Religious and Philosophical Readings in Kafka
RELI 497
Spring 2011 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
GRST 274, GELT 274 |
| Certificates: Jewish and Israel Studies |
This course attempts to analyze Kafka as a religious thinker and philosophical writer. Consideration will be given to readings of Kafka as a proto-existentialist (Camus, Sartre), as a Holocaust prophet (Lawrence Langer), as a disciple of Jewish mysticism and Hasidic thought (Buber, Scholem), as a spiritual and practical Zionist, and also as a proponent of a negative theology (Walter Benjamin). Required readings include a broad selection of Kafka's shorts stories, novels, his parables and aphorisms, and portions of his diary. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Kafka, F., THE TRIAL
Kafka, F., THE METAMORPHOSIS
Kafka, F., LETTER TO HIS FATHER
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four short papers, take home final exam. |
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