NJII_496B Selected lecture II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023

The course is not taught in Spring 2023

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Julia Häußermann, M.A. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Hrdličková (seminar tutor)
Mag. phil. Johanna Lenhart, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Erkan Osmanović, MA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Against the background of two texts (Sontag: 'Krankheit als Metapher', Hitzer: 'Krebs fühlen'), the course provides an introduction to the implementation of the discourse on illness in literary texts: How are physical and mental illnesses represented in German-language texts? What purpose does the motif of illness serve? What role do contemporary concepts of illness play in the texts? Etc.
Learning outcomes
Students
- deal with Susan Sontag's 'Illness as metaphor' and Bettina Hitzer's historical investigation 'Krebs fühlen' to provide a framework in theoretical/historical discourse
- get to know literary realizations of the illness motive.
- can recognize and analyze motives and discourses around illness in literary texts and relate them to each other.
Syllabus
  • Preliminary course structure:
  • 1. Organizational matters
  • 2. Susan Sontag - Krankheit als Metapher / Bettina Hitzer - Krebs fühlen
  • 3. Veza Canetti – Die Schildkröten
  • 4. Thomas Mann – Tod in Venedig
  • 5. Ingeborg Bachmann – Der Fall Franza
  • 6. Elfriede Jelinek – Die Bienenköniginnen
  • 7. Arno Geiger - Der alte König in seinem Exil
  • 9. Angelika Lehner - Vater unser
  • 10. Freud (series)
  • 10. Wolfgang Herrndorf - Arbeit und Struktur
  • 11. Peter Handke - Wunschloses Unglück / Wolfgang Hermann - Abschied ohne Ende
  • 12. Recap
Literature
  • Lesetexte für die einzelnen Seminarstunden.
Teaching methods
- Joint and independent guided reading of text passages - Discussion of the texts in plenary sessions and in small groups - Comparison of reading results - Inputs of lectureres
Assessment methods
Participation, attendance (max. 2 missed lessons), final evaluation
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Jaro 2021: J. Häussermann bietet hier ein Seminar zum Thema an: "Wer hat Angst vor Sibyllle Berg?" - Bergs Prosa- und Theaterwerke.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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