3304001 German Language and Literature
| Numbering Code | U-LET17 13304 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.2 | |
| Instructor name | KAWASHIMA TAKASHI (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Literature presents us a wide range of representations of “illness”, which tend to take forms of “illness as metaphor” (Susan Sontag) that can and may not be identified with real illnesses and diseases. Such literary motifs with religious, moral, political connotations can sometimes perform violence in certain social contexts. In this class, we will read texts of German literature which describe “illness”, and will analyze which kind of violence is hidden behind these descriptions. At the same time, we will also think about if and how they can be productive for our society. | |||
| Course Goals | Students will on the one hand obtain basic knowledge about the history of German literature, and on the other hand shall consider problems which emerge from representations of “illness” in literary texts. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
(1) Introduction (2) Hartmamm von Aue: “Poor Heinrich” (ca. 1190) (3~4) Georg Büchner: “Woyzeck” (1835) (5~6) Adalbert Stifter: “Colorful Stones” (1853) (7~8) Johanna Spyri: “Heidi” (1880/81) (9~10) Thomas Mann: “Death in Venice” (1912) (11) Franz Kafka: “A Country Doctor” (1917) (12~13) Thomas Mann: “The Magic Mountain” (1924) (14) Alfred Doeblin: “Berlin Alexanderplatz” (1929) (15) Conclusion |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Participation in class (50%), final report (50%) | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are expected to read the texts mentioned in class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Doitsu bungaku wo hiraku (Series: sekai bungaku wo hiraku), Hiroshi Hatakeyama et al., (Minerva Shobo, 2021) | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
