SFT20308 German: Literature and Culture Studies (Autumn 2009)

The course is connected to the following study programs

The course is part of the German extension module (altogether 90 ECTS credits) that is an optional module in the bachelor programme Society, Language and Culture (3^rd or 5^th semester).

Obligatory in the extension module in German (3^rd semester).

Prerequisites

The one-year German programme, or equivalent knowledge of German.

Lecture Semester

Autumn 2009

Content

The interaction between literature, culture and society plays the central role in the course, in which students are expected to problematise and reflect on the characteristics of the individual work as well as general aspects.  Other artistic expressions will also be discussed in addition to literary texts.

Forms of teaching and learning

Seminars and projects.

Practical training/internship

None.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

Two written assignments in the course of the semester, each of approx. 4 text pages and possible additional illustrations.

The coursework must be approved before signing up for the examination.

Examination

Oral examination with presentation.

Presentation:

The candidates give a presentation of approx. 12 minutes on a topic from the course reading, chosen by the candidate and approved by the course instructor. The candidate’s ability to present in an independent way is central to the assessment.

Examination:

The candidates are examined in the topic ‘Berlin’ based on the course reading. Content as well as reflection, problematisation, presentation and language are assessed.

 

A joint mark is given for both components using the A-F grading scale.

Literature

ANONYMA: Eine Frau in Berlin (btb).
BACHMANN, Ingeborg: Ein Ort für Zufälle (will be handed out at the beginning of the course).
BRUSSIG, Thomas: Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee (Fischer).
DEUTSCHKRON, Inge: Ich trug den gelben Stern (dtv).
HESSEL, Franz/HEYM, Georg/RINGELNATZ, Joachim/TUCHOLSKY, Kurt (will be handed out at the beginning of the course).
KÄSTNER, Erich: Emil und die Detektive (Dressler, Atrium Verlag).
KAMINER, Wladimir: Russendisko (Goldmann; students choose two chapters).
KORDON, Klaus/SCHIMMEL, Peter: Die Lisa. Eine deutsche Geschichte (Beltz).
SCHNEIDER, Peter: Der Mauerspringer (Rowohlt).

Students choose thre of the following films (students may choose other Berlin based films as long as they are approved by the course instructor):

.        Berlin Alexanderplatz (Rainer Werner Fassbinder),

.        Das Leben der Anderen (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck),

.        Das Leben eine Baustelle (Wolfgang Becker),

.        Der Himmel über Berlin (Wim Wenders),

.        Der Untergang (Oliver Hirschbiegel),

.        Der Zimmerspringbrunnen (Peter Timm),

.        Emil und die Detektive (Franziska Buch eller tidligere filmatiseringer),

.        Helden wie wir (Sebastian Peterson),

.        Herr Lehmann (Leander Haußmann),

.        Good bye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker),

.        Lola rennt (Tom Tykwer),

.        Sonnenallee (Leander Haußmann) eller

.        Wie Feuer und Flamme (Connie Walter).