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| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Jonathan Simons (jonathan.simons@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In the weeks leading up to the Second World War, Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset spoke of the importance of maintaining interiority during turbulent times, noting that agitation “dazzles,” “blinds,” and compels each of us to “act mechanically, like a frenetic sleepwalker.” These days, we are dazzled by digital hyperstimulation, which precludes contemplative gaps in our lives and thus careful reflection on the very issues that agitate us. In our age of convenience capitalism and frenetic distraction, what is the role of vita contemplativa, contemplative life, and can it exist in conjunction with, or only in opposition to, pervasive use of digital technology? In partnership with American offline publisher Analog Sea, this seminar course will explore vita contemplativa through deep reading and critical discussion of literary and philosophical texts. It will be led by Analog Sea’s founding editor, Jonathan Simons. In addition to independent textual analysis and class discussion, students will submit at the conclusion of the course a proposal for a thematic section of a future edition of The Analog Sea Review literary journal, along with an editorial statement supporting the proposal. |
| Learning objectives | We will use dialogical and dialectical methods to explore literary and philosophical topics. |
| Bibliography | Required course reading will mainly be based on work published in literary journal The Analog Sea Review. |
| Admission requirements | abgeschlossene PS-Stufe |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 26.02.2024 | 12.15-14.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Monday 11.03.2024 | 12.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Monday 25.03.2024 | 12.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Monday 08.04.2024 | 12.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Monday 22.04.2024 | 12.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Monday 13.05.2024 | 12.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Monday 27.05.2024 | 12.15-16.00 | Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
| Modules |
Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology (Start of studies before 01.08.2022)) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Literaturwissenschaftliche Praxis (Editionsphilologie, Literarisches Übersetzen, Literaturkritik) (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Schriftlicher Beitrag (Essay o. Ä., 5-7 Seiten) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften |