608220 PS Text Analysis and Interpretation (PHV): From the Norm

608220 PS Text Analysis and Interpretation (PHV): From the Norm - Literary Outsiders

summer semester 2020 | Last update: 20.04.2021 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of German Studies

Instructor:

Mag. phil. Dr. phil. Simone Anna Stefan

Course number:

608220

Title:

PS Text Analysis and Interpretation (PHV): From the Norm - Literary Outsiders

Type/hours:

PS 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

A systematic and reflective approach to literary texts and the acquisition of a reasoned text comprehension.

Contents:

“If someone thinks that you are big, and others think that you are small, then perhaps you are just right.” (Astrid Lindgren)

Representations of literary figures who fall outside the social norms of their respective time eras are found throughout German language literature. Also apparent is one of the most important functions of texts, namely the breaking down of prejudices and stereotypes.The scope of texts covered in the seminar ranges from the eighteenth century to the present day, and encompasses the following authors: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Astrid Lindgren, Christine Nöstlinger, Elias Canetti and Birte Müller. Students will analyse selected examples in terms of their form, style, content and reception.

Methods:

Lecture as stimulus

Discussion in the plenum

Team work

Assessment:

Prepared and spontaneous participation

Presentation on one text

Completion of tasks

Final assessment (10 pages)

Literature:

Heinrich Heine, Paul Celan, Ernst Jandl, Christine Nöstlinger, …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Die Leiden des jungen Werther (1774)