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Seminar
SoSe 21: The Politics of Fiction: Discussions on History, Memory, and the Possibility of Truth
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Kommentar
In this seminar, we will consider the different ways in which fictional narratives have dealt with the representation and exploration of real events. How does the novel enlarge or illuminate our understanding of the past? Is fiction a form of resistance against imposed or falsified realities? What is the place – and the uses– of literature in the time of fake narratives and post-truth? We will explore how fiction shapes our sense of the political world and of our position as citizens, the relationship between power and narrative and the role of imaginative writing in the most universal battle of all: the battle for the story. Course readings will range from Miguel de Cervantes and Daniel Defoe to Latin American fiction of the 20th and 21st centuries, and include writings by Tolstoy, Marguerite Yourcenar, Hannah Arendt and Zadie Smith, among others. Schließen
14 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 14.04.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 21.04.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 28.04.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 05.05.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 12.05.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 19.05.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 26.05.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 02.06.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 09.06.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 16.06.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 23.06.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 30.06.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 07.07.2021 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 14.07.2021 12:00 - 14:00