COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GERMAN LITERATURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDA 5010 GERMAN LITERATURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YILDIZ AYDIN

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The 20th century was an era of profound political, social and cultural upheaval two world wars, the exile of many intellectuals, the division of Germany and reunification have had a lasting impact on German-language literature. In this seminar, we will look at the most important literary movements of the century: from literary modernism to exile literature, the so-called rubble literature of the post-war period, literature in the GDR and FRG as well as postmodernism and the present.
Using exemplary texts by authors such as Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, Ingeborg Bachmann, Heinrich Böll, Christa Wolf, Elfriede Jelinek and W. G. Sebald, central themes such as identity, memory, language, political responsibility and aesthetic innovation are analysed. At the same time, the historical context and literary development are taken into account.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Familiarisation with the authors, works and trends
2   Analyse literarischer Texte im historischen und gesellschaftlichen Kontext
3   Entwicklung eigener Interpretationsansätze und literaturwissenschaftlicher Fragestellungen
4   Promotion of oral and written expression skills

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. introduction, overview of the 20th century in German-language literature 2. early modernism, transition to the 20th century
2 3. expressionism 4. new objectivity
3 5. Literature under National Socialism 6. exile literature
4 7. rubble literature and clear-cutting 8. midterm
5 9. post-war literature of the 1950s 10. Gruppe 47
6 11. GDR literature 12. postmodernism and historical consciousness
7 13. literature of the Wende 14. contemporary literature, outlook
8 15. Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Franz Kafka, Der Prozess / Das Schloss
Robert Musil, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (Teile I II)
Hugo Ball / Kurt Schwitters, Dadaistische Manifeste / Lautgedichte
Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz
Irmgard Keun, Das kunstseidene Mädchen
Anna Seghers, Das siebte Kreuz
Thomas Mann, Doktor Faustus
Heinrich Böll, Billard um halb zehn
Wolfgang Koeppen, Tauben im Gras
Christa Wolf, Der geteilte Himmel
Ingeborg Bachmann, Malina
Thomas Bernhard, Frost / Auslöschung
Günter Grass, Die Blechtrommel
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz
Elfriede Jelinek , Die Klavierspielerin
Jenny Erpenbeck, Aller Tage Abend

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation or written term paper (depending on study regulations), active participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written work

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

will be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildiz.aydim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays, 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation about subject 13 5 65
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 204

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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