GRN3225

Modern German literature and society II: the politics of dissent

D Roberts

4 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Corequisite: a third-year language subject

Objectives The aim of the subject is to enable students to gain an understanding of the critical function of literature in a divided Germany and since reunification; to develop their capacity to analyse and critically assess representative literary texts of this period with special reference to writers' understanding of their role as dissidents. Students will also be enabled to demonstrate textual knowledge and analysis through a detailed analysis of a text.

Synopsis This subject will examine German social and cultural history through a study of German literature since the 1960s through the study of selected texts.
Assessment Written (2000 words): 65%
* Examinations (1 hour): 35%

Prescribed texts

Hein C Drachenblut Luchterhand
Weiss P Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats Suhrkamp
Wolf C Kassandra Luchterhand