LMKB209 Contemporary fiction in German and its cultural contexts

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 17:30–19:05 U23
Prerequisites
Knowledge of German is not required; the pre-seminar readings are available in Czech translation.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with selected works of literature in German after 1945 (in Czech translation). It will also provide them with information on the culture in which the works were written and which they both reflect and co-create. The texts will be interpreted as literary works and analyzed as a part of the given culture. The context and cultural background of the works will also be discussed. In addition, the course will focus on intercultural and intertextual communication with regard to the analyzed texts.
Syllabus
  • repressed memories and war traumas: Uwe Timm – Am Beispiel meines Bruders
  • WWII through the eyes of the younger generation: Bernhard Schlink – „Beschneidung“
  • WWII - Germans in the role of victims: Günter Grass – Im Krebsgang
  • life in the GDR: Das Leben der Anderen
  • life in the GDR: Bernhard Schlink – „Seitensprung“
  • „Ostalgie“ / „Wendeliteratur“ : Thomas Brussig – Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee
  • life and alienation in today's society I: Wilhelm Genazino – Ein Regenschirm für diesen Tag
  • life and alienation in today's society + „Fräuleinwunder“: Judith Hermann – selected short stories
  • Germans from Romania: Herta Müller – Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt
  • reconstruction of the past: Christoph Hein – Horns Ende
  • Jews and Germans: Maxim Biller - selected short stories
Literature
  • TIMM, Uwe. Na příkladu mého bratra. Translated by Vlastimil Dominik. 1. vyd. Brno: Doplněk, 2011, 123 s. ISBN 9788072392537. info
  • MÜLLER, Herta. Cestovní pas : novela. Translated by Radka Denemarková. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2010, 110 s. ISBN 9788020421920. info
  • HAGE, Volker. Letzte Tänze, erste Schritte : deutsche Literatur der Gegenwart. 1. Aufl. München: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2007, 300 s. ISBN 9783421042859. info
  • GRASS, Günter. Jako rak : novela. Translated by Jiří Stromšík. Vyd. 1. Brno: Atlantis, 2005, 166 s. ISBN 9788071082699. info
  • SCHLINK, Bernhard. Útěky z lásky. Translated by Tomáš Kafka. V českém jazyce vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2001, 290 s. ISBN 80-7260-058-3. info
Teaching methods
Seminars include the teacher's mini-lectures introducing the topic, student presentations, textual analysis, group and class discussions, and projection of audiovisual materials.
Assessment methods
active participation in the classes, presentation on one of the discussed topics, final essay (about 5 pages)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Pro posluchače oboru LMK a bohemistiky je povinně volitelný (kredity B), pro ostatní studenty volitelný (kredity C).
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
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