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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	German Literature and Society
Module Code	GE426
School	SALIS
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Module Teacher	Anthony Coulson
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.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Seminars	24	students present on the topics discussed
Independent learning time	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%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	A written paper on specific topic or author/film-maker	70%	Sem 2 End
Presentation	Class presentation on a different topic	20%	Week 8
Performance evaluation	Evaluation of participation in class	10%	Sem 2 End

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
This module is category 1

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

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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)