Curriculum
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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)
Mutuazione: 20750047 Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R WEIDENHILLER UTE CHRISTIANE, FIORENTINO FRANCESCO
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”
Mutuazione: 20750047 Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R WEIDENHILLER UTE CHRISTIANE, FIORENTINO FRANCESCO
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”
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)
Mutuazione: 20750047 Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R WEIDENHILLER UTE CHRISTIANE, FIORENTINO FRANCESCO
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”
Mutuazione: 20750047 Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R WEIDENHILLER UTE CHRISTIANE, FIORENTINO FRANCESCO
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”
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)
Mutuazione: 20750047 Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R WEIDENHILLER UTE CHRISTIANE, FIORENTINO FRANCESCO
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”
Mutuazione: 20750047 Literatur und Kulturwissenschaft in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R WEIDENHILLER UTE CHRISTIANE, FIORENTINO FRANCESCO
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”
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.