel WiSe 2010/11 Anglistik/Englisch English and American Studies HF Prof. Dr. Bach Susanne