Syllabus - The angel of history. Walter Benjamin as a Jewish intellectual part two. His text "On the Concept (32868)

Syllabus The angel of history. Walter Benjamin as a Jewish intellectual part two. His text "On the Concept - 32868
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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 Email: michaelfisch@ymail.com 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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