Contemporary German Literature

Code:

MEAL006

Acronym:

LEAC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Literature

Instance: 2013/2014 - 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	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.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student should be able to read any type of narrative texts, following the model presented in class.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

n.a.

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 with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	46,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	62,00
Total:	162,00

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