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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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In-class presentation
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40%
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Extended essay (2500 words)
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60%
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
| This is a Level 3 module for German. It is taught in the target language, over the semester, two contact hours per teaching week. Attendance is compulsory. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Successful completion of HE2 or equivalent |
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| Module Aims |
To provide students with:
- Knowledge and understanding of the development of the Arts and their impact on contemporary German-speaking societies.
- The vocabulary and concepts necessary to analyse and discuss cultural and artistic issues in Germany and the German-speaking countries.
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this module, students will:
- Have acquired knowledge and understanding of the role and impact of the Arts in the German-speaking countries.
- Be able to evaluate critically texts (including multimedia) relating to the Arts.
- Be able to extract linguistic and cultural aspects from the texts under examination.
- Have acquired an appreciation of the importance of the Arts in German-speaking societies.
- Be able to undertake independent research into related areas and present their ideas in written form, using a range of sources.
- Be able to undertake independent research and present their ideas in an oral presentation.
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| Module Content |
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
- Definition of the Arts
- History of the Arts in Germany
- Focus on specific areas: theatre, music, dance, film, painting, sculpture….
- Arts policy and related political issues
- Development of the Arts in German-speaking countries
- Dissemination and reception of German Arts in the world
- Cultural production (the Artistic and cultural industry)
- The Arts in society
- The development of ‘celebrity culture’ in German-speaking countries.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Two contact hours per week over Semester 1. Classes will include lectures and seminars; students are expected to read extensively outside classes in order to follow lectures and participate in seminars. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Background reading
- Bogner, R.G. () Einführung in die Literatur des Expressionismus.
- Denscher, B. (ed.) (1999) Kunst und Kultur in Österreich. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Wien, München: Brandstätter
- Faulstich, W. (2008) Grundkurs Filmanalyse. 2nd edition. Stuttgart: UTB
- Glaser, H. (1999) Deutsche Kultur 1945-2000. Berlin: Ullstein
- Harrison, H. and Wood, P. (eds.) (2003) Kunsttheorie im 20. Jahrhundert. Künstlerschriften, Kunstkritik, Kunstphilosophie, Manifest, Statements, Interviews. Berlin: Hatje Cantz
- Hauser, A. (1999) The social history of art. Vol. 3, Rococo, classicism and romanticism. London: Routledge
- Vietta, S. and Kemper H.-G. (1997) Expressionismus. Stuttgart: UTB
- Wunberg, G. (ed.) (1981) Die Wiener Moderne. Literatur, Kunst und Musik zwischen 1890 und 1910. Stuttgart: Reclam
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