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80507-01 - Kolloquium: What Is Contemporary Literature and When Did It End? (1 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Many members of our Doctoral Program “Literary Studies” are working on contemporary literature. But the phrase will mean different things to different researchers. For many, the earliest start of contemporary literature is the end of the Second World War in 1945. But over 80 years have passed since then and many literary scholars have proposed more recent staring dates for contemporary literature: 1989 (the fall of the Berlin wall), 1991 (the collapse of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War), 2000 (the turn of the millennium) and, for American literature especially, September 11, 2001. Obviously, the contemporary is a continuously shifting category. But what happens with our engagement with literary texts when texts that are marketed as contemporary and discussed by other critics as contemporary no longer feel contemporary to us? What happens when the contemporary ends? We will read a number of key theoretical and literary-critical texts about both the periodization of ‘contemporary literature’ and the idea of ‘the contemporary’ more generally. The idea is to allow for a truly interphilological discussion that thrives on disciplinary differences. In other words, participants are very much encouraged to bring to the table discussions of the contemporary specific to their field. Of course, PhD candidates working on earlier periods who have an interest in (the) contemporary (literature) are very welcome too. The languages of this seminar are English and German. |
| Lernziele | Participants reach an in-depth understanding of ‘the contemporary’ and ‘contemporary literature’ from an interphilological perspective. |
| Literatur | No pre-course reading is required, but PhD candidates are asked to send ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch one or several pdfs of theoretical or literary-critical articles or book chapters from their own fields that they would be interested in discussing with colloquium members by September 5, 2026. We will read and discuss both texts provided by the instructor and texts submitted by the participants. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | This course is open to PhD candidates who are members of the Doctoral Program “Literary Studies.” |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 10.15-12.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 15.09.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 22.09.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 29.09.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 06.10.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 13.10.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 20.10.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 27.10.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 03.11.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 10.11.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 17.11.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 24.11.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 01.12.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 08.12.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Dienstag 15.12.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 4 |
| Module |
Doktorat Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft) Doktorat Anglophone Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Anglophone Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft) Doktorat Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft) Doktorat Französische Literaturwissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Französische Literaturwissenschaft) Doktorat Iberoromanische Literaturwissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Iberoromanische Literaturwissenschaft) Doktorat Italienische Literaturwissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Italienische Literaturwissenschaft) Doktorat Russistik: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Russistik) Doktorat Slavistik: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Slavistik) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | regular presence, active participation |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften |