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Instructors: Ilka Schwittlinsky
Event type:
Seminar/proseminar
Displayed in timetable as:
05.874.123
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Registration group: ELC 123
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Contents:
What do you think of when you hear 'Scotland'? Most people probably think of the Highlands first, of untouched mountain glens and castles. Of ferocious warriors, bagpipes and cozy pubs. This image of Scotland has been promoted by the Scottish tourism industry as well as TV shows like Outlander. But how do the Scots think of themselves?
In this seminar, we look at how national identites are created and how they change over time. In particular, we focus on the role history and the land play in Scottish identity, the ways in which this identity evolved over the course of the twentieth century and how it manifested itself in the novels of two Scottish writers, Lewis Grassic Gibbon and James Robertson.
Recommended reading list:
The text passages discussed during class sessions will be provided via Moodle. Students are expected to purchase or otherwise acquire the text they choose for their term papers.
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