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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: On Evil [Vertiefungsmodul]
Untertitel Vertiefungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft (II, III, IV)
Veranstaltungsnummer 05295.03; 06137.02; 06145.02
Semester WiSe 2023/24
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 26
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 30
Heimat-Einrichtung Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Erster Termin Donnerstag, 12.10.2023 14:15 - 15:45, Ort: Seminarraum 10 (R.2.37) [EA 26-27]
Art/Form Präsenzlehre
Studiengänge (für) LA Gym Englisch (2012+2015)
MA Angloam. Lit., Spr u Kult. 120 LP (2015)
MA IKEAS 120 LP (2015)
MA Intern. Area Stud. (2011+2015)
SWS 2
ECTS-Punkte 5

Modulzuordnungen

Kommentar/Beschreibung

‘Political action has come to be a surrogate for salvation; but no political project can deliver humanity from its natural condition. However radical, political programmes are expedients – modest devices for coping with recurring evils.’ (John Gray, Straw Dogs, 2003)

In spite of philosophical and discursive assertions that concepts such as ‘evil’ are rooted in and shaped by historical and social circumstances, the phenomenon has retained a fascination that seems to rest in part on its ability to offer uncomfortable explanations of the supposedly inexplicable. Is ‘evil’ an act or an intention? Is it the refusal of a particular belief, or the opposite of a moral quality? This course does not attempt to answer these questions, but aims to provide the opportunity to contemplate and further develop them. We will look at philosophical approaches and interpretations as well as aesthetics of evil when exploring contemporary primary sources ranging from a horror novel, essayistic and biographical writing, and a TV series, in addition to selected contributions from cultural criticism (Eagleton), the history of ideas (Hobbes, Gray), and British literary history (Rossetti). Students will engage with representations of historical, fictional, collective, and individual acts of evil, and will be expected to discuss these as well as the principles that have labelled them thus.

This course can be attended in general preparation of the Staatsexamenklausur „Arbeit unter Aufsicht“ in Spring 2024. Further preparation can be obtained in the Forschungskolloquium.

Studienleistungen:
• Regular attendance and oral participation
• In-depth knowledge of the reading and viewing material
• Short tasks in class incl. preparation of guest talk questions and discussion on 7 December 2023
• Oral presentation

Prüfungsleistung:
• Portfolio [Details to be announced in the first session]
Please note that prior registration (deadline: 8 October 2023) via StudIP is mandatory.

Primary sources to be purchased by students:
Please make sure to purchase EXACTLY (just as it says) the editions given below, as we will need identical content and pagination in order to engage in discussions in class.
Doris Lessing. [1988] The Fifth Child. London: Harper, 2007. ISBN 978-0-586-08903-3. PRINT.
Der gleiche Himmel. Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel. Wr. Paula Milne. Perf. Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Ben Becker. UFA Fiction / Beta Film, 2017. DVD.

Additional obligatory reading (primary and secondary sources) will be made available at the beginning of the teaching term.

Recommended further reading:
Terry Eagleton. On Evil. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010.
John Gray. Straw Dogs. London: Granta, 2002.

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