Course: Literature and Culture of the Bohemian Lands

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Course title Literature and Culture of the Bohemian Lands
Course code KGN/LKBL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Krappmann Joerg, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fialová Ingeborg, prof. PhDr. Dr.
Course content
During the lecture first, the common epoch scheme from the Enlightenment to exile literature is presented, whereby the characteristics of the literature and culture of the Bohemian lands in comparison to Germany and the Habsburg Monarchy are demonstrated. In the last third of the lecture genres such as borderland novels (Grenzlandroman) or literary fantasy (Literarische Phantastik) and topics such as the First World War, image of the Czechs are discussed since they are of particular importance for the region.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The lecture introduces key tendencies of the culture and literature of the Bohemian lands from the Enlightenment to the Second World War and presents an overview of the initial socio-political conditions of the then epoch. The lecture focuses primarily on the complex and therefore specific processes in the German cultural system, which differentiated itself as a consequence of the confrontation with the Czech culture. The methodology is based on intercultural and intracultural procedures which recently resulted in the dissolution of the "traditional" dichotomy between Prague German Literature and regional literature.
Regional topics for broadening and disseminating of subjects in German literature, Intercultural competences, Analysis of scholarly and scientific documents.
Prerequisites
The lecture is intended for all students of the Palacký University.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

The series of lectures will be completed with an oral or written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Becher, Peter/Jozo Džambo/Anna Knechtl (Hg.). (2014). Prag - Provinz. Wechselwirkungen und Gegensätze in der deutschsprachigen Regionalliteratur Böhmens, Mährens und Sudetenschlesiens. Wuppertal.
  • Becher/Höhne/Krappmann/Weinberg (Hg.). (2017). Handbuch der deutschen Literatur Prags und der Böhmischen Länder. IV. Literaturgeschichtliche Epochen (S. 118-240).. Stuttgart: Metzler.
  • Brod, Max. (1966). Der Prager Kreis. Stuttgart.
  • Fiala-Fürst, Ingeborg. (2011). Was ist "deutschmährische Literatur"? Versuch der Definition eines unselbstverständlichen Subjekts. In: Christoph Fackelmann (Wynfrid Kriegleder (Hg.): Literatur - Geschichte - Österreich. Probleme, Perspektiven und Bausteine einer österreichischen Literaturgeschichte. S. 278-294.. Wien.
  • Goldstücker, Eduard. (1967). Die Prager deutsche Literatur als historisches Phänomen. In: ders.(Hg.): Weltfreunde. S. 21-45.. Prag.
  • Höhne, Steffen/Anna Dorothea Ludewig/Julius H. Schoeps (Hg.). (2016). Max Brod (1884-1968). Die Erfindung des Prager Kreises. Köln.
  • Krappmann, Jörg. (2013). Allerhand Übergänge. Interkulturelle Analysen der regionalen Literatur in Böhmen und Mähren sowie der deutschen Literatur in Prag (1890-1918). Bielefeld.
  • Krolop, Kurt. (2005). Studien zur Prager deutschen Literatur. Wien.
  • Peštová, Alžběta. (2022). Mährische Moderne. Ein Beitrag zur Literaturgeschichte der Böhmischen Länder. Berlin.
  • Voda Eschgfäller, Sabine/Milan Horňáček (Hg.). (2012). Regionalforschung zur Literatur der Moderne. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -