Universität Wien

070189 UE Reading Course in Contemporary History and Media (2024S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course takes place every four hours every 14 days.
Attention: THE DATES IN THE FIRST LV UNIT ON 7.3. BE CALLED AND, IF APPLICABLE. CAN BE SUPPLEMENTED DURING THE SEMESTER.
NO MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE ON ALL OTHER DATES - SUCH AS LISTED HERE IN THE ONLINE OVERVIEW!
The background for the four-hour duration of a unit is the screening of a DEFA feature film and its contemporary historical discussion.

  • Thursday 07.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 14.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 21.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 11.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 18.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 25.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 02.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 16.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 23.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 06.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 13.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 20.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 27.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The background to the course, which is aimed at the specific needs of the MA "Contemporary History and Media", is to clarify the limits and possibilities of using fictional sources as (contemporary) historical sources.
Using the example of DEFA feature films, the possibilities of their contemporary historical and cultural framing will be illustrated. Since every generation writes its own histories of the past, the subjective factor of the students, who were usually born after the end of the GDR, is methodologically indispensable.

Assessment and permitted materials

The performance of the students is monitored and commented on by the teacher throughout the entire semester: Active participation in the individual sessions (40%) is expected, and homework assignments (individual work/60% of the grade with a positive assessment) are expected for a total of around 10 Pages.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In addition to active participation, the timely upload of a homework exercise on a contemporary or film-historical aspect (individual work/60% of the grade if the assessment is positive) on a total of approx. 10 pages is expected.
Due to the limited number of appointments in the semester, attendance at all meetings is mandatory!
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Examination topics

In addition to the active participation, the essay to be written is approximately 10 pages long and is dedicated to a contemporary historical phenomenon that is characterized by the transparent involvement of a text-generating AI. Relevant information will be provided in the constitutive meeting.

Reading list

The literature is based thematically and in terms of its scope on the individual readings that are discussed in the course unit. As a general basis, Moodle provides:
Martin Tschigger among others: Theory of History, Wiesbaden 2019 (Springer).
Stefan Zahlmann: The reality of stones, Weitra 2021 (Provincial Publishing House).

Association in the course directory

Interdisziplinäres MA Zeitgeschichte und Medien (Version 2019): M1a - UE - Lektürekurs (5 ECTS)

Last modified: We 28.02.2024 19:05