ELS 5: Literature in Context H25.002
| Nummer: | PLU.EN02.02-S1.H25.002 |
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| Veranstalter: | PLU.Fach und Unterricht |
| Leitung: | Dieter Bitterli, u.a. |
| ECTS-Punkte: | 2 |
| Datum: | 12.09.2025 - 12.12.2025 |
| Raum: | UP 2.A13 |
| Unterrichtssprache: | Englisch |
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Ziele und Inhalte
CONTENT AND AIMS
This literature seminar invites students to explore how literary texts engage with issues of diversity, identity, and social experience. Through close reading and discussion of selected short stories, essays, poetry, and novels, students will examine how literature reflects and shapes perspectives on race, gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion, class, migration, language, neurodiversity, and intersectionality.
The course aims to foster a critical and reflective engagement with literary works, focusing on how diverse voices contribute to the cultural imagination and open spaces for dialogue about inclusion and representation. Literary analysis will be situated within historical and social contexts, encouraging students to consider the role of literature in promoting awareness of difference and in challenging stereotypes.
Topics covered include:
Race and ethnicity in literature
Gender roles and sexual orientation
Age and generational experience
Disability and neurodiversity
Religion and spirituality
Socioeconomic status and class
Migration, language, and identity
Intersectionality and complex identities
Contemporary diverse voices
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this seminar, students will be able to:
Analyse literary texts with attention to issues of diversity, representation, and identity
Demonstrate an informed understanding of how literature engages with social and cultural experiences
Discuss literary strategies for presenting varied perspectives and challenging stereotypes
Reflect on the role of literature in fostering inclusive and socially responsive education
Apply insights from literary analysis to their own teaching practice, particularly in promoting diversity and inclusion in the language classroom
Alignment with the Referenzrahmen of PH Luzern
This module supports the development of the following "Handlungsfelder":
D Providing learning opportunities
E Accompanying and assessing learning processes
It also contributes to key professional competences:
04 Diagnosis and assessment competence
08 Reflective competence
10 Professional ethical competence
Lehr- und Lernformen
Regular seminar with input lectures, group work and plenary discussions. Weekly reading assignments of the texts to be discussed in class. All input is in English.
Participants are required to study the assigned weekly readings prior to class. They are expected to actively engage in critical discussions and group work in class.
Obligatorische Literatur bzw. Medien
Gemäss Kursprogramm.