6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4020149FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
Theme: Heimat and memory in contemporary literature in German
In this course the concepts of Heimat and memory and their representation in contemporary German literature is put center stage. The 'urdeutsche' concept of Heimat is very popular and omnipresent in current discussions on identity, nationality, war, migration, memory etc. The concept boasts a long tradition in German literary and cultural history. Motives, topoi and connotations of this history are critically explored and creatively adapted in contemporary literature in German.
In this course we read texts form several parts and contexts of the German speaking countries, also from periferal German speaking regions.
The literary texts are by Herta Müller, Jenny Erpenbeck, Joseph Zoderer, Emine Sevgi Özdamar and W. G. Sebald; the theoretical and essayistic texts are written by Rüdiger Görner, Peter Blickle, Barbara Cassin, Friederike Eigler, Fatma Aydemir, Max Czollek, en Edoardo Costadura & Klaus Ries.
Active participation is expected of the students in each lesson, with preparation of the weekly reading assignments.
Students each prepare a lesson of min. 40 minutes in which they bring a thorough theoretical and analytical presentation of a text from the corpus. They submit this presentation as a full paper by the beginning of the exam period. The students will get individual feedback on the paper.
- The students can articulate the history and development of the concept of Heimat.
- The students can relate the concept of Heimat to other important discussions about identity, nationality, war, migration and memory, among other things.
- The students can explain the relationship between the literature and literary theory.
- The students can formulate a research question and try to answer this independently.
- The students can present research results comprehensively, scientifically based and presenting this in excellent German.
- The students can perform a presentation and discussion with fellow students for 40 minutes.
- The students can write a substantial research paper.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 30% of the final mark.
LEC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 40% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the LEC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The oral presentation and the written paper are obligatory in order to pass the exam as a whole.
The exam component "lesson of min. 40 minutes" cannot be transferred to the second exam period. The results of this exam component are transferred to the second exam period.
The students have to pass both the written assignment (paper) as well as the oral exam in order to be able to pass the exam as a whole.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Intermediality - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Intermediality - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 1 language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 2 languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Psycho- and Neurolinguistics 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Psycho- and Neurolinguistics 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism & Foreign Language Acquisition 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism & Foreign Language Acquisition 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Teaching in Languages: 1 taal (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Languages: 2 talen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)