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135822 SE Master Seminar: East-European Avantgarde in the 1st Half of the 20th Century (2021W)

9.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 13 - Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course should take place on premises at the times specified above. The sessions with compulsory attendance are planned in the seminar room. Should the general conditions change due to strictening Covid-19 measures, the seminar will be continued online during the specified dates (BigBlueButton in Moodle).

  • Friday 01.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 26.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 10.12. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 17.12. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 07.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 14.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 21.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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  • Friday 28.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
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Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the course is to provide information about the phenomenon of avant-gardism in Eastern Europe (both in Russia and Ukraine – i.e. from 1920 in the Soviet Union) in the context of the European avant-garde. It is intended to provide an insight into the national concerns of the Eastern European avant-garde-movements and their peculiar forms, which were caused by specific historical and political contexts and for the students to achieve competence in this area. The differences and opposite-effects, as well as the mutual influences of the Russian and Ukrainian the avant-garde art, are to be analyzed. Much attention will be paid to the contacts between the avant-garde movements and groups in Western Europe, as well as processes of transfer and transformation followed. Also, the deficits of the corresponding definitions for the peculiar cultural phenomena that arose in a political space (that of the Tsar monarchy, later the Soviet Union) are to be covered in the course of the seminar. The focus is on comparative approaches: such disciplines as Comparative Literature, Theatre Studies, Cultural Studies, and History. The interaction between avant-garde poetry, painting, stage art and film from the period 1910-1937 will be discussed. Linguistic and semiotic questions of the avant-garde culture (Roman Jakobson and Yuri Lotman) and the application of some philosophical approaches (Derrida's deconstruction) will also be reflected. The concept of Cultural Transfer by Michel Espagne and the approaches of Translational Turn (translation from and between cultures) are relevant for this course. Selected German translations of texts from Russian and Ukrainian will be analyzed.
Method: presentations, discussion, group work.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active presence. Oral presentations are required on the independently formulated topic of the written thesis, the state of research, the questions and the methodological approaches. Oral lecture with the presentation on the topic of the written thesis (in November 2021). Participation in the meetings and discussions. Written bibliographies with the usual tools. Written seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Obligation to attend, students may be absent from the on-site appointments once without excuse (excl. Covid-19-related demonstrable hindrances). Participation in the online sessions is compulsory.
The group presentation is compulsory [on-site / digital] - 30 percent of the grading. On-time submission of the written seminar paper (by March 30, 2022) in the scope of approx. 25 pages main text - 50 percent of the grading. The topic and question are to be agreed with the course instructor. In addition, active participation in the discussions is included in the grading - 20 percent of the grading.
The group presentation is compulsory [on site / digital].
On-time submission of the written seminar paper of approx. 25 pages of main text. Topic and question are to be agreed on with the course instructor. In addition, active participation in the discussions is also included in the grading.

Examination topics

All content covered in the course. Supportive learning materials will be uploaded to Moodle.

Reading list

Primary and secondary literature will be provided on Moodle and expanded during the course.

Association in the course directory

MA M2

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