BG20

1st Term

Science and Technology

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

Klett English Editions 8,20 EUR e.g. at Amazon 

ISBN 978-3-12-579913-4 

The book will be presented by the students after the autumn holidays. Therefore it has to be read during the holidays.

Frankenstein [Full Audiobook] by Mary Shelley  (number of chapter is shown in the "video", time when a chapter begins can be found below)

Chapter by Chapter Summary and Analysis

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film) 

2nd Term

Imperialism, Colonialism, Postcolonialism

Short Stories

Andrea Levy, “Loose Change” (2005)

Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Third and Final Continent” (1999)

Qaisra Shahraz, “The Escape” (2009)

Saeed Taji Farouky: “The Rain Missed My Face and Fell Straight to My Shoes” (2005)

3rd Term

Individual and Society

Gran Torino

a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film, cf. Wikipedia

4th Term

Shakespeare and His Time

The drama will be presented by the students after the winter holidays . Therefore it should be read during the winter holidays. Since the drama and explanatory notes are available online, students need not buy the paper edition. As usual, summary and interpretation are required - copy&paste is not acceptable.

Links:

Hamlet Translation into modern English (available online) 

Hamlet Summary & Analysis 

Hamlet (1996 film) Wikipedia        

The History of English