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Objectives and competences

The objective of the course is to familiarize with actual theory concepts, especially those of space, for literary-scientific analysis of Germanspeaking regional literary systems in contact communication spaces nad 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 elements and characteristics in the German speaking regional literature in cultural contact cultural spaces • Model studies of German regional medial system (literature, theater, newspaper) 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 the 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. Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: • research approach and focus on problem-solving • communication skills (writing skills in a seminar work, oral defence of the seminar work); • use of information technology (seeking information on the Web); ? group work.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: • research approach and focus on problem-solving • communication skills (writing skills in a seminar work, oral defence of the seminar work); • use of information technology (seeking information on the Web); ? team work

Readings

Izbrana poglavja iz publikacij/Selected chapters: 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. Maler, A. (Hg.)1997: Literatur und Regionalität. Frankfurt/M. u. a. Mecklenburg, N. 1985: Literaturräume. Thesen zur regionalen Dimesion deutscher Literaturgeschichte. In: Alois Wierlacher (Hg.): Das Fremde und das Eigene. Prolegomena zu einer interkulturellen Germanistik. München, S. 197-211. Drs. 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 člankov dobi študent/študentka ob začetku semestra. The student will get a list of primary works and current short articles at the beginning of each semester.

Prerequisits

None.

  • red. prof. dr. MATJAŽ BIRK

  • Seminar paper: 80
  • Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and lab work: 20

  • : 15
  • : 75

  • Slovenian, German
  • Slovenian, German