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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.

  • izr. prof. dr. DEJAN KOS

  • Written examination: 50
  • Oral presentation: 25
  • Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and lab work: 25

  • : 15
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  • : 60

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