Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to acquaint students with the characteristics of postmodern society, culture and literature in the German-speaking area.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Social and intercultural contexts in the 21st century.
• The concept of literaricity and the problem of literary autonomy in the 21st century.
• System-theoretical aspects of (german) literature in postmodern age.
• Literary discourses and media technologies in 21st century.
• Structures and functions of postmodern (german) literature.
• Literary genres in the postmodern age.
• Functional differentiation of society and the emergence of global literary system.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures,
• homework assignments and active participation
• e-learning
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and Understanding:
On completion of this course the student will be able to
• demonstrate knowledge of cultural-historical and literary-historical processes in 21st century,
• recognize the role of those processes for construction of collective and individual identities,
• identify structural and functional changes of the postmodern literary discourse in correlation with the social contexts,
• explain the influence of social changes on the autonomy of literary communication in 21st century.
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
• Amann, W. (ur.) 2010: Globalisierung und Gegenwartsliteratur. Synchron, Heidelberg.
• Behrens, R. 2004: Postmoderne. Europ. Verlag, Hamburg.
• Grabes, H. 2004: Einführung in die Literatur und Kunst der Moderne und Postmoderne. Die Ästhetik des Fremden. Francke, Tübingen.
• Kacianka, R. (ur.) 2004: Krise und Kritik der Sprache. Literatur zwischen Spätmoderne und Postmoderne. Francke, Tübingen
• Sill, O. 2001: Literatur in der funktional differenzierten Gesellschaft. Systemtheoretische Perspektiven auf ein komplexes Phänomen. Westdt. Verlag, Wiesbaden.
Prerequisits
Prerequisits for acceding the course:
None.
Conditions for prerequisits:
Oral presentation is a prerequisit to attend the written examination.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • written examination
• homework assignments and active participation
