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Module Title	German Literature and Society
Module Code	GE426
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr. Aine McGillicuddy	Office Number	C1105
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This course will examine social and cultural issues represented in literature and film in modern Germany.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify key ideas and experiences that have played a key part in modern German social and political history.
2. Analyse the representation of such issues in major works of modern German literature and film
3. Discuss the contributions made to cultural debates in modern Germany by leading authors and film-makers
4. Relate specific literary-filmic genres and modes of discourse to the historical context in which they were produced.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Seminars	24	students present on the topics discussed
Independent Study	101	preparation and revision of classwork
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Syllabus
The module will focus on themes portrayed in individual works, rather than on periods or movements, covering a range of historical contexts. This will facilitate comparative analysis . In the course of the semester three of the following topics will be discussed in discussion of both literature and film: the experience of war, ideology and class division, gender and sexuality, minorities and intercultural relations, technology and modernity, youth and generational conflict; the Holocaust and Germany today. The class will be conducted in English and German

Selected texts
Selected works will include some of the following: A.Schnitzler, Reigen & T. Mann, Death in Venice; E. Remarque, Im Westen nichts Neues & K. Wolf, Ich war Neunzehn; B. Brecht, Der Ozeanflug & Expressionist City poems; B. Brecht/S. Dudow, Kuhle Wampe & H. Steinhof, Hitlerjunge Quex. R.W.Fassbinder, Angst essen Seele auf & F. Akin, Gegen die Wand; P. Celan, Todesfuge & B. Schlink, Der Vorleser.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

W. Jacobsen & A. Kaes (eds.): 1993, Geschichte des deutschen Films, Metzler, Stuttgart/Weimar,
A. Kaes & M. Jay (eds.): 1994, The Weimar Republic Sourcebook, Univ. of California, Berkeley,
H. Watanabe-O'Kelly (ed.): 1997, The Cambridge History of German Literature, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge,
B. Murdoch: 2006, The Novels of E.M. Remarque: sparks of life, Rochester N.Y.,
I. Rogoff (ed.): 1990, Themes and Problems in German Modernism, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge,
T.J. Reed: 1974, Thomas Mann: the uses of tradition, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford,
Thomas Elsaesser: 1996, Fassbinder's Germany: history, identity, subject, Rodopi, Amsterdam,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

ALIS	BA in Applied Language and Intercultural
ALISI	BA in Applied Languages & Intercultural
HMSA	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
HMSAO	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
IBLFG	BA in Inter. Business & Lang. (Fr/Ge)
IBLGS	BA in Inter. Business & Lang. (Ge/Sp)
LIC	BA Languages for Int. Communication
NAV	Non Award Visitors

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