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Institut für Amerikastudien Institut für Amerikastudien

Univ.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Gudrun Grabher Univ.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Gudrun Grabher

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"Making Sense of Suffering: Pain, Disease, and Death in American Lit. & Cult."

SE 2

wöch.

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Englisch

Suffering is an inevitable part of human existence: We suffer from physical and psychological pain, we suffer from illness and disease, we suffer when mourning or coming to terms with other hardships in life, we have to deal with death – the death of others – before we are ultimately faced with our own dying and death. This seminar intends to analyse various pieces of American literature that deal with such topics. The aim is to see how these “negative” aspects can be and are meaningfully integrated into human existence as a whole so that they "make sense" after all. Special emphasis will thereby be given to various ethnic groups in America.

Participation in class; presentation of paper; written paper (15-20 pages)

written and oral

Students must have completed their "1. Studienabschnitt". Die Lehrveranstaltung endet mit 12. Dezember 2006. Die fehlenden Stunden werden wie angekündigt eingebracht.
Beginn: 10.10.2006