230137 Climate Theories in Literature and History (S) (WiSe 2022/2023)
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Climate theories are often traced back to Antiquity, namely Hippocratic and Aristotelian traditions — perhaps falsely so. Modern meteorological definitions of climate, such as the average weather over a certain period of time, only emerged during the 18th century. They diverged significantly from antique geography. Colonial experiences provided the incentive to re-invent climate. It was also in the 18th century that ideas about climate and its influence on people's bodies and minds were discussed in Paris salons, as well as in the meetings of academic societies in Europe and North America. Moreover, climate became a factor in philosophical discourses about the arts and about law. Climate modification became a matter of debate in and about European colonies. In this seminar we will first study classical texts from the antique tradition that became reference points in later debates. However, our focus will be 18th- and 19th-century discourses on climate and its influence on the "human condition" — their importance in the history of science, philosophy, literature, and the arts, and their role in the history of ideas. Climate theories became an element in 19th-century environmental determinism and, among other things, inspired racist ideas of the other.
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| Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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| one-time | Do | 10-16 | VHF.01.211 | 12.01.2023 | |
| one-time | Fr | 10-16 | E0-180 | 13.01.2023 | |
| one-time | Do | 12-17:30 (s.t.) | VHF.01.211 | 19.01.2023 | |
| one-time | Fr | 12-16 (s.t.) | X-E0-226 | 20.01.2023 | |
| one-time | Fr | 16-17:30 | X-E0-228 | 20.01.2023 |
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| 22-M-4.1 Theoriemodul | Theorieseminar Transnationale Geschichtsschreibung, Transfer und Vergleich | Student information | |
| 22-M-4.4.6-IAS3 History of the Americas / Historia de las Américas | Seminar | Study requirement
Graded examination |
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| 22-M-4.4.6-IAS9 Advanced History of the Americas / Estudios avanzados de la historia de las Américas | Seminar | Study requirement
Graded examination |
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| 22-WS-CSH Globale Strukturen und Interaktionen: Literatur-, kultur- und geschichtswissenschaftliche Perspektiven | Forschungsseminar | Study requirement
Graded examination |
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| 23-IAS-M-IAS4 North American Literature and the Processes of Culture | "Literary Theory" oder "Cultural Theory" | Study requirement
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| 23-LIT-M-LitAM5 Aufbau-Modul II: Fachphilologische Vertiefung Romanistik | Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Study requirement
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| Lehrveranstaltung 3 | Graded examination
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| 23-LIT-M-LitINT Intensivierung | Aufbaumodul Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Study requirement
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| Aufbaumodul Lehrveranstaltung 2 | Study requirement
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| Aufbaumodul Lehrveranstaltung 3 | Study requirement
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| Profilmodul Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Study requirement
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| Profilmodul Lehrveranstaltung 2 | Study requirement
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| 23-LIT-M-LitPM2 Profilmodul II: Literatur, Kultur, Wissen | Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Graded examination
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| Lehrveranstaltung 2 | Study requirement
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| 23-LIT-M-MGS-wp Wahlpflichtmodul Literaturwissenschaft | Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Graded examination
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| 23-ROM-B3-F Profilmodul Literaturwissenschaft Französisch | Literatur im kulturellen Kontext | Study requirement
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| 23-ROM-B3-F_a Profilmodul Literaturwissenschaft Französisch | Autor/innen – Werke – Gattungen | Study requirement
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| Literatur im kulturhistorischen Kontext | Study requirement
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| Vertiefungsseminar "Autor/innen – Werke – Gattungen" oder "Literatur im kulturhistorischen Kontext“ mit Lektüreschwerpunkt | Graded examination
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| 23-ROM-B4 Profilmodul Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft | Kulturelle Grundlagen sprachlicher und literarischer Kommunikation | Study requirement
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| 23-ROM-B4_a Profilmodul Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft | Kulturelle Grundlagen sprachlicher und literarischer Kommunikation | Study requirement
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| Medientechniken und -praktiken in Geschichte und Gegenwart | Study requirement
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| Vertiefungsseminar "Kulturelle Grundlagen sprachlicher und literarischer Kommunikation" oder "Medientechniken und -praktiken in Geschichte und Gegenwart" mit Lektüreschwerpunkt | Graded examination
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| 23-WS-GE Globale Verflechtungen | Forschungsseminar | Study requirement
Graded examination |
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| Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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| Bielefeld Graduate School In History And Sociology / Promotion | Optional Course Programme |
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Prüfungsleistung: At the end of the semester, you will write a 25-30-page paper on one of the texts we discussed in class or on a theoretical/historical/literary text of your choice.
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