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  PS/MS Holocaust Fiction (AE_MSHolocaust)

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Gerd Bayer, Akad. Dir.

Details
PS (MS, PO 2020)
Präsenz
2 cred.h, ECTS studies
für FAU Scientia Gaststudierende zugelassen, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Thu 8:15 - 9:45, KH 0.016

Prerequisites / Organisational information
Modulzugehörigkeit
  • Lehramt Englisch an Grund-, Haupt- und Realschulen: Seminarmodul L-UF Literature

  • Lehramt Englisch an Gymnasien: Zwischenmodul L-GYM Literature

  • BA English and American Studies: Zwischenmodul II Literature

Scheinerwerb: Hausarbeit

Contents
The Holocaust stands as one of the most formative moments of the twentieth century. Numerous artists have taken on the difficult task of representing some of the events related to it. In this course, we will look at recent narrative fiction dealing with the Holocaust. Topics such as memory, remembrance, perpetration, the ethics of writing, and the limits of representation will structure the course discussions.

Recommended literature
In addition to the texts listed below, we will read shorter texts made available through StudOn.
  • Martin Amis, The Zone of Interest.

  • Heather Morris, The Tatooist of Auschwitz.

  • Bram Presser, The Book of Dirt.

Additional information
Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 20
Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Tuesday, 1.3.2022, 19.00 and lasts till Saturday, 30.4.2022, 22.00 über: mein Campus.

Department: Chair of English Literature (Prof. Dr. Freiburg)
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