180214 SE Philosophy and Literature (2023S)
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).
- Registration is open from Mo 13.02.2023 09:00 to Su 19.02.2023 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 23.02.2023 09:00 to Mo 27.02.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2023 23:59
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max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Instructor: Erik M. Vogt - erik.vogt@univie.ac.at
The preliminary meeting on March 17th, FR 17.03.2023 13.15-14.45 will be held via Zoom.The remaining seven seminar meetings will be held in person!
Friday
17.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Digital
Wednesday
10.05.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Thursday
11.05.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Friday
12.05.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Thursday
25.05.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Friday
26.05.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Friday
09.06.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Saturday
10.06.
09:45 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Attendance is strictly required! Missing more than one seminar will reflect negatively on the final grade; missing more than two seminars will result in a negative grade. Active participation is expected!
To receive a grade for the seminar, two options are available:
The first option is a presentation - the length of the presentation is supposed to be 30-35 minutes; the presentation must be fully elaborated and submitted in written form and as email attachment to the course instructor the day before the presentation. The written form of the presentation must include a bibliographical apparatus. The written text of the presentation must have a minimum length of 10 pages (1 ½ spaces); also, presenters must provide a 1-page hand-out for all the seminar participants the day before their presentation; this hand-out is to be sent to the course instructor one day before the presentation, and the course instructor will put the hand-out on Moodle). The presentation and the hand-out must be sent in due time. The presentations should be chosen during the preliminary meeting, although participants interested in giving a presentation on the texts/topics listed can contact the instructor before the preliminary meeting.
The second option is a paper - the length of the paper must be at least 15 pages (1 ½ spaces). The paper must include a bibliographical apparatus. The citation style can be chosen by the author of the paper, but it must be consistent. The topic of the paper may be determined in consultation with the instructor.
To receive a grade for the seminar, two options are available:
The first option is a presentation - the length of the presentation is supposed to be 30-35 minutes; the presentation must be fully elaborated and submitted in written form and as email attachment to the course instructor the day before the presentation. The written form of the presentation must include a bibliographical apparatus. The written text of the presentation must have a minimum length of 10 pages (1 ½ spaces); also, presenters must provide a 1-page hand-out for all the seminar participants the day before their presentation; this hand-out is to be sent to the course instructor one day before the presentation, and the course instructor will put the hand-out on Moodle). The presentation and the hand-out must be sent in due time. The presentations should be chosen during the preliminary meeting, although participants interested in giving a presentation on the texts/topics listed can contact the instructor before the preliminary meeting.
The second option is a paper - the length of the paper must be at least 15 pages (1 ½ spaces). The paper must include a bibliographical apparatus. The citation style can be chosen by the author of the paper, but it must be consistent. The topic of the paper may be determined in consultation with the instructor.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The seminar will be conducted in form of close readings, presentations, and class discussion. The seminar will provide students with the opportunity to hone their presentational and writing skills. Attendance is strictly required! Missing more than one seminar will reflect negatively on the final grade; missing more than two seminars will result in a negative grade.
The final grade will be determined in the following manner:
Class Participation: 30 %. Presentation: 70 %.
Class Participation: 30 %. Final Paper: 70 %.
The final grade will be determined in the following manner:
Class Participation: 30 %. Presentation: 70 %.
Class Participation: 30 %. Final Paper: 70 %.
Examination topics
EXAMINATION TOPICS
The seminar participants will read and discuss the following authors and texts:May 10th:
Martin Heidegger:
“Hölderlin and the Essence of Poetry” (in: Elucidations of Hölderlin’s Poetry, pp. 51 - 65)
“The Poem” (in: Elucidations of Hölderlin’s Poetry, pp. 209 - 219)May 11th:
Theodor W. Adorno: “Parataxis” (in: Notes to Literature, Vol. 2, pp. 109 - 149)
Theodor W. Adorno: “On Lyric Poetry and Society” (in: Notes to Literature, Vol. 1, pp. 37 - 54)May 12th:
Alain Badiou: “The Age of the Poets” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 3 - 22).
Alaion Badiou: “What Does the Poem Think?” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 22 - 35)
Alain Badiou: “The Philosophical Status of the Poem after Heidegger” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 36 - 43).
Alain Badiou: “Poetry and Communism” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 93 - 108)May 25th:
Jacques Rancière: “Mallarmé: The Politics of the Siren” (pp. 27 – 60).
Jacques Rancière: “The Politics of Literature” (in: “The Politics of Literature”, pp. 3 - 30)May 26th:
Aimé Césaire: “Notebook of a Return to the Native Land”
Césaire, Aimé: “An Interview with Aimé Césaire”. In: ”Discourse on Colonialism”, pp. 81 – 94.
Aimé Césaire: “Discourse on Négritude”June 9th:
Jean-Paul Sartre: Black Orpheus” (in: “What is Literature? and Other Essays”, pp. 289 - 330)
Frantz Fanon: “Black Skin, White Masks” (pp. 82 – 108; 174 – 181)
Frantz Fanon: “The Wretched of the Earth” (pp. 145 – 180)June 10th:
Édouard Glissant: “Creolization in the Caribbean and the Americas” (in: “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity”, pp. 3 - 17)
Édouard Glissant: “Culture and Identity” (in: “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity, pp. 37 - 51”)
Édouard Glissant: “The Chaos-World: Towards an Aesthetic of Relation”( in: “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity”, pp. 53 - 71)
The seminar participants will read and discuss the following authors and texts:May 10th:
Martin Heidegger:
“Hölderlin and the Essence of Poetry” (in: Elucidations of Hölderlin’s Poetry, pp. 51 - 65)
“The Poem” (in: Elucidations of Hölderlin’s Poetry, pp. 209 - 219)May 11th:
Theodor W. Adorno: “Parataxis” (in: Notes to Literature, Vol. 2, pp. 109 - 149)
Theodor W. Adorno: “On Lyric Poetry and Society” (in: Notes to Literature, Vol. 1, pp. 37 - 54)May 12th:
Alain Badiou: “The Age of the Poets” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 3 - 22).
Alaion Badiou: “What Does the Poem Think?” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 22 - 35)
Alain Badiou: “The Philosophical Status of the Poem after Heidegger” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 36 - 43).
Alain Badiou: “Poetry and Communism” (in: “The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose”, pp. 93 - 108)May 25th:
Jacques Rancière: “Mallarmé: The Politics of the Siren” (pp. 27 – 60).
Jacques Rancière: “The Politics of Literature” (in: “The Politics of Literature”, pp. 3 - 30)May 26th:
Aimé Césaire: “Notebook of a Return to the Native Land”
Césaire, Aimé: “An Interview with Aimé Césaire”. In: ”Discourse on Colonialism”, pp. 81 – 94.
Aimé Césaire: “Discourse on Négritude”June 9th:
Jean-Paul Sartre: Black Orpheus” (in: “What is Literature? and Other Essays”, pp. 289 - 330)
Frantz Fanon: “Black Skin, White Masks” (pp. 82 – 108; 174 – 181)
Frantz Fanon: “The Wretched of the Earth” (pp. 145 – 180)June 10th:
Édouard Glissant: “Creolization in the Caribbean and the Americas” (in: “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity”, pp. 3 - 17)
Édouard Glissant: “Culture and Identity” (in: “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity, pp. 37 - 51”)
Édouard Glissant: “The Chaos-World: Towards an Aesthetic of Relation”( in: “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity”, pp. 53 - 71)
Reading list
Adorno, Theodor W.: Notes to Literature, Vol. 1 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1991)
Adorno, Theodor W.: Notes to Literature, Vol. 2 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1992)
Badiou, Alain: The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose. With an Introduction by Emily Apter and Bruno Bosteels (London, New York: Verso, 2014)
Césaire, Aimé : Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. Translated and edited by Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith. With and Introduction by André Breton (Middletown, Ct: Wesleyan Press, 2001)
Césaire, Aimé: Discourse on Colonialism. Translated by Joan Pinkham. New Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2000).
Césaire, Aimé: “Discourse on Négritude »
Fanon, Frantz: Black Skin, White Masks. Introductions by Homi Bhaba and Ziauddin Sardar (London: Pluto Press, 2008)
Fanon, Frantz: The Wretched of the Earth. Translated from the French by Richard Philcox. With Commentary by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhaba (New York: Grove Press, 2004)
Glissant, Édouard: Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2020)
Heidegger; Martin: Elucidations of Hölderlin’s Poetry (Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2000)
Rancière, Jacques: Mallarmé: Politics of the Siren (London, New York : Continuum, 2011)
Rancière, Jacques: Politics of Literature (Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011)
Sartre, Jean-Paul: What is Literature? and Other Essays. Introduction by Steven Ungar (Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 1988)
Adorno, Theodor W.: Notes to Literature, Vol. 2 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1992)
Badiou, Alain: The Age of the Poets and Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose. With an Introduction by Emily Apter and Bruno Bosteels (London, New York: Verso, 2014)
Césaire, Aimé : Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. Translated and edited by Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith. With and Introduction by André Breton (Middletown, Ct: Wesleyan Press, 2001)
Césaire, Aimé: Discourse on Colonialism. Translated by Joan Pinkham. New Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2000).
Césaire, Aimé: “Discourse on Négritude »
Fanon, Frantz: Black Skin, White Masks. Introductions by Homi Bhaba and Ziauddin Sardar (London: Pluto Press, 2008)
Fanon, Frantz: The Wretched of the Earth. Translated from the French by Richard Philcox. With Commentary by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhaba (New York: Grove Press, 2004)
Glissant, Édouard: Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2020)
Heidegger; Martin: Elucidations of Hölderlin’s Poetry (Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2000)
Rancière, Jacques: Mallarmé: Politics of the Siren (London, New York : Continuum, 2011)
Rancière, Jacques: Politics of Literature (Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011)
Sartre, Jean-Paul: What is Literature? and Other Essays. Introduction by Steven Ungar (Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 1988)
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The seminar examines the complex relations between philosophy, literature, and politics. The course consists of one preliminary meeting and seven seminar sessions. While the first seminar session examines some texts by Martin Heidegger on the poet Friedrich Hölderlin, the second seminar closely analyzes Theodor W. Adorno’s essay on Hölderlin and his essay on the relationship between lyric poetry and society. The third session will address several shorter texts by Alain Badiou: “The Age of the Poets”, “What Does the Poem Think?”, “The Philosophical Status of the Poem after Heidegger”, and “Poetry and Communism”. The fourth session will examine sections from Jacques Rancière’s “Mallarmé: The Politics of the Siren”, as well as his programmatic essay “The Politics of Literature”. The fifth seminar will analyze Aimé Césaire’s “Notebook of a Return to the Native Land” his text “Discourse on Négritude” and an interview. The sixth seminar will examine Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Black Orpheus”, as well as sections from Frantz Fanon’s “Black Skin, White Masks” and “The Wretched of the Earth”. The final seminar will analyze three lectures by Édouard Glissant that are included in his “Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity”. These lectures are: “Creolization in the Caribbean and the Americas”; “Culture and Identity”; “The Chaos-World: Towards an Aesthetic of Relation”.
The seminar will consist of presentations and class discussion. All texts to be discussed will be made available on Moodle. Participants are expected to come fully prepared, to have closely read the respective texts, and to engage in class discussion.
Office hours (by individual appointment) will be held via video tools.