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Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Emig
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
05.874.125
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | -
Requirements / organisational issues:
Students are expected to have a good command of English and some knowledge of modern history.
Compulsory attendance:
There is no attendance requirement for this lecture.
Contents:
The lecture will deal with modern literary representations of war in all genres, i.e. poetry, drama, and prose. It will start by asking for a definition of war literature and for reasons why certain forms might be considered modern. It will inquire into representation and its limits as well as issues of ethics and morality and questions of identity, for example in terms of gender, class, and nation.
Recommended reading list:
Useful Background Text:
Adam Piette (2012): The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century British and American War Literature. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Ebook.
Digital teaching:
This lecture will be held live. However, the Powerpoint slides used as well as an audiorecording of the lectures will be placed on LMS together with the timetable and information on the short exam at the end of the lecture. There will also be a forum for questions and comments.
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