NJII_747B Austrian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mag. phil. Johanna Lenhart, M.A. (lecturer)
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
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.41
Course Enrolment Limitations
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The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
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Course objectives
Why does contemporary literature still need a national limitation?
What is the meaning of the term "Austrian contemporary literature"?
And what are the special features and developments of this concept?
In this seminar, Austrian authors of the present day will be examined more closely.
On the one hand, their biographies and, on the other hand, their respective works should be presented in a wider context.
In a further step, stylistic or thematic peculiarities of the literary figures are discussed and also discussed about possible interpretations of the works.
In addition, each work is set and discussed in relation to a literary genre or theme.
At the end of the seminar, the students should have an overview of the newer generation of Austrian authors and a basic knowledge of the literary landscape of today's Austria.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students have:
an outstanding understanding of the Austrian literary landscape of the 1990s and 2000s.
trained and improved their interpretation skills
her literary theoretical knowledge not only expanded, but also intensively used in practice
got to know literary concepts, theories and language and apply them themselves
developed and used independent approaches to the interpretation of literary texts
improved their analytical skills
expanded their language skills (technical language)
Traditionslinien identified within the Austrian literature
Syllabus
  • Preliminary seminar structure:
  • 1. Organizational matters
  • 2. Österreichische Gegenwartsliteratur. Strömungen und Störungen.
  • 3. Elisabeth Klar – Himmelwärts.
  • 4. Arno Geiger - Der alte König in seinem Exil.
  • 5. Daniel Kehlmann - Die Vermessung der Welt.
  • 6. Angelika Lehner - Vater unser.
  • 7. Monika Helfer - Die Bagage.
  • 8. Elfriede Jelinek / Nicolas Mahler - ein fremder.
  • 9. Kathrin Röggla - wir schlafen nicht.
  • 10. Thomas Glavinic - Das Leben der Wünsche.
  • 11. Recap: What can Austrian literature be?
  • 12. Conclusion
Literature
  • ZEYRINGER, Klaus. Österreichische Literatur seit 1945 : Überblicke, Einschnitte, Wegmarken. Innsbruck: StudienVerlag, 2008, 570 s. ISBN 9783706546164. info
  • Österreichische Literatur 1987 : ein Pressespiegel. Edited by Ursula Seeber-Weyrer. Wien: Dokumentationsstelle für neuere österreichische Literatur, 1988, 111 s. ISBN 3900467153. info
Teaching methods
The students shall be familiar with representatives of the latest Austrian contemporary literature, using the following steps:
Self-directed questions-guided (home) reading of the books
Discussion and comparison of individual home reading in the seminar within small groups
Discussion of the answers developed in plenary
Subsequent lecture by the lecturer, in which topics continue to be carried out and also literary-theoretical elements are added
Assessment methods
participation, attendance (max. 2 missed lessons), final evaluation
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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