Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students will be able
-To understand the concept and scope of the literary archive and to be aware of the research and professional dynamics of the subject.
-To involve themselves in dialogue with alien sciences and their way of thinking.
-To combine theory with its application on texts as the students design their own approaches.
-To develop a method and construct a system in organizing intensive close-up readings of texts.
-To collect and arrange appropriate research data in evaluating their significance for assignment planning.
-To appreciate the use of technology and operate it effectively in the delivery of research, instruction, and professional development.
Course Content (Syllabus)
The subject of the course is "Literary archives in the modern era". The course will explore the concept of the archive, with an emphasis on literary archives. Their historical dimension, the aspect of materiality, their societal impact and their importance for scholarly research will be examined. What is an archive? What is the historical trajectory of the concept? What principles govern the classification of an archive? What is the importance, function, types of archives and their characteristics? What questions can the study of it answer? What do the archives of writers show us about their works and their personalities? Is writing related to the character of the writer and the flow of writing related to the moment? What can deletions and additions during the editing of a work reveal about the author's intentions? How is the archive being re-marked in the digital age? Examples are drawn from archives of Greek and foreign writers (e.g. Solomos, Cavafy, Seferis, Beckett, Dickinson, Whitman), from the Literary Archive of the Department of Modern and Comparative Greek Studies and from Europeana. Visits to the archives of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the city of Thessaloniki are planned. The course will operate in a seminar form with short papers, presentations and discussion.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1.Ζακ Ντεριντά, Η έννοια του αρχείου, ΚΟΛΕΤΣΟΣ ΟΡΕΣΤΗΣ-ΕΡΡΙΚΟΣ, 1996 [ISBN: 978-7651-00-6] 77109288
2. Διονυσίου Σολωμού: Αυτόγραφα έργα, ΜΟΡΦΩΤΙΚΟ ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΗΣ, 2012 [ISBN: 978-960-250-561-8] 32998086