NIDCC03_07 Dutch and Flemish Poetry after 1945

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Donová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Dutch (at least level B1+) is required to follow this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course focuses on Dutch-language poetry from the second half of the twentieth century to the present day. In each module, a movement (for example the Vijftigers) or phenomenon (for example the manifestation “Poëzie in Carré”) is highlighted and explored in depth. In addition, tools are provided to analyze poetry. In this way, students not only become acquainted with poets and poems from the Netherlands and Flanders, but also learn to substantiate their interpretation with arguments, while correctly using the appropriate literary terms.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course
- students have an overview of movements and tendencies in the post-war poetry landscape of the Netherlands and Flanders
- and are they able to situate them in a cultural-historical context
- they got acquainted with canonized and contemporary Dutch and Flemish poets and poems
- and have gained insight into mechanisms in the literary field (e.g. the role of literary magazines)
- students were introduced to different literary approaches to analyze poetry
- they know relevant literary terms and conventions
- students have learned to read and analyze poems
- and to substantiate their interpretation with arguments
Syllabus
  • 1. The Text Analyzed [+ basic terms & conventions & rhyme]
  • 2. The “Vijftigers” [+ poems & meter]
  • 3. “Tijd en Mens” & “Gard Sivik” [+ poetry on the literary field – Instagram poetry]
  • 4. Neorealism in the Netherlands [+ readymades, reading attitude & useful language tools for poetry analysis]
  • 5. “Poëzie in Carré” [+ poetry & performance – spoken word]
  • 6. New Realism & Neo-Romanticism in Flanders [+ the enjambment]
  • 7. The Pink Poets [+ linguistic deviations & widely known verses]
  • 8. Neo-romanticism in the Netherlands [+ parody in poetry]
  • 9. Postmodern Poetry in Flanders [+ intertextuality in poetry]
  • 10. Postmodern Poetry in the Netherlands [+ intermediality in poetry]
  • 11. Trends in Contemporary Poetry [+ poetry outside the book – street poetry]
  • 12. Poetry in the Multicultural Society [+ multilingualism in poetry]
Literature
  • G. Buelens, Oneigenlijk gebruik: over de betekenis van poëzie, Nijmegen, 2008.
  • Ernst van Alphen, Lizet Duyvendak, Maaike Meijer & Ben Peperkamp, Op poëtische wijze. Handleiding voor het lezen van poëzie. Coutinho, Bussum, 2018. (eerste druk 1996)
  • Yra van Dijk, Maarten de Pourcq & Carl de Strycker, Draden in het donker. Intertekstualiteit in theorie en praktijk. Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2013.
  • Thomas Vaessens, Ongerijmd succes. Poëzie in een onpoëtische tijd. Nijmegen, 2006.
  • J. Joosten en T. Vaessens, Postmoderne poëzie in Nederland en Vlaanderen, [Nijmegen], 2003.
  • Jaap Goedegebuure, Nederlandse literatuur 1960–1988, Amsterdam 1989.
  • BREMS, Hugo. Altijd weer vogels die nesten beginnen : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1945-2005. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2006, 792 s. ISBN 9035129458. info
  • BUELENS, Geert. Van Ostaijen tot heden : zijn invloed op de Vlaamse poëzie. 2e druk. Antwerpen: Vantilt, 2001, 507 s. ISBN 907569735X. info
Teaching methods
E-learning course with reading and listening assignments, exercises (multiple choice questions, interactive videos,...) and tests with direct feedback, forum and essay assignments with feedback from the teacher.
Assessment methods
The course consists of twelve modules. Each module is divided into two digital books with interactive exercises. The students go through it and are given a quiz to test their knowledge. In addition, they also receive a few tasks per module (reading or listening tasks, forum assignments and/or short essays).
For each module, students can earn 15 points for these tasks and the test. In total they can get 180 points. The pass rate is 60% (108/180).
Students receive automatic feedback for exercises and tests with multiple choice and short fill-in questions. For forum assignments, they receive feedback from the teacher and possibly peer feedback. They create a portfolio with short essay assignments, which are regularly evaluated by the teacher.
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: předmět probíhá formou e-learningu.
Information on course enrolment limitations: přednost mají studenti oboru DCC, další budou doplněni, pokud budou místa
Teacher's information
https://moodle.taalunie.org/course/view.php?id=17
The e-learning course was created in 2007-2009 by Martina Loučková and Sofie Royeaerd from Masaryk University and thoroughly revised by the second author in 2021-2022. The course can be found on the Moodle platform of the Dutch Language Union.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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