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150023 UE Exercise Course (Literature and Culture) (M6) (2020W)

Shanghai, the city of exile, in literature and film

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

3 films that are relevant to this class are to be shown in a public cinema during the term. Attendance at these screenings is compulsory.. They would replace other classes listed here. Exact dates will be announced in the first class of the term.

  • Thursday 08.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 15.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 22.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 29.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 05.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 12.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 19.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 26.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 03.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 10.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 17.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 07.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 14.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 21.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 28.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

A. Course description
Before and during World War II, appr. 18000 jewish refugees from Europe fled to Shanghai and remained there until the end of the war. Their living conditions were complicated and difficult, not least because - apart from being confined to a certain area - the city was already full of Chinese immigrants and refugees from other parts of China.

During the autumn of 2020, two exhibitions in Austria deal with certain aspects of the European exile in Shanghai: "Scenes of Exile" in Salzburg and "Little Vienna in Shanghai" at the Jewish Museum Vienna.

Shanghai as a "memory space", as defined in Cultural Memory theories - the focus of this class lies on selected texts in literature and film dealing with the exile in Shanghai. These texts include newspaper articles, novels, momoirs as well as feature and documentary films. We will discuss questions of genre as well as the specirfic role of institutions and international relations in these memory processes.

Assessment and permitted materials

B. Course requirements and grading

1. Class preparation, attendance and participation account for 30% of the final grade. Students are expected to read all the assigned reading materials before class.
2. The exam has two components: a (take-home) 10-page research paper and s presentation in class (this might be replaced by an in-class written exam, depending on the Covid19 situation). The deadline for the submission of the research paper is February 10, 2020. The research paper shall address a pre-approved research question and present a causal analysis with evidentiary support.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

We will discuss current theories of Cultural Memory and their appicability. In-depth analysis of literary and film examples which will be developed into a research paper.

Examination topics

Detailed historical facts about the exile in Shanghai,
Contents and analysis of the presented literary and film narratives,
Main theories of Cultural Memory

Reading list

Frances Wood: No Dogs & not many Chinese: Treaty Port Life in China 1843-1943,
Ursula Krechel: Shanghai Fern von wo;
Vicki Baum: Hotel Shanghai
Article from the newspaper "Shen Bao"
More to follow

Association in the course directory

LK 220

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