Hauptseminar: HS: Ethics and Literature - Details

Hauptseminar: HS: Ethics and Literature - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Hauptseminar: HS: Ethics and Literature
Semester SS 2025
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 18
maximale Teilnehmendenanzahl 25
Heimat-Einrichtung Englische Literaturwissenschaft
beteiligte Einrichtungen ZZZ_Literaturwissenschaft (Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Veranstaltungstyp Hauptseminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Nächster Termin Dienstag, 29.04.2025 14:00 - 15:30, Ort: (D 1003)
Leistungsnachweis thesis paragraphs, portfolio/research essay
Veranstaltung findet in Präsenz statt / hat Präsenz-Bestandteile Ja
Hauptunterrichtssprache englisch
Literaturhinweise Spiegelman, Art. The Complete Maus. Penguin, 2003. ISBN: 978-0141014081
(any edition of Maus you buy must be in English and must contain parts I and II of the graphic novel).

McCann, Colum. Apeirogon. Random House, 2020. ISBN: 978-0812981933
ECTS-Punkte 8-10

Räume und Zeiten

(D 1003)
Dienstag: 14:00 - 15:30, wöchentlich (12x)

Modulzuordnungen

Kommentar/Beschreibung

The occupation with ethics is probably as old as philosophy itself, and the debate around the ethics of literature has a similarly long history. There were those like Plato who criticised fiction for being essentially a lie, useless, or, worse, immoral. Against this accusation a longstanding line of defence of the literary argues that fiction has the double function of providing entertainment and being useful—and that one of the uses is specifically setting an example of the good life, of how to live ethically. In the more recent history of literary theory, ethics was relegated to the sidelines of the theoretical debate during much of the 1960s and 70s. It is only since the “ethical turn” of the 1980s that the study of literature and ethics has become prominent in the critical debate again.
In this course we will look at different theories from this recent period on how (or whether at all) fiction may be ethical and apply it to the analysis of texts from different genres. We will read some of the most prominent recent theories on ethics and/in fiction and discuss and compare those different approaches. The major approaches we will focus on are Martha Nussbaum’s Neo-Aristotelian ethics that, broadly speaking, seeks examples of the good life in literature, and Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics of radical alterity that has informed the critical debate around an “ethics of deconstruction”. We will also address the question whether a text can be ethical not just at the level of its contents but also via its formal structure.
The primary texts we will discuss will reflect the ways in which contemporary literature can possibly 'make a difference' by engaging its audience in ethical debate. In this seminar we will read a graphic novel, Art Spiegelman’s Maus (1991), a novel, Colum McCann's Apeirogon (2020), as well as other shorter texts that will be made available on digicampus. [see Literaturhinweise for recommended editions of the novel and graphic novel]

Relevant secondary literature will be provided online.

Anmelderegeln

Diese Veranstaltung gehört zum Anmeldeset "Zeitgesteuerte Anmeldung: HS: Ethics and Literature".
Students of English and American Studies, as well as those studying English within a teacher-training degree, can register for the advanced and specialization modules during the early registration phase to ensure their academic progress. A certain quota of course places will be made available for registration from the 24th of February , 2025, to the 5th of March, 2025. The allocation of places will take place on the 7th of March, 2025. Please note that during this registration phase, students in higher semesters and M.A. students will be given priority in the allocation process.

The general registration phase begins on the 10th of March, 2025, and ends on the 14th of April, 2025.

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Studierende der Anglistik/Amerikanistik und des Faches Englisch können sich bereits während der vorgezogenen Anmeldephase zur Sicherstellung des Studienfortschritts für die Aufbau- und Vertiefungsmodule anmelden. Hierzu wird ein gewisses Kontingent der Kursplätze im Zeitraum vom 24.02.2025 bis 05.03.2025 für die Anmeldung geöffnet. Die Verteilung der Plätze erfolgt am 07.03.2025. Bitte beachten Sie, dass in dieser Anmeldephase Studierende in höheren Fachsemestern bei der Verteilung der Plätze priorisiert werden.
Die allgemeine Anmeldephase beginnt am 10.03.2025 und endet am 14.04.2025.
Folgende Regeln gelten für die Anmeldung:
  • Die Anmeldung ist möglich von 10.03.2025, 12:00 bis 14.04.2025, 12:00.
  • Folgende Personenkreise werden bei der Platzverteilung bevorzugt:
    • Abschluss ist Master of Arts (1039 Personen)
  • Es wird eine festgelegte Anzahl von Plätzen in den Veranstaltungen verteilt.
    Die Plätze in den betreffenden Veranstaltungen werden am 16.04.2025 um 12:00 verteilt.