135112 SE BA-SE: Violence and Literature (2024W)

7.50 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 13 - Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Tu 26.11. 16:00-17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Registration/Deregistration

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

Registration is open from Mo 02.09.2024 00:01 to Mo 23.09.2024 23:59
Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2024 23:59

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Fausto De Michele

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 01.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 08.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 15.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 22.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 29.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 05.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 12.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 19.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
N Tuesday 26.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 03.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 10.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 17.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 07.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 14.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 21.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 28.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Violence and literature, or the heuristic function of literature against violence.

Violence has always been a source of inspiration for literary discourse and, thanks to literature, has become the subject of reflection and investigation. Violence as a theme can be found in novels, stories, theater, opera, cinema, television, video games, and many other types of art.

The literary discourse contributes to the creation of our reality as part of linguistic discourses. While literature configures, analyzes, discovers, understands, and explains the world. Literature manipulates reality, and it affects its recipients.

In the seminar, we will try to provide an answer to how the expressive, figurative, logical-narrative and semantic forms of violence in the literature (but also in cinema and television) have been used to include their recipients in the discourse and also how and how far the literature has changed in a matter of violence.

Assessment and permitted materials

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 (Arial/ Times new Roman, 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, the following are assessed: participation in the seminar, the presentation and the seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A short presentation about the own seminar work (20/25 pages), which has to be handed in at the end of the semester. Participation in discussions will be considered. When determining the semester grade, therefore, the participation, the presentation and the seminar paper on the topics of the list of references are taken into account.

Examination topics

Will be announced in the course

Reading list