17354
Advanced Seminar
WiSe 23/24: S-Lit. Stud.: Periods-Genres-Concepts: Scotland after Hogg
Cordula Lemke
Comments
Today's image of Scotland is still dominated by the myth of peaty and moss-covered Highlands and their tartan-wearing inhabitants. These traditions can often be traced back to the need to invent a Scottish national identity that was and still is used to claim independence. This placid image has frequently been challenged for its disregard of the harsh living conditions of a huge part of the Scottish population which have given rise to an alternative way of looking at Scottish history and culture. While Sir Walter Scott has been seen as a proponent of the mythical Scotland taken up by the Scottish Tourist Board, James Hogg has been celebrated for introducing an alternative legacy that speaks to Scottish writers today. In this seminar we will take a close look at James Hogg’s The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, before we move on to two recent texts that engage with what Darren McGarvey has termed ‘poverty safari’. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2023-10-17 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-10-24 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-10-31 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-11-07 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-11-14 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-11-21 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-11-28 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-12-05 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-12-12 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-12-19 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2024-01-09 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2024-01-16 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2024-01-23 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2024-01-30 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2024-02-06 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2024-02-13 14:00 - 16:00