Refugees, Migrants, and Exiles in German and Comparative Literature

Week 1 (14/02/2023) Introduction (all professors) Grundlagen zur europäischen Migrationsliteratur, Aglaia Blioumi (NKUA) (16/02/2023) Social Event – CIVIS Social Lab Week 2 (21/02/2023) Flucht und Krieg in den Essays von Dževad Karahasan und Tanja Maljartschuk, Helga Mitterbauer (ULB) Week 3 (28/02/2023) Kultursemiotik: Grenzen, Eingrenzen, Ausgrenzen, Katerina Karakassi (NKUA) Week 4 (07/03.2023) Migration und Gender: E.S. Özdamar, Jossfinn Bohn (ULB) Week 5 (14/03/2023) Mehrsprachigkeit der Literatur gestern und heute, Markus Huss (SU) Week 6 (21/03/2023) Zwischen Deutschland und Afrika: Marseille als Exilort, Nicole Colin (AMU) Week 7 (28/03/2023) Exil in der Lyrik Paul Celans, Camilla Miglio (Sapienza) Week 8 (11/04/2023) Die Bundesrepublik als Ort des Exils: DDR-Autoren nach ihrer Übersiedlung, Catherine Teissier (AMU) Week 9 (18/04/2023) Sprache und Schreiben im Exil seit 1933, Caroline Merkel (SU) und Dorothee Kimmich (Tübingen) Week 10 (02/05/2023) Afrika- und Mittelmeerraumdiskurse in den Werken kanonischer deutschsprachiger Autor_innen aus dem 19. Jh. (aus postkolonialer Sicht), Raluca Rădulescu (UB) Explore how refugees, migrants and exiles have been represented today and in the past!
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date 2023-02-14
Virtual Part closing date 2023-05-02
Total student workload 165
Specific field of studies German and Comparative Literature
Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter
Academic pre-requisites for applicants German skills: B2; knowledge in text analysis
Physical Part starting date 2023-05-08
Physical Part Description The workshop of the course will take place in Athens from May 8-12, 2023 Programme in detail: Monday, May 8, 2023: 9-9:15: Reception 9:15-11:00: Introduction into the programme, presentation of participants (KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/ MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/KIMMICH) 11:00-12:30: Presentation and discussion of projects (COLIN/KIMMICH) 12:30-13:30: Lunch break 13:30-15:15: Presentation and discussion of projects (MITTERBAUER) 15:30-17:30: Presentation and discussion of projects (HUSS/TEISSIER) 17:30-19:00: Keynote by Maria Oikonomou, moderation: MITTERBAUER Tuesday, May 9, 2023: 9:00-9:15: Exchange of ideas 9:15-12:30: Worldcafé with local stakeholders: Project “Social Kitchen” by the NGO “O allos anthropos”, Discussion and Moderation: KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/ KIMMICH 12:30-13:30: Lunch break 13:30-19:00: Excursion to the islands of Layrio und Makronisos, Responsible: KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/MITTERBAUER/ KIMMICH/RADULESCU Wednesday, May 10, 2023: 9:00-9:15: Exchange of ideas 9:15-10:45: Presentation and discussion of projects (KIMMICH) 10:45-12:30: Presentation and discussion of projects (MERKEL/COLIN) 12:30-13:30: Lunch break 13:30-19:00: Afternoon for free explorations 19:00-22:00: Social event of all participants with local stakeholders (KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/MITTERBAUER/ KIMMICH) Thursday, May 11, 2023: 9:00-9:15: Exchange of ideas 9:15-12:30: Open Space with the NGOs  “Apostoli” and “Arsis”, Discussion and Moderation:  KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/ MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/KIMMICH 12:30-13:30: Lunch break 13:30-17:30: Study-visits of the exhibition “The Land of Attica welcomes Refugees of ’22” at the Benaki Museum or the Jewish Museum of Greece (KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/MITTERBAUER/ KIMMICH) 17:30-19:00: Lecture by a migrant writer and discussion, moderation:  KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI Friday, May 12, 2023: 9:00-9:15: Exchange of ideas 9:15-10:45: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI) 10:45-12:30: Worshop Crative Writing (BLIOUMI/TEISSIER/HUSS/MERKEL) 12:30-13:30: Lunch break 13:30-15:00: Conclusion and discussion (KARAKASSI/ BLIOUMI/MERKEL/ HUSS/COLIN/TEISSIER/MITTERBAUER/KIMMICH/RADULESCU)
Physical Part closing date 2023-05-12
Language level required B2
Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities
Course location Athens, Greece
Course language German