First-Year Seminars 110WW - WWI in Literature and Art

The seminar addresses major historical and literary developments in the context of World War I and its aftermath. We investigate how literary texts, photographs, films and memorial sites represent WWI up to the present day. Emphasis placed on Germany's role in WWI and its portrayal in history, literature and art. Themes to be analyzed include the Expressionist movement, public and private narratives on WWI, as well as gender roles in film, literature, memoirs, as well as media and present day commemoration of WWI in Germany and beyond.