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Familiarity with core questions of gender theory; understanding of interrelations between gender identities and socio-cultural contexts;

Why do so many men write cycles of autobiographical novels?

Why do they have success?

Are there different approaches? What kind of novel cycles find admiration?

Are there any differences in autobiographical writing between languages, cultures, nations (for example in regard to french autobiographical writing: Ernaux, Eribon, Louis)?

What kind of critism do they provoke?

Are gender issues important for answering those questions?

What kind of issues?

Which  gender theories can help us analyzing the production, the contents, and the reception of those novels? 

This course contains an introduction to Gender Studies. It intention is to enfold gender history and theory by answering the above mentioned questions. 

We will therefore focus on both, basics in gender theory and critical masculinity (de Beauvoir, Butler, Connell) and contemporary german literature. We will study the construction of masculinity in fiction and society, especially within the field of literature and arts.

lecture input; teamwork; student's presentation; classroom discussions;

 student's presentation; final test;

 will be introduced in the first meeting.

Participiants are obliged to read at least one of the following novels:

Andreas Maier: Ortsumgehung

- Das Zimmer, Das Haus, Die Straße, Der Ort, Der Kreis, Die Universität

Gerhard Henschel: Martin Schlosser-Zyklus

- Kindheitsroman, Jugendroman, Liebesroman, Abenteuerroman, Bildungsorman, Künstlerroman, Arbeiterroman, Erfolgsroman

Joachim Meyerhoff: Alle Toten fliegen hoch

- Amerika, Zuhause in der Psychiatrie, Die Beine meiner Großmutter, Theorie und Praxis, Heute wärst Du zwölf, Ach diese Lücke, diese entsetziche Lücke

To read one novel. Please ask your 

You have to read one novel. Please ask your professor if you are undecided or inform him about your choice.