Science trifft Fiction

What it is about

You engage with literary works that connect science, technology and society. In the end you will be able to understand texts in this regard and explain how literature prompts reflections on collective and individual goals, values and patterns of action or thinking, and to argue your own position in seminar discussions.

What you will be able to do

• Understand literary texts in the context of science, technology and society
• Illustrate exemplarily which reflections literature prompts about goals, values and patterns of action/thought
• Develop and argumentatively defend your own positions in seminar discussions
• Practice interdisciplinary exchange and orienting self-reflection

What the module consists of

• Lesungen/Schreibwerkstätten/Ausstellungen/LiteraturclubsAccess to literature and active participation in the cultural life; central teaching and learning formats
• Seminare/DiskussionenDevelopment and interpretation of literary texts in an interdisciplinary exchange

Teaching method

• Einführung in literarische WerkeConvey fundamental understanding
• Interpretation mittels wissenschaftlicher und pädagogischer MethodenSystematically analyze and interpret texts
• Austausch in multidisziplinären GruppenFoster diversity of perspectives and interdisciplinary dialogue
• Aktive Teilnahme am Kulturbetrieb (Aufführungen, Ausstellungen, Lesungen, Filmvorführungen)Contextualization and immediate experience of literary forms; prerequisite for course activity
• Orientierende SelbstreflexionReflect personal attitudes and identity questions