31708
Seminar
WiSe 14/15: Exile literary cultures of Eastern Europe (1945-1989)
Claudia Draganoiu
Information for students
Readings in English
Comments
Scientific discussions about 'diasporas' became very popular during the 1990s, and up to this date, they owe a great deal to post colonial theories. Little has been said about Eastern European diasporas, although their literary production was rather influential in Europe during the two-three decades following the war.
The course proposes the analysis of exile literary cultures from several countries belonging to the former Eastern Bloc, discussing concepts such as emigration/ diaspora/ exile.
More specifically, the course will focus on:
o cultural and historical context which caused the exiles to leave their country of origin and geographical regroupment;
o relationship of the exiles with both the country of origin and the country of adoption;
o narratives of the homeland in exile literature;
o cultural associations, institutes, literary circles, libraries, newspapers, magazines created by the exiles;
o return after 1989 and impact on national mainstream culture.
While primarily focused on Romanian texts (Paul Goma, Norman Manea, Virgil Gheorghiu, Vintila Horia), readings will also include a variety of other East European writers (Danuta Mostwin, Pavel Tigrid, Milos Crnjanski, Witold Gombrowicz) for comparison purposes. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2014-10-14 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-10-21 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-10-28 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-11-04 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-11-11 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-11-18 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-11-25 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-12-02 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-12-09 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-12-16 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2015-01-06 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2015-01-13 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2015-01-20 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2015-01-27 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2015-02-03 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2015-02-10 12:00 - 14:00