Attendance at lectures and seminars. All instruction is obligatory; absence of more than 20% leads to loss of right to take the exam.
Term paper of ca. 5000-6000 words. This paper will focus on a specific work or corpus of works, and must exhibit that the student has been able to a) formulate a valid research question b) find appropriate academic literature to support her/his thesis and c) correctly and convincingly contextualize her/his analysis with respect to historical (including political) and/or sociocultural variables
Internal evaluation with at least two examiners.