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Lecturer(s)
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Voda Eschgfäller Sabine, Mgr. Dr.
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Krappmann Joerg, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Horňáček Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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This seminar will explore texts from German literature written after 1945 (up to the present). The main focus will be on prose (short stories, radio plays). In one session, we will also examine post-1945 poetry based on selected examples. In addition, we will discuss the adaptation of literary works into film. In addition to reading and analyzing key texts from post-1945 literature, students will also deepen their skills in analyzing complex literary texts and gain an overview of how key moments in 20th-century history are reflected in literature.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the seminar is to introduce key authors and works of German-language literature after 1945. At the same time, students will deepen their knowledge and skills in analyzing lyrical, epic, and dramatic texts.In this seminar, texts of German literature from 1945 to the present will be discussed. The main focus will be on prose texts (short stories, radio plays). In one session, we will also look at post-1945 poetry based on selected examples. In addition, we will discuss the adaptation of a literary work into a film version.
Students will gain an overview of the development of German-language literature from 1945 to the present, focusing on prose, radio plays, and poetry, and will be able to analyze and interpret complex literary texts. Furthermore, they will be capable of critically evaluating film adaptations and reflecting on key moments of 20th-century history as depicted in literature.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of German at least at the B1 level; prior completion of the Introduction to Literary Studies course (KGN/1ULT) is recommended.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Dialog
Activity within the seminar (responding to questions from the lecturers, completing assignments), a maximum of two unexcused absences, at the end of the semester an individual discussion with the lecturers on the texts discussed - in this discussion students will demonstrate their knowledge of the texts discussed in the seminar and an overview of the most important trends in German literature after 1945.
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Recommended literature
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Auermüller, Matthias (u.a.). Unzuverlässiges Erzählen: Studien zur deutschsprachigen Nachkriegsliteratur. Stuttgart. 2023.
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Hermand, Jost. Unbewältigte Vergangenheit: Die Auswirkungen des Kalten Kriegs auf die Literatur der frühen Bundesrepublik. Wien/ Köln. 2019.
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Maurer, Stefan (u.a.). Diskurse des Kalten Krieges : Eine andere österreichische Nachkriegsliteratur. Wien. 2017.
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