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be2.lancs.ac.uk> "Women in German Studies (founded 1988)" <WIGS-
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> Dear colleagues
>
> Modern Austrian Literature has asked me for a little 'homage' to Jelinek
piece for a forthcoming issue of the journal. I thought it might be nice to
give a picture of some of the ways in which EJ is used in our university
courses. I might preface this with some more personal remarks about
researching on Jelinek (they are specifically not looking for an 'academic'
piece), but I thought it would be quite interesting if I could offer some kind
of survey of or insight into the range of texts and courses where Jelinek texts
are taught. I wondered if I might ask you for your experiences? I would, of
course, be sure to cite colleagues' names when quoting info (unless there are
some comments you'd like to remain unattributed!!) What I don't want to do
(and can't in the timescale) is provide a statistical survey (9 out of 10
owners said that their students preferred Jelinek ...), but I will report back
my findings to the discussion list.
>
> I wonder if you could take 5 mins to answer the following? Please just send
me an email reply with answers under the following, if poss:
>
> 1) Which Jelinek texts (including film adaptations, Hörspiele, plays, etc.)
have you used and on which courses (please also indicate level of study):
> (e.g. Die Liebhaberinnen, Final-year course on Women's Writing; or
Krankheit, 2nd-year course entitled 'x and y'; M.A. on 'x'; PhD supervision
(title of diss or EJ texts used etc.)
Die L, and Kl second year modern period of german
as above plus Lust final year modern period and womens writing.
film of Malina, plays and all for above second and final year course on Bachmnn
and jelinek
lecture course on Bachmann and Jelinek all above.
Plays, die L, Lust, Kl for graduate M.st on Women;s writing in germnan module
for M.St in Women;s studies
Stekn Staub Stengel for seminar series on contemproary german lit for all
undergraduates (acutally mostly final year come along) and grad students in
German
all these plus later plays interviews essays final year optional dissertations
quite often. of students own choice.
>
>
> 2) Any observations / feedback on your experiences of teaching or
researching this text / these texts? Any input from students - how did they
respond to Jelinek's work?
Lectures on Bachmman and Jelink very popular. film of Malina was the crossover
porint between the two and it was almost universally hated by the students
(articualtely so!) thoguh they came to see it in their own tiome in New College
eover tea and chocolate outside the course. Students enjoyed die liebhaberinnen
almost universally and write very well about it. reations to Klavierspi. much
more mixed. often get to discuss the film too, which helps. only the best and
most enthusaistic students tackle Lust and generally write well on it using fem
theory too.
Early Plays accessible and always go dowen well. later ones meet with almost
universla imconprehension, but somewtimes this produced good discussions.
Esp the smeinar on Stekn stab stengel. That is a very good pedagogic exervsie
which comes out well with just a coupel of good or brave people in the semianr.
Often students worry whether jelinek is cold manipoualtive hypocritical etc.
very sueful discussion thenabout narrative, language, marxism, capitalism
feminism, etc
> Hope this is useful to you
Have a good Christmas
karen
>
>
> Since there might be some quite interesting ways in which Jelinek's work has
been incorporated into university courses, I'm grateful to you for any further
information. Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues in Theatre
Studies or to other potential Gesprächspartner (English depts?).
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help. I'd be most grateful if you can reply
to me by Xmas (what a nice present!)
>
> All best wishes
>
> Allyson
>
>
> Allyson Fiddler
> European Languages and Cultures
> Lancaster University
> tel. 01524 593483
> fax. 01524 593942
> www.lancs.ac.uk/users/eurolang/
>
--
Dr K.J. Leeder
Reader in German
Fellow and Tutor in German,
New College, Oxford
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