German Culture I
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to draw from the analysis of a specific historical-cultural constellation, seen in its chronological development, general elements of orientation in the framework of the history of the culture of German-speaking countries. The presentation and critical discussion of some fundamental conceptual categories developed in the context of the reference culture will go hand in hand with the reading and analysis of selected texts.
Expected learning outcomes
Students will have to acquire an advanced and critical ability to manage some fundamental categories of analysis in the context of the cultural history of German-speaking countries. These categories will have to be substantiated by the understanding of some important historical-social and historical-cultural dynamics.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Illness and Health in German Culture
From the 18th century onwards, a new vision of the relationship between body and spirit, material and intellectual life, gradually asserted itself in German culture. The source of physical illness begins to be sought in the system of interactions with the activities of the mind, in terms of what Enlightenment philosophy defines as commercium mentis et corporis. The course will examine various moments in which the state of health and illness have been studied and interpreted as symbolic manifestations of social, cultural, and ideological conditions.
From the 18th century onwards, a new vision of the relationship between body and spirit, material and intellectual life, gradually asserted itself in German culture. The source of physical illness begins to be sought in the system of interactions with the activities of the mind, in terms of what Enlightenment philosophy defines as commercium mentis et corporis. The course will examine various moments in which the state of health and illness have been studied and interpreted as symbolic manifestations of social, cultural, and ideological conditions.
Prerequisites for admission
An articulated and advanced knowledge of the fundamental processes of European history from the eighteenth century onwards.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Teaching Resources
See "Materiale di riferimento italiano"
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral exam for attending and non-attending students. Students will be asked to demonstrate the assimilation of the course contents, the understanding of the basic conceptual repertoire and the ability to argue independently on some topics proposed by the teacher. The final grade will be expressed out of thirty.
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