Pain in Medieval Literature and Culture: Media, Ethics, Feeling (FM and FS BA Seminar: Literature and Other Media)
Dienstag, 03.12.2024
From the tragedies of classical antiquity to Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, pain is a recurrent preoccupation of the creative arts. But what is pain? How do we express it in language and art? And how do we respond to others’ pain when we read about it, look at it, or witness it? This course explores these urgent ethical questions by examining depictions of pain in medieval literature, art, and culture. From the wounds inflicted on knights in battle to psychological pain, from animals’ pain to depictions of Purgatory and Hell, we will interrogate the practical and ethical implications of writing, reading, seeing, and witnessing pain through various media. The course will be divided into different sections, each of which will focus on the representation of a different kind of pain across multiple media. These sections will focus on Christ’s pain; penance and suffering; childbirth and illness; wounding and injury; and psychological suffering (including the popular theme of lovesickness). We will also read and discuss theoretical works that explore what pain is and how it can (or cannot) be expressed in literature and other media. Required Reading: Please read the texts uploaded to ILIAS under the first seminar date in advance.
| Veranstaltungsart: | Vorlesung/Seminar |
|---|---|
| Dozierende(r): | Dr. Hannah Elizabeth Piercy |
| 03.12.2024: | 14:15 - 16:00 |
| Ort: |
Unitobler Lerchenweg 36 3012 Bern EG, F006 |
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