| Unit name | Schreiben nach Auschwitz |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GERM30049 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Debbie Pinfold |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of German |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Theodor Adorno&)s statement in 1951 that it was $ybarbaric&) to write poetry after Auschwitz has been variously (mis)interpreted by German authors as a prohibition on art after the Holocaust and as a challenge to find new aesthetic strategies. This unit will take Adorno&)s comment and authors&) responses to it as a starting point for exploring a wide range of literary responses to the Third Reich. We will examine dramas, poetry and narrative works from the immediate post-war period up to the present day in order to consider what aesthetic strategies may be most appropriate or effective in dealing with this subject matter and to chart developing attitudes to Germany&)s past. Students will be encouraged to develop their capacity for critical analysis through close reading and seminar discussion; they will also be expected to deliver short oral presentations based on their own reading and research.
