READINGS: THE SEXINESS OF ALTERITY: FROM ROMEO AND JULIET TO AVATAR
| Title | ΠΕΡΙΔΙΑΒΑΣΕΙΣ: Η ΣΕΞΙ ΕΤΕΡΟΤΗΤΑ: "ΑΤΑΙΡΙΑΣΤΟΙ" ΕΡΩΤΕΣ ΣΤΗ ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΙΝΗΜΑΤΟΓΡΑΦΟ / READINGS: THE SEXINESS OF ALTERITY: FROM ROMEO AND JULIET TO AVATAR |
| Title in German | Alterität ist sexy: Andersheit und Liebe in Literatur und Film |
| Code | ΕΠ0575 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | German Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022662 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Germanikīs Glṓssas kai Filologías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 31
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Class ID | 600229560
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Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600229560
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
- German (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Expected learning outcomes: To have a thorough knowledge of the texts discussed in class (literary and filmic as well)/ familiarization of students with traits or tendencies found diachronically in fictional “impossible” love affairs/ Ability of students to recognize and analyze the interconnections between fictional worlds and social contexts they based upon/ to sensitize students to the notion of alterity / improvement of the students critical thought.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course deals with love affairs in literature and cinema, made impossible on the basis of irreconcilable differences between social status, nationality, racial belonging etc. of the lovers. Romeo and Juliet is a prototype of these kinds of relationships, but in recent times the repertoire of incompatible connections is enriched by liaisons between humans and extraterrestrials (Avatar), even with vampires (Twilight).
Keywords
alterity studies, impossible love affairs in literature and movies, Romeo and Juliet, relationships with aliens and vampires
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power Point, e-learning, E-Mail
Student Assessment
Description
Regular and active participation,oral presentation and written essay
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ντενί ντε Ρουζμόν, Ο Έρως και η Δύση, Ίνδικτος, Αθήνα 1996
Last Update
07-10-2023
