Universität Wien

480040 KO Colloquium on Literature: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (2022S)

Introduction to Narratology

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 48 - Slawistik
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. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 03.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 17.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 24.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 31.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Tuesday 05.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 5 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-25
  • Thursday 07.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 05.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 12.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 19.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 02.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 09.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 23.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37
  • Thursday 30.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2R-O1-37

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will offer an overview of main narratological concepts. Starting from the fundamental distinction between story and discourse (or fabula and sjuzhet in Russian formalist terms), different aspects of narrative analysis will be considered. In a first step, students will be introduceds to attempts at defining a narrative “grammar”, such as Vladimir Propp’s, Roland Barthes’ and A. J. Greimas’ analytical models based on “functions”. In a second step, temporal aspects of discourse, as well as narrator properties and systems of focalization will be considered. In a third step, techniques which represent consciousness and language within narratives will be studied, with an accent on free indirect discourse and dialogism in Bakhtin’s sense of the term.
All enumerated concepts will be approached through the study of exemplary theoretical writings and will be exemplified through the analysis of literary texts appertaining to modern South Slavic literatures (Marinković, Krleža, Pekić, Kiš, Ugrešić etc.).

Assessment and permitted materials

- short oral presentation
- active participation in discussions
- final essay (6-8 pages)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- regular, active attendance (75% of all course units)

Examination topics

- topics boarded at the course

Reading list

Association in the course directory

B-42

Last modified: Tu 26.04.2022 12:50