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- Kar
- Bölcsészettudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- BTK Magyar Irodalom- és Kultúratudományi Intézet
- Kód
- MA-ERA-DCLCS-S-13
- Cím
- Introduction to Posthumanism: László Krasznahorkai's Works from Posthuman Perspectives, Film and Literature
- Tervezett félév
- Mindkét
- Meghirdetve
- 2026/27/1
- ECTS
- 8
- Nyelv
- en
- Leírás
- The class aims to provide a general understanding of the contemporary debates on posthumanism. The course focuses on how present-day subjectivities are influenced by globalization and technological developments. We study and discuss several new forms of flexible and multiple identities, such as virtual identities, identities on social media, hybrid identities as they are coming to existence on the borderline between human body/mind and technological devices. Based on Rosi Braidotti’s views on posthumanism, we extend the notion of the Other to our natural environment, including plants and animals. Theoretical articles are always followed by the interpretations of literary or filmic representations. Apart from mentioning some European and American works by Emile Zola, Virginia Woolf, Stanley Kubrick, and Spike Jonze, the class will focus on the works of the Hungarian Nobel laureate writer, László Krasznahorkai. We will discuss how the posthumanist aspects of some of his works are related to the themes of Eastern-Europe.
- Oktatás célja
- Knowledge to be acquired: - Students are required to identify and demonstrate knowledge of the major posthumanist concepts and theoretical perspectives. Competencies to be developed: - The class focuses on the development of skills requisite for thinking and writing critically about literary and filmic works within their theoretical contexts. - The class develops the ability to analyse and synthesize information, academic writing skills, oral presentation skills, IT skills.
- Tantárgy tartalma
- The class aims to provide a general understanding of the contemporary debates on posthumanism. The course focuses on how present-day subjectivities are influenced by globalization and technological developments. We study and discuss several new forms of flexible and multiple identities, such as virtual identities, identities on social media, hybrid identities as they are coming to existence on the borderline between human body/mind and technological devices. Based on Rosi Braidotti’s views on posthumanism, we extend the notion of the Other to our natural environment, including plants and animals. Theoretical articles are always followed by the interpretations of literary or filmic representations. Apart from mentioning some European and American works by Emile Zola, Virginia Woolf, Stanley Kubrick, and Spike Jonze, the class will focus on the works of the Hungarian Nobel laureate writer, László Krasznahorkai. We will discuss how the posthumanist aspects of some of his works are related to the themes of Eastern-Europe.
- Számonkérés és értékelés
- Students are expected to actively participate in classes. Students are expected to give oral presentations on at least 2-3 different scholarly articles or chapters or on 1 primary literature. Written assignment of about 4-5 pages on 2 primary and 2-3 secondary sources is required. The written assignment and the oral presentation will be assessed on the following criteria: structure and clarity of the argument (consistency of introduction, argument and conclusion); analytical and synthesizing skills.
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Braidotti, Rosi: The Posthuman. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013. Hayles, Catherine: How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1999. Haraway, Donna: When Species Meet. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2007. Bryan S. Turner: Afterword: Thinking futures. European Journal of Social Theory. May2024, Vol. 27 Issue 2, 372-379. Krasznahorkai, László: The Last Wolf, Profile Books, 2018. Krasznahorkai, László: The Melancholy of Resistance, Profile Books, 2016.
- Ajánlott irodalom
- Braidotti, Rosi: Posthuman knowledge Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, 2019. Verbeek, Peter Paul: Moralizing Technology: Understanding and Designing the Morality of Things. Chicago, Univ. of Chicago Press, 2011.