TOPICS IN LITERARY THEORY I

Course Information
TitleΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΘΕΩΡΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΑΣ Ι / TOPICS IN LITERARY THEORY I
CodeΓΣΓ283
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPhilology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280001034

Programme of Study: UPS School of Philology 2015

Registered students: 3
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Mesaiōnikīs kai Neóterīs Ellīnikīs FilologíasMandatory Elective CoursesWinter/Spring-6

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600104794
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course focuses on the theoretical distinction between modernism(s) and historical avant-guard movements and discusses their relation to politics, aesthetics and literary / ideological ‘milieu’ and tradition. Special emphasis is given to ‘Surrealism’ in France and Greece through the ‘close reading’ of manifestoes and of literary texts.
Keywords
modernity, modernism(s), avant-guard movements, shock effect, political engagement, tradition, Futurism, Dada, Surealismrea
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
  • movies
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures843
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities
Exams843
Total1686
Student Assessment
Description
final written exams (open notes)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μιχάλης Χρυσανθόπουλος, «Εκατό χρόνια πέρασαν και ένα καράβι». Ο ελληνικός υπερρεαλισμός και η κατασκευή της παράδοσης, Αθήνα: Άγρα 2012
Additional bibliography for study
Walter Benjamin, «Το έργο τέχνης στην εποχή της τεχνικής αναπαραγωγιμότητάς του», Δοκίμια για την τέχνη, μτφρ. Δημοσθένης Κούρτοβικ, Κάλβος, Αθήνα 1978 Walter Benjamin, Ένας λυρικός στην ακμή του καπιταλισμού, μτφρ. Γιώργος Γκουζούλης, Αλεξάνδρεια, Αθήνα 1994. : Βάλτερ Μπένγιαμιν (μτφρ.Στέλλα Νικολούδη), «Υπερρεαλισμός. Το τελευταίο ενσταντανέ της ευρωπαϊκής διανόησης», Ο Πολίτης, τχ. 72 (Μάιος-Ιούνιος 1976), σ. 48-57
Last Update
25-02-2016