Last modified: 25 May 2018 11:16
“Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.” (E Hawke) . What is the essence of childhood? What is 'innocence'? What shaped me to become the person that I am? Let's take a closer look at that we have all experienced - but know so little about.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will analyse the portrayal of childhood in the German speaking countries during the first half of the 20th century. The source materials drawn on will include literature, autobiography, film and the expressive arts. Questions such as the child's perception of the historical process, the right to childhood, and the process of socialisation are examined in detail. Particular issues to be addressed include: the utopia of childhood, adolescence in the Third Reich, and children and the Holocaust. The course will examine the works by authors such as G. Grass, Anne Frank, Ilse Aichinger, and painters such as Max Lieberman and Paula Moderson-Becker as well as various films.
The course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with Level 3 course Images of Childhood A.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: One in-class presentation (30%) and one essay 70%, word length Sen Hons 3500 words.
Resit: one 2-hour written exam (100%)
Discussion in class.
All essays and presentations are discussed individually within no more than 2 weeks of submission. All assignments receive CGS marks, which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.
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