Literature
 

I.04 (bilingual) Comparative Literature Course: ›Comedy is Tragedy plus Time‹
Rita Schumacher, Guy Tourlamain | Saturday – Thursday, 8 – 9.30 am
Historical and transcultural reflections on tragedy and comedy as anthropological polarities and a subject of literature lessons in 9th grade.
Comparative approaches to tragedy and comedy in different languages and cultures.
The educational relevance of teaching tragedy and comedy in grade 9 literature lessons.
The course language is English, with translations into German provided as needed.

II.12 (bilingual) Creative Writing, Storytelling and Story Listening
Ulrike Sievers | Saturday – Wednesday, 11.30 – 1 pm, und Thursday, 9.45 – 11 am
The world is full of stories waiting to be discovered, told and written down.
We will experiment with different impulses, listening and storytelling practices.
Everybody is welcome to discover the artist within themselves.
Course language English for general activities – individual exercises can be done in different mother tongues.

III.23 Narratives of Migration from across the English-speaking World
Tatjana Pavlov-West | Saturday – Wednesday, 2.45 – 4.15 pm
In this seminar participants will be introduced to different perspectives on the inter- and transcultural encounters resulting from migration. What does it mean to move from one location to another (willingly or under duress), to find a new home (or be homeless), to become part of a new culture and society (or be excluded by it)? Participants will have the opportunity to explore these issues via a variety of different literary, oral, and visual texts from short stories, graphic novels via poetry, through to graffiti and other art works. These very diverse works can be used in grade 9 to facilitate critical and empathetic discussions among students on the experiences of a range of migrant or refugee groups who encounter new geographical, socio-cultural, and linguistic contexts at various historical moments.

History

I.05 Teaching History – The Great Changes of the Modern Era
Ágnes Balassa, Markus Osterrieder | Saturday – Thursday, 8 – 9.30 am
This course is shared between a Historian and a History teacher which gives an opportunity to get a deeper insight of the Historical background just as well as to get ideas of the classroom practice. Each session will be an interactive platform, giving you the chance to ask questions and share experiences.
Markus Osterrieder will describe the great changes and emancipation in human consciousness that occured in Modern Times by presenting short biographical sketches of six individuals: Jan Hus, Sayyid Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Pyotr Kropotkin, Nikola Tesla, Sun Yat-sen, Rosa Parks. Their biographies give a key to religious, political, social, scientific and technological transformations of the past six centuries.
Agnes Balassa will present and lead the discussion on pedagogical challenges and good practices in teaching History and Humanities in different countries and continents, on teaching 19 – 20th century ideas for 15 year old pupils without planting skepticism, on the role of biographies and family stories and on developmental age appropriate tests, assessments and projects.

IV.32 (bilingual) Multiperspective History Course – The Rise of Science
Ágnes Balassa, Markus Osterrieder, Martyn Rawson | Saturday – Wednesday, 4.45 – 6.15 pm
We will observe the Modern Area, the class 9 History Curriculum, as a global phenomenon.
The course is structured so that every day, there will be presentations from different countries, and there will be a chance to ask questions and discuss upcoming thoughts. Our goal is to come to a deeper understanding of what connects us, even if we are different.
The presentations will focus on the effects of the Rise of Science (economy, society, consciousness, arts, etc.) and its relation to our present time. Each talk will be about one or two of the fundamental effects from around 18th – 20th century that affect the given cultural area.