Undergraduate Course: 20th Century Austrian Writing (ELCG10010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will examine texts by twentieth century Austrian writers from Arthur Schnitzler to Thomas Bernhard. The texts will deal with issues of race, identity, gender and politics,with a particular focus on the period 1918-1938.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Honours entry. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Through the close study of drama and narrative fiction students will gain insight into the way literature reflects social and political developments in Austria from the collapse of the Habsburg Empire to the Waldheim scandal of the 1980s.
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Additional Information
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Lectures will be provided in ODD weeks only |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Barker
Tel: (0131 6)50 3625
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Course secretary | Mrs Fiona Scanlon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3647
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