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.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • seminar work
? active classroom participation
