| CODE | GRM3052 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Deutsche Literatur in Umbruchszeiten / German literature in times of change | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | German | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit gives students the opportunity to study one or more period(s) of German literature in its (their) historical context. The study-unit will also deal with general questions about the relationship between the aesthetic field and historical circumstances during periods of change: in how far has literature attempted to instigate changes? How does it represent and reflect on historical events, turning points or periods of transition? Is literature especially capable of depicting the effects of socio-political change on the lives of individuals? In how far can art distance itself from socio-political conditions? What is the relationship between fiction and historical facts? Periods which may be studied include the time around the French Revolution in German literature, the period around 1848 (Vormärz), Modernism, literature after 1945 or around 1989. The study-unit could also concentrate on a thematic focus, such as the question of literature and intercultural change, literature and transformations of the gender discourse, literature and political caesuras etc. Dieser Kurs gibt den Studierenden die Möglichkeit eine oder mehrere Epochen deutscher Literatur in ihrem historischen Kontext zu betrachten. Der Kurs wird sich auch mit allgemeinen Fragen nach dem Verhältnis zwischen dem ästhetischen Feld und historischen Gegebenheiten in Umbruchszeiten beschäftigen: inwieweit hat Literatur versucht, Veränderungen anzustoßen? Wie repräsentiert und reflektiert Literatur historische Ereignisse, Wendepunkte oder Zeiten des Übergangs? Ist Literatur besonders dazu geeignet, die Effekte sozio-politischer Veränderungen auf das Leben der Einzelnen darzustellen? Inwieweit kann Kunst zu ihren sozio-politischen Bedingungen in Distanz gehen? Wie verhalten sich Fiktion und historische Realität zueinander? Epochen, die in diesem Kurs behandelt werden könnten, sind zum Beispiel die deutsche Literatur in der Zeit der Französischen Revolution, die Zeit um 1848 (Vormärz), die Moderne und/oder Literatur nach 1945 oder um 1989. Der Kurs kann sich auch an thematischen Schwerpunkten orientieren, etwa an der Frage nach Literatur und Dynamiken der Interkulturalität, Literatur und Transformationen des Geschlechterdiskurses oder Literatur und politische Zäsuren usw. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at strengthening students' understanding of the relationship between literature and historical contexts. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyse literary texts in their historical context; - reflect critically on the relationship between literature and reality; - understand important aspects of crucial periods within German history. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate improved critical thinking skills; - reflect on historical change; - reflect on the difference and the relationship between fiction and reality. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Wolfgang Beutin (et al.) (ed.), Deutsche Literaturgeschichte. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, Stuttgart 2001: Metzler. - Helmut Müller, Deutsche Geschichte in Schlaglichtern, 2007: Brockhaus. - Mary Fulbrook, A concise history of Germany, Cambridge U.P., 1992. (2002 print). Other background reading might include: - Helmut Koopman, Freiheitssonne und Revolutionsgewitter. Reflexe der Französischen Revolution im literarischen Deutschland zwischen 1789 und 1840, Niemeyer 1989. - Richard Hinton Thomas, Literature in upheaval. West German writers and the challenge of the 1960s. Manchester U.P., 1974. - Fabian Thomas, Neue Leben, neues Schreiben? Die "Wende" 1989/90 bei Jana Hensel, Ingo Schulze und Christoph Hein, AVM Martin Meidenbauer, 2009. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Katrin Dautel Kathrin Schoedel |
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