Contemporary German Literature

Code:

MEAL006

Acronym:

LEAC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Literature

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in German Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAL	0	Study Plan in German Studies	1	-	6	55	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit is designed for students to read and understand the different types of representations of the Other and the mode of re-construction at the time of reading. The aim is to provide students with analysis tools for both travel literature and fictional literature in which travel is a constitutive element.

Program

Travel literature and travels in literature:
1) Travels in the 1920’s and 1930’s: Clärenore Stinnes, Annemarie Schwarzenbach and Margret Boveri.
2) Travel literature by Wolfgang Koeppen, Alfred Andersch, Hugo Loetscher, Christian Kracht.
3) Fictional travels: "Homo Faber" by Max Frisch and "1979" by Christian Kracht.

Complementary bibliography will be provided throughout the semester.

Mandatory literature

Kracht, Christian; Das gelbe Bleistift, dtv, 2003
Boveri, Margret; Wüsten, Minarette und Moscheen, Siedler, 2005
Koeppen, Wolfgang; Nach Russland und anderswohin, Suhrkamp
Schwarzenbach, Annemarie; Alle Wege sind offen, Lenos, 2003
Schwarzenbach, Annemarie; Das Glückliche Tal, Lenos, 2006
Frisch, Max; Homo faber, Suhrkamp

Complementary Bibliography

Gonçalo Vilas-Boas; Literatura Alemã III, Universidade Aberta, 1998. ISBN: 972-674-245-5
Walter Fähnders/Sabine Rohlf; Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Analysen und Erstdrucke, Aisthesis, 2005. ISBN: 3-89528-452-1
Sofie Decock/Uta Schaffers; inside out. Textorientierte Erkundungen des Werks von Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Aisthesis, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-89528-697-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminar sessions, including lectures, presentation of papers and open discussion.

keywords

Humanities > Literature > European literature > Germanic literature > German literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
Preparation of classes	Exame	72,00
Work	Trabalho escrito	60,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Research paper - 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Not applicable