Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to acquaint students with the basic epistemological, methodological and functional aspects of literary and cultural historiography.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Models of literary and cultural historiography.
• Epistemological aspects of literary and cultural history.
• Literary history, cultural history and the theory of knowledge.
• Literary history and cultural theory: methodological aspects.
• Literature and social contexts: historical aspects.
• Literary history, cultural history and system theory.
• Structures and functions of literary and cultural traditions: historical aspects.
• Literary history, cultural history and problems of valuation.
• Functions of literary history.
• Narratological aspects of literary and cultural historiography.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures,
• homework assignments and active participation
• e-learning
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to
• demonstrate knowledge of methods and functions of literary and cultural historiography,
• recognize the basic epistemological and methodological problems in conceptualizing literary- and cultural-historical models,
• relate the literary-theoretical concepts with the literary- and cultural-historical ones,
• critically evaluate different models of literary and cultural history and apply them with regard to the previously defined objectives
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
• communication skills,
• using information technology (finding information on the internet).
Readings
• Gössman, W. 2006. Deutsche Kulturgeschichte im Grundriss, Grupello, Düsseldorf.
• Baasner, R. 2005: Methoden und Modelle der Literaturwissenschaft - Eine Einführung, 3. überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Berlin: Erich Schmidt.
• Koselleck, R. 2003: Zeitschichten. Studien zur Historik, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt/M.
• Kos, D. 2009: Literarna zgodovina in koncept literarnega polja. Primer. književ., 32/1, str. 45-66
• Müller-Funk, W. 2006: Kulturtheorie: Einführung in Schlüsseltexte der Kulturwissenschaften,A. Francke, Tübingen
Prerequisits
Prerequisits for acceding the course:
None.
Conditions for prerequisits:
Oral presentation is prerequisite to attend the written examination.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • homework assignments and active participation, 30 %
• written examination. 70 %
