Course Description
Personal and historical memory in literary texts. Discussion of "Geschichte" in its multiple meanings of history and story, questions of literary representation, and role of gender. Longer narratives supplemented by short stories, essays, interviews, and music that illuminate socio-historic contexts. Taught in German.
Athena Title
Memory, History, Narrative
Prerequisite
GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To gain an understanding of how personal and historical memory function in literary texts. Students will be evaluated on the basis of in-class discussions and oral presentations, written assignments, such as essays and web-ct postings, and a final exam.
Topical Outline
1. Memory and history: the individual and the collective 2. Rethinking the nation 3. Remembrance and Jewish history 4. Commemoration 5. Sites of history and memory 6. Memoir and history 7. History and fiction
Syllabus