Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Respond to ethnic and cultural difference in non-reductive ways;
- Articulate an informed response to questions of textual and visual interpretation, in both discussion and writing.
- Define, present and exemplify concepts relevant to the task in hand.
- Be familiar with key political and cultural terminology relevant to the subject of the course;
- Formulate and defend personal judgements clearly and persuasively on the basis of evidence;
- Read and evaluate texts by and about minority cultures in Germany and Austria;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The main issues, events and policies that shaped post-war immigrations in Germany;
- Techniques for analysing media discourses and cultural productions.
- The relevance of immigration to processes of identity in post-war German culture;
- The significance of key debates on race, ethnicity and diversity in the light of German history (post-colonialism, post-Nazism, post-unification);
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Further develop strategies of independent research and learning;
- Understand theoretical approaches and apply them to selected material;
- Carry out close analysis of cultural artefacts and reflect on the relationship between socio-historical context and the content and form of the works studied;
- Participate in and lead group discussion;
- Express your ideas in the form of short reviews, thus combining critical observation with in-depth understanding of a subject.
- Organize relevant material in written and oral discussion in order to communicate in appropriate genres and to required conventions;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Follow-up work | 10 |
Tutorial | 5 |
Completion of assessment task | 45 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Seminar | 20 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Bundeszentrale politische Bildung, Grundlagendossier Migration.
Textbooks
Richard Dyer (1997). White. London: Routledge.
Peter Wade (2002). Race, Nature and Culture. London: Pluto.
Beverly M. Weber (2013). Violence and Gender in the 'New' Europe: Islam in German Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Ulrich Herbert (1990). History of Foreign Labor in Germany, 1880-1980: Seasonal Workers, Forced Laborers, Guest Workers. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Deniz Göktürk, David Gramling, Anton Kaes (2007). Germany in Transit: Nation and Migration, 1955-2005. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessment Method 1. Essay [summative] 2. Seminar Presentation [summative] 3. News blog posting [summative] 4. Aesthetic text review [summative]Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog | 20% |
Review | 20% |
Presentation | 20% |
Essay | 40% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 60% |
Critical review | 40% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Critical review | 40% |
Essay | 60% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External