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The rise of Modernism marks one of the most momentous changes in the history of Western culture, second only to the beginning of Modernity. We often consider Modernism as a chiefly artistic and literary phenomenon, but it pervaded all spheres of culture, and even the sciences experienced fundamental crises that forced them to change the perspectives on their respective subjects and to search for new theoretical paradigms and approaches to pursue.
In the lecture series, we will address Modernism as a comprehensive cultural phenomenon, but the focus will, of course, be on the literary responses to new philosophical, psychological, political, social, and technological developments, and on innovative aesthetic explorations into literary form. We will also be concerned with the changes this affected on the human mind and life in the modern environment.
This lecture series is open for all students of English studies (BA, MA, Lehramt). For MA students it is part of the 10-credit module Literary History, together with my seminar ”When I Was Young - The literature we read when I was a student”.
Students who already attended this lecture series in the winter semester 2021-2022 and received credits for it cannot register for the exam again. |
