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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
German Language & Literature
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof MICHAEL FISCH
Coordinator Office Hours:
thursday from 14.30 to 16.00
Teaching Staff:
Prof MICHAEL FISCH
Course/Module description:
Lecture about Walter Benjamin II.
Walter Benjamin's (1892-1940) last notes titled "On the Concept of History" contain his well-known philosophical theses. The author had expressly not determined his theses for printing. When they were finally published three years later (1943) from the estate, they began a career that reached its peak in the epoch of the great marxist theory of the 1960s and 1970s. The historical-philosophical theses are at the same time enigmatic oracle speeches on theology and angels as well as a promise for the historical power of historical materialism. They were considered the last words of a great thinker with whom the old philosophy of history came to an end and at the same time a new beginning was promised. The text "On the concept of history" is thus a posthumously published, historical-philosophical essay by Walter Benjamin from 1940, in which this under the impression of the rise of fascism in Europe and the Hitler-Stalin Pact, the historicizing conception, especially of social democracy criticized and at the same time takes a messianic position.
Course/Module aims:
Overview of life and work of Walter Benjamin based on selected texts.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understanding the theoretical texts of this author, checking his theory in practice, discussing and interpreting his texts (reading course)
Attendance requirements(%):
Open to all students (Language skills in German desired)
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Communicative method, discussion of topics and texts, application of theory to practice
Course/Module Content:
This seminar aims to improve knowledge in language and literature with the help of accurate text reading.
Required Reading:
The texts are posted on the Moodle platform. Each week, extensive academic texts (in German) have to be read and understood.
Additional Reading Material:
Walter Benjamin: Zur Kritik der Gewalt und andere Aufsätze. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp 1999.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 100 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
The lecture is especially aimed at students in the new German Master-Program of the HUJI (Faculty of Humanities).
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