Intermedial Aspects in German Texts and Theatre

6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4020150FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

German

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Inge Arteel (course titular)
Mathias Meert

Activities and contact hours

18 contact hours Lecture
15 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
75 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course deals with the notion of intermediality as a transgressive medial phenomenon. The students read a selection of theoretical texts on the meaning and usage of the notion of intermediality. They then proceed to read and analyse diverse intermedial art forms such as: word and image collages; the literary radio play as a mixture of literature and music or sound; the literary pantomime as an integration of text and gestural language.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Reader Intermedialität, verplichte theoretische en literaire teksten en audiovisueel materiaal, Scans op het leerplatform
Handbook (Required) : Die Stunde da wir nichts von einander wussten, Ein Schauspiel, Peter Handke, Suhrkamp, 9783518242353, 2019

Additional info

In this seminar each student individually and orally presents a thorough reading on one of the suggested topics of literary history, based on several scholarly articles.

Each student individually writes a substantial paper on an intermedial art work. Students defend the paper during the oral exam. The use of AI is not permitted in writing the paper.

The seminar develops as an intense exchange of interpretations and analyses. Each week the students have to prepare the scheduled reading material.

The seminar takes place both at the VUB and at the ULB. The VUB students are required to attend both the seminars at the VUB and the ULB.

Prof. Arteel organises this seminar in cooperation with Prof. Mitterbauer.

The VUB students are examined by Prof. Arteel, the ULB students by Prof. Mitterbauer.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The students are able to trace the meaning and usage of the notion of intermediality.

The students can explain the relation between the diverse media in the selected texts and audiovisual materials.

The students can formulate a research question independently and try to answer it.

The students can bring an exhaustive, scientifically-based presentation in excellent German.

The students can present and discuss with fellow students for 30 minutes.

The students can write a substantial research paper on an intermedial art work.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 30% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 10% of the final mark.
LEC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.
LEC Paper determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Paper verdediging with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Note: verdediging van de paper en situering ervan in het geheel van de cursus

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

actieve participatie with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

Note: permanente evaluatie van actieve deelname aan de lessen

Within the LEC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Presentatie with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Note: exhaustieve presentatie van 30 minuten over een thema van het college

Within the LEC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Volwaardige paper with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Note: volwaardige paper op basis van de presentatie, in te dienen aan het begin van de examenperiode

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral presentation, written paper and oral exam are obligatory in order to pass the exam as a whole.

The exam component "oral presentation" cannot be transferred to the second exam term. The results for this exam component are transferred to the second exam term.

Students have to pass the written assignment (paper) as well as the oral exam in order to be able to pass the exam as a whole.

Students will have the opportunity to orally defend their paper during the exam period.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context