Objectives and competences
The objective of the course is to familiarize with contemporary theory concepts, principaly spatial ones, for literary-scientific discussion of Germanspeaking systems of regional literature in contact communication spaces and their social embedding.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Spatial turn, theoretical concepts and models of space and spaciality in literature
• Regional literature in German literary system and its literary-scientific perception
• Main structures and characteristics in the German speaking regional literature in contact cultural spaces
• Model studies of German regional medial system - literature, theater, newspapers, films, digital media – in hybrid cultural spaces with regard of media and social context and social functions: forming of identities, selfreflection and diferenciality.
Learning and teaching methods
- Lecture
- Seminar
- Discussion
- Presentation of seminar work
- The information and communications
technology is used for educational purposes in
teaching and learning process.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
• To critically analyse relations between literary system
and other social (sub)systems;
• To evaluate the signification of social factors of influ-
ence on literary systems in cultural hybrid regions;
• To apply relevant theoretical concepts and models in
the research of German speaking regional literature
system as a social category;
• To interprete relations between regional and central li-
terary systems in historical and current perspective;
• To identify autonomously literary, cultural and other
social practices;
• To evalute autonomously, systematically and critically
primary and secondary literature.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• research approach and focussing on problem-
solving
• communication skills – oral presentation of the
seminar work, writing skills in the seminar
work;
• use of information technology – seeking of
information on the web and their use;
• group work.
Readings
Izbrana poglavja iz /Selected chapters from:
•Amann, W. et. al. (Hgg.)2008: Periphere Zentren oder zentrale Peripherien? Kulturen und Regionen Europas zwischen Globalisierung und Regionalität. Heidelberg.
•Bachmann-Medick, D. 2006: Cultural Turns. Neuorientierungen in den Kulturwissenschaften. Reinbek.
•Brandtner, A./ Michler, W. (Hgg.) 2007: Zur regionalen Literaturgeschichtsschreibung. Linz.
•Grywatsch, J. 2008: Literatur in der Region und Raumbegriff. In: Cornelia Ilbrig, Bernd Kortländer, Enno Stahl (Hgg.): Kulturelle Überlieferungen. Bürgertum, Literatur und Vereinswesen im Rheinland 1830-1945. Düsseldorf, S.84 - 95.
•Günzel, S. (Hg.) 2007: Topologie. Zur Raumbeschreibung in den Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften. Bielefeld.
Stephan Günzel, S. /Dünne, J. (Hgg.)2006: Raumtheorie. Grundlagentexte aus Philosophie und Kulturwissenschaften. Berlin.
•Mecklenburg, N. 1985: Literaturräume. Thesen zur regionalen Dimension deutscher Literaturgeschichte. In: Alois •Wierlacher (Hg.): Das Fremde und das Eigene. Prolegomena zu einer interkulturellen Germanistik. München, S. 197-211.
• Mecklenburg, N. 2009: Die Heimat der anderen. Literarischer Regionalismus im Zeitalter der Globalisierung. In: Ders.: Das Mädchen aus der Fremde. Germanistik als interkultureller Literaturwissenschaft. München, S. 536-553.
•Wagner-Egelhaaf, M. (Hg.) 2001: Region – Literatur – Kultur. Regionalliteraturforschung heute. Bielefeld.
Seznam primarne literature in aktualnih krajših clankov dobi študent/študentka ob zacetku semestra./ The student will get a list of primary works and current short articles at the beginning of each semester.
Additional information on implementation and assessment - Seminar work 80%
- Active classroom participation 20%
