For both curricula, the international one and the one focused on the teaching of Italian as a second language, graduates in Languages and Literatures for Teaching and Cultural Professions obtain advanced knowledge and understanding in all the subject areas of their training in order to 1) consolidate and develop their competence in European and American Studies, with particular attention to their literature of specialisation; 2) deepen their knowledge of the two foreign languages chosen, with the achievement of a high level of proficiency in the first language and an improved level in the second language for the MULTIPLE curriculum or in the single foreign language chosen for the DIL 2 curriculum; 3) reach enhanced awareness of the linguistic features of their language of specialisation, both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective; 4) reach an adequate knowledge of the most advanced methodologies for the analysis of literary texts; 5) handle confidently the theoretical-practical tools for teaching and for translation. Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft/ Literature and Kulturwissenschaft is one of the characterising modules of the programme. The aim of the course is to acquire specialised methodological skills applied to the analysis of texts and literary phenomena from German-speaking countries in their transcultural dimension; at the same time, it allows the acquisition of theoretical and applied tools concerning the didactics of literature, as well as the refining of linguistic-communicative skills. In addition to this, the course develops the ability to autonomously use the most up-to-date theoretical tools for an in-depth analysis of texts and literary phenomena in an intermedial perspective, especially with regard to the adaptation of literary texts for cinema, television, radio, theatre or other audio-visual media. At the end of the module students will be able to: analyse texts and literary phenomena from German-speaking countries; apply theoretical-applied teaching tools to texts; adapt texts independently; communicate contents in the subject field at an advanced level. Requirements: students enrolled in other degree programmes are allowed to select this module if they have gained at least 12 CFU in German literature for their bachelor’s degree and can certify the attainment of the B2 level in the German language.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
H. Müller, Warten auf der Gegenschräge. Gesammelte Gedichte (Suhrkamp)
H. Müller, Der Auftrag (Suhrkamp)
P. Handke, Langsame Einkehr (Suhrkamp)
Rimini Protokoll, videos of the performances: filmati degli spettacoli: “Welt-Klimakonferenz”, “Shared Landschapes”, “Temple du présent”, “Urban Natur”, “Terrarium”, “Sentate”, “Europe Dances”
Programme
The module explores the relationship between literature, theatre, and ecology, analyzing how nature and ecological experiences are represented in contemporary texts and performances.Core Documentation
B. Brecht, Die Gedichte (Einaudi)H. Müller, Warten auf der Gegenschräge. Gesammelte Gedichte (Suhrkamp)
H. Müller, Der Auftrag (Suhrkamp)
P. Handke, Langsame Einkehr (Suhrkamp)
Rimini Protokoll, videos of the performances: filmati degli spettacoli: “Welt-Klimakonferenz”, “Shared Landschapes”, “Temple du présent”, “Urban Natur”, “Terrarium”, “Sentate”, “Europe Dances”
Reference Bibliography
Critical texts will be provided throughout the lectures.Attendance
It is strongly recommended to attend the lectures. Students who cannot attend the lectures will find online information about extra bibliography to add to the official program.Type of evaluation
Interview on issues discussed during the course and on the exam texts. teacher profile teaching materials
This seminar focuses on the question of how German-language literature shapes and reflects collective memory and contributes to the construction or questioning of national identity. Literary texts will be placed in relation to concepts of cultural studies and memory theory.
After an introductory discussion of literature as a medium of remembrance, we will focus on various thematic areas: the examination of the Holocaust, family memory as a private form of remembrance, post-reunification literature and the memory of a divided Germany, as well as migration-related and transnational memory culture.
Paul Celan, Todesfuge (1948)
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (2001)
Uwe Timm, Am Beispiel meines Bruders (2003)
Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys (1998)
Jenny Erpenbeck, Heimsuchung (2008)
Emine Sevgi Özdmar, Das Leben in der Karawanserei (1992)
Maja Haderlap, Engel des Vergessens (2011)
Programme
"Memory culture and national identity in German-language literature"This seminar focuses on the question of how German-language literature shapes and reflects collective memory and contributes to the construction or questioning of national identity. Literary texts will be placed in relation to concepts of cultural studies and memory theory.
After an introductory discussion of literature as a medium of remembrance, we will focus on various thematic areas: the examination of the Holocaust, family memory as a private form of remembrance, post-reunification literature and the memory of a divided Germany, as well as migration-related and transnational memory culture.
Core Documentation
Aleida Assmann, Der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit (Kap. 1)Paul Celan, Todesfuge (1948)
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (2001)
Uwe Timm, Am Beispiel meines Bruders (2003)
Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys (1998)
Jenny Erpenbeck, Heimsuchung (2008)
Emine Sevgi Özdmar, Das Leben in der Karawanserei (1992)
Maja Haderlap, Engel des Vergessens (2011)
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be conducted in a frontal teaching mode, with students participating in seminar-type discussions.Type of evaluation
Oral test aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities provided by the course. teacher profile teaching materials
H. Müller, Warten auf der Gegenschräge. Gesammelte Gedichte (Suhrkamp)
H. Müller, Der Auftrag (Suhrkamp)
P. Handke, Langsame Einkehr (Suhrkamp)
Rimini Protokoll, videos of the performances: filmati degli spettacoli: “Welt-Klimakonferenz”, “Shared Landschapes”, “Temple du présent”, “Urban Natur”, “Terrarium”, “Sentate”, “Europe Dances”
Programme
The module explores the relationship between literature, theatre, and ecology, analyzing how nature and ecological experiences are represented in contemporary texts and performances.Core Documentation
B. Brecht, Die Gedichte (Einaudi)H. Müller, Warten auf der Gegenschräge. Gesammelte Gedichte (Suhrkamp)
H. Müller, Der Auftrag (Suhrkamp)
P. Handke, Langsame Einkehr (Suhrkamp)
Rimini Protokoll, videos of the performances: filmati degli spettacoli: “Welt-Klimakonferenz”, “Shared Landschapes”, “Temple du présent”, “Urban Natur”, “Terrarium”, “Sentate”, “Europe Dances”
Reference Bibliography
Critical texts will be provided throughout the lectures.Attendance
It is strongly recommended to attend the lectures. Students who cannot attend the lectures will find online information about extra bibliography to add to the official program.Type of evaluation
Interview on issues discussed during the course and on the exam texts. teacher profile teaching materials
This seminar focuses on the question of how German-language literature shapes and reflects collective memory and contributes to the construction or questioning of national identity. Literary texts will be placed in relation to concepts of cultural studies and memory theory.
After an introductory discussion of literature as a medium of remembrance, we will focus on various thematic areas: the examination of the Holocaust, family memory as a private form of remembrance, post-reunification literature and the memory of a divided Germany, as well as migration-related and transnational memory culture.
Paul Celan, Todesfuge (1948)
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (2001)
Uwe Timm, Am Beispiel meines Bruders (2003)
Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys (1998)
Jenny Erpenbeck, Heimsuchung (2008)
Emine Sevgi Özdmar, Das Leben in der Karawanserei (1992)
Maja Haderlap, Engel des Vergessens (2011)
Programme
"Memory culture and national identity in German-language literature"This seminar focuses on the question of how German-language literature shapes and reflects collective memory and contributes to the construction or questioning of national identity. Literary texts will be placed in relation to concepts of cultural studies and memory theory.
After an introductory discussion of literature as a medium of remembrance, we will focus on various thematic areas: the examination of the Holocaust, family memory as a private form of remembrance, post-reunification literature and the memory of a divided Germany, as well as migration-related and transnational memory culture.
Core Documentation
Aleida Assmann, Der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit (Kap. 1)Paul Celan, Todesfuge (1948)
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (2001)
Uwe Timm, Am Beispiel meines Bruders (2003)
Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys (1998)
Jenny Erpenbeck, Heimsuchung (2008)
Emine Sevgi Özdmar, Das Leben in der Karawanserei (1992)
Maja Haderlap, Engel des Vergessens (2011)
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be conducted in a frontal teaching mode, with students participating in seminar-type discussions.Type of evaluation
Oral test aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities provided by the course. teacher profile teaching materials
H. Müller, Warten auf der Gegenschräge. Gesammelte Gedichte (Suhrkamp)
H. Müller, Der Auftrag (Suhrkamp)
P. Handke, Langsame Einkehr (Suhrkamp)
Rimini Protokoll, videos of the performances: filmati degli spettacoli: “Welt-Klimakonferenz”, “Shared Landschapes”, “Temple du présent”, “Urban Natur”, “Terrarium”, “Sentate”, “Europe Dances”
Programme
The module explores the relationship between literature, theatre, and ecology, analyzing how nature and ecological experiences are represented in contemporary texts and performances.Core Documentation
B. Brecht, Die Gedichte (Einaudi)H. Müller, Warten auf der Gegenschräge. Gesammelte Gedichte (Suhrkamp)
H. Müller, Der Auftrag (Suhrkamp)
P. Handke, Langsame Einkehr (Suhrkamp)
Rimini Protokoll, videos of the performances: filmati degli spettacoli: “Welt-Klimakonferenz”, “Shared Landschapes”, “Temple du présent”, “Urban Natur”, “Terrarium”, “Sentate”, “Europe Dances”
Reference Bibliography
Critical texts will be provided throughout the lectures.Attendance
It is strongly recommended to attend the lectures. Students who cannot attend the lectures will find online information about extra bibliography to add to the official program.Type of evaluation
Interview on issues discussed during the course and on the exam texts. teacher profile teaching materials
This seminar focuses on the question of how German-language literature shapes and reflects collective memory and contributes to the construction or questioning of national identity. Literary texts will be placed in relation to concepts of cultural studies and memory theory.
After an introductory discussion of literature as a medium of remembrance, we will focus on various thematic areas: the examination of the Holocaust, family memory as a private form of remembrance, post-reunification literature and the memory of a divided Germany, as well as migration-related and transnational memory culture.
Paul Celan, Todesfuge (1948)
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (2001)
Uwe Timm, Am Beispiel meines Bruders (2003)
Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys (1998)
Jenny Erpenbeck, Heimsuchung (2008)
Emine Sevgi Özdmar, Das Leben in der Karawanserei (1992)
Maja Haderlap, Engel des Vergessens (2011)
Programme
"Memory culture and national identity in German-language literature"This seminar focuses on the question of how German-language literature shapes and reflects collective memory and contributes to the construction or questioning of national identity. Literary texts will be placed in relation to concepts of cultural studies and memory theory.
After an introductory discussion of literature as a medium of remembrance, we will focus on various thematic areas: the examination of the Holocaust, family memory as a private form of remembrance, post-reunification literature and the memory of a divided Germany, as well as migration-related and transnational memory culture.
Core Documentation
Aleida Assmann, Der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit (Kap. 1)Paul Celan, Todesfuge (1948)
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (2001)
Uwe Timm, Am Beispiel meines Bruders (2003)
Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys (1998)
Jenny Erpenbeck, Heimsuchung (2008)
Emine Sevgi Özdmar, Das Leben in der Karawanserei (1992)
Maja Haderlap, Engel des Vergessens (2011)
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be conducted in a frontal teaching mode, with students participating in seminar-type discussions.Type of evaluation
Oral test aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities provided by the course.