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Lecturer(s)
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Musílek Daniel, Mgr.
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Eder Jürgen, doc. Dr. habil.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. Aspects of the recent literary market: publishers, fairs, awards, marketing 3. Meaning of new media for contemporary german literature: themes and forms 4. Expansion and importance of the german booktubers 5. Importance and share of women among contemporary german literature 6. The question of "Political Correctness" 7. Definition and discussion of "Intercultural literature" 8. Intercultural music and movies and their importance on german literature 9. Two examples of intercultural german literature 10. Faction: Success of literature between fiction and facts 11. Mystery and fantasy from Germany 12. Translations and their importance for contemporary german literature 13. Summary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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Even at the beginning of the 21st century, German contemporary literature was marked by the turn of 1989 and its consequences. But this is just one strand in an increasingly diverse literature in the 21st century, whether one looks to Germany, to Austria or to Switzerland. Multiculturalism is as present as literary reactions to recent social processes, such as gender debates, identity politics, questions of global, European or national cultures and cultural influences. Last but not least, these tendencies also "conquer" linguistically different expressions, which become visible in this literature. The event will observe and discuss these trends in selected texts of various origins.
Students will be in a position to see the diverse cultural currents of a German contemporary literature and to begin to problematize. They also gain knowledge about the social and political prerequisites of this literature
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Prerequisites
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Students need a survey on several main social and political developments in recent Germany, mainly form 1989 to nowadays. Will be taught on the level B2.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Student performance assessment, Analysis of student's language skills
Active participation of students in courses, reading and interpretation of selected texts, presentation of a given subject. Written exam. The courses will be in German.
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Recommended literature
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Barner, Wilfried (ed.). Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart. München, 2006. ISBN 9783406542206.
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Braun, Michael. Die deutsche Gegenwartsliteratur. Köln, 2010. ISBN 9783825233525.
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Frankfurter Societäts-Medien GmbH in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Auswärtigen Amt. Tatsachen über Deutschland. Frankfurt/M., 2015. ISBN 9783955421618.
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Rödder, Andreas. 21.0. Eine kurze Geschichte der Gegenwart. München, 2015. ISBN 9783406682469.
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Schneider, Sabine (ed.). Lektüren für das 21. Jahrhundert. Würzburg, 2005. ISBN 9783826030044.
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