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Analysis of literature as critically reflected practice; interpretation/understanding of literature as well-grounded activity.

At first, course explains the historical situation prior to Second World War with a focus on the the social and political climate in Austria in the period between the seizure of power by the National Socialists in Germany in 1933 and the ‘Anschluss’ in 1938. Hereinafter the life situations of Austrian expatriates as well as their post-war fates will be depicted.

On this basis, the works of different expatriates will be interpreted and discussed. In addition to works by established authors, we will particularly focus on texts of writers who are no longer part of the present literary canon.

text analysis, discussion, groupwork

Active participation, presentation, paper. Exact modalities will be announced in the first session.

• Silvia M. Patsch (Hg.): Österreichische Schriftsteller im Exil. Wien; München: Brandstätter 1986.
• Johann Holzner; Sigurd Paul Scheichl; Wolfgang Wiesmüller (Hg.): Eine schwierige Heimkehr. Österreichische Literatur im Exil 1938-1945. Innsbruck: Inst. f. Germanistik 1991.
• Siglinde Bolbecher; Konstantin Kaiser (Hg.): Lexikon der österreichischen Exilliteratur. Wien: Deuticke 2000.

Requirement for registration for BA German philology: positive mark in obligatory module 17, requirement for registration for German language and literature studies: PS/VU VU "Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft", VU "Orientierung Literaturwissenschaft", PS "Textanalyse und Interpretation".

Recommended for 3^rd semester BA German philology and for 3^rd semester German language and literature studies