Universität Wien

135043 PS Literary Cross-Currents (PS): Sympathy for the Devil? (2018W)

Devil's portrayals in occidental culture (religion, literature, cinema and music)

Continuous assessment of course work

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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. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 09.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 16.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 23.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 30.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 06.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 13.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 20.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 27.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 04.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 11.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 08.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 15.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 22.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 29.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

"Pleased to meet you/ Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, what's puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah/ ". After the most common interpretation of this well - known rock' n roll text of the Rolling Stones is Lucifer set the same with the Humanity. The American rock band here refers to the well-known novel by Mikhail Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita". Also, in the Bible, in the book of Isaiah, (chapter 45, 7), basically, there is not much else written: "I create the light and make the darkness, / I bring about salvation and create the evil. / I am the Lord who accomplishes all this. " God created light as well as darkness, salvation and evil as if they were two sides of the same coin, always present. An encounter with the devil or with the "other side of the coin" is therefore inevitable in life and of course in literature. The Bible uses about forty names for the devil, which are often very different, such as "Morning Star," "Baal-sebub" or "Snake." All these names have different explanations and tell us a different characteristic of evil. It is perhaps just because of this diversity that the devil has been taken over by the art and with a certain "sympathy" again and again and has produced a few interesting characters who populate novels, stories, poems as well as songs and films. In the seminar, we will explore the history of this biblical figure and its exciting reuse from the perspective of various genres and art forms.

Assessment and permitted materials

The performance is determined on the basis of the "oral" and "written" contributions of the students:

a) Each participant must write a seminar paper of at least 20/25 pages ( Arial/Times New Roman, font size 12, line spacing 1.5) on a topic of their choice.
b) Furthermore, a presentation on the topic of the seminar paper is to be given, consisting of a 15/20 minute PowerPoint presentation. (A handout with a short bibliography is to be provided).

The performance is determined based on the "oral" and "written" contributions of the students:

a) Each participant must write a seminar paper of at least 20/25 pages (font size 12, line spacing 1.5) on a topic of their choice.
b) In addition, a presentation on the topic of the seminar paper, consisting of a 15/20 minute PowerPoint presentation, must be given. (A handout with a short bibliography is to be enclosed.)

When determining the grade, participation in the seminar, the presentation and the seminar paper The performance is determined based on the "oral" and "written" contributions of the students:

a) Each participant must write a seminar paper of at least 20/25 pages (font size 12, line spacing 1.5) on a topic of their choice.
b) In addition must be given a presentation on the topic of the seminar paper, consisting of a 15/20 minute PowerPoint presentation- (A handout with a short bibliography is to be enclosed.)

To determine the grade are evaluated: participation in the seminar, the presentation and the seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The semester grade consists of 50% from the seminar paper and a further 50% from the presentation (or short essay, 25%) and the participation in the course (25%). At least 50% of the requirements must be met for a positive degree.

Examination topics

Regular participation in the course is expected and evaluated by the students as a partial performance. In addition, each student has the choice of giving a topic-related presentation with a PowerPoint presentation and handing in a handout. In addition must be submitted a scientific paper of at least 20/25 pages of continuous text.

Reading list

Die genaue Pflichtlektüre wird im Unterricht bekanntgegeben.

Association in the course directory

BA M4

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