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Objectives and competences

The objectiv of this subject is: Get acquinted with topics, methods and objects in contemporary research of intercultural communication in the field of literary science

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Methods and models of intercultural German studies • Cultural identities and globalisation • German studies as cultural studies – description and paradigms – demonstration on empirical examples • Historical anthropology and literature • Postcolonial theories and criticism in global and European culture and politics

Learning and teaching methods

lectures? seminar

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Konwledge and Understanding • Knowledge of basic methods and concepts of intercultural German studies • Recognition of importance of these concepts for analysis of intercultural contacts • Knowledge of basic terms, premises and research results of intercultural literary science • Capacity of understanding the intercultural literary science with regard of its method and function in research of cultural transfer • Capacity of understanding the relations between the literary system and other social systems • Ability of autonomous, advanced, systematic and critical work with primary and secondary literature and their appearing forms in other medias in German speaking areas

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

research approach and focus on problem-solving use of information and communication technology intercultural sensibility

Readings

Izbrana poglavja iz publikacij/Selected chapters: Assmann, A. 2006: Einführung in die Kulturwissenschaft. Grundbegriffe, Themen, Fragestellungen. E. Schmid, ?Berlin. ? Benthien C. / Velten H.R. (Hg.) 2002: Germanistik als Kulturwissenschaft. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg Wirlacher, Alois/Bogner, Andrea (Hg.) 2003: Handbuch interkulturelle Germanistik. Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart, Weimar ? Seznam primarne literature in aktualnih krajših cˇlankov dobi študent/študentka ob zacˇetku semestra./ The student will get a list of primary works and current short articles at the beginning of each semester. ?

Prerequisits

Fluency in written and spoken German

  • red. prof. dr. VESNA KONDRIČ HORVAT

  • Seminar paper: 50
  • Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and lab work: 50

  • : 10
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  • : 70

  • German
  • German