340124 VO Text and culture 2 Romanian (2020W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft

Moodle

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Details

max. 1000 participants

Language: Romanian

Examination dates

Lecturers

Laura Balomiri

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Subject to Corona regulations and recommendations the lecture will take place online (until further notice). Please check the latest updates on the Moodle platform.

Wednesday 14.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 21.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 28.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 04.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 11.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 18.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 02.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 09.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 16.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 13.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 20.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Wednesday 27.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture offers an overview of key subjects related to Romanian culture, including ethnogenetic and identitary disputes on 'latinism' and 'dacism', the (de-)mythologisation of such historical figures as Vlad Tapes and Dracula as his fictional Doppelgänger, the crucial cultural influence of the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, the 1848 Revolution, the territorial and political unions and the formation of the Romanian state in 1918, the religious make-up of the country, Romanian antisemitism and the Romanian Holocaust, the communist era and the 1989 Revolution as well as the coagulation of contemporary Romanian society and politics. The purpose of the lecture is to encourage a complex examination of past and present focal points in Romanian culture and accordingly facilitate a more accurate analytical stance and heightened intercultural awareness.
On the basis of selected fictional and non-fictional texts, films, documentaries, interviews, works of art, etc., the lecture features a series of presentations on (inter)cultural issues. The set reading and preparation of various primary and secondary texts as well as their discussion during the lectures are a requirement.

Assessment and permitted materials

The written exam will take place online, as an "open book" examination. Please check the individual examination portal on Moodle for detailed information.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

60% of the requirements

Examination topics

Contents of the lectures and texts discussed in class; you will be required to write an essay in reaction to an impulse text.

Reading list

a comprehensive bibliography will be distributed during the first session (and posted on Moodle)

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:25