Modul: Finding One´s Voice - Die eigene Stimme finden

Modulname Finding One´s Voice - Die eigene Stimme finden
Gebiet
Profil Profil Freie Studien
CPs 5 CP
Campus Hier geht es zum Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Voraussetzungen
Besonderheiten TN-Plätze : 12 Termin 1. Sitzung: 17.04.2026 , 10-14 Uhr, GA 1/153 Anmeldung: Anmeldephase in eCampus: 16.03. – 10.04.2026 (Losverfahren) Zuteilungsverfahren: 11.04. – 12.04.2026 Restplatzvergabe: 13.04. – 24.04.2026 Zusammensetzung der Endnote 5 Newsletter-Texte und 7 Seiten Essay Prüfungstermin Frist für den Essay: 15. August 2026
Blockseminar Nein
Vorkenntnisse
Veranstaltungszeit Freitag 10:00 - 14:00
Dozenten Katia Schwerzmann
Arbeitsaufwand 5 Newsletter-Texte und 7 Seiten Essay zum Modul 100 h Eigenarbeitszeit und 50 h Präsenzzeit). Unter Präsenzzeit wird sowohl die klassische Anwesenheit in Veranstaltungen, als auch Präsenz in eLearning-Veranstaltungen (z.B. Foren, Chatrooms) verstanden.
Literatur Barthes, Roland. “The Grain of the Voice.” In The Responsibility of Forms: Critical Essays on Music, Art, and Representation. University of California Press, 1991. Butler, Judith. Giving an Account of Oneself. Fordham University Press, 2025. Kosofsky Sedgwick, Eve. A Dialogue on Love. Beacon Press, 1999. Lorde, Audre. The Cancer Journals. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books, 2020. Nelson, Maggie. The Argonauts. Graywolf Press, 2015. Sharpe, Christina Elizabeth. Ordinary Notes. Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Modulteil [051750] Finding One’s Voice – Die eigene Stimme finden: Erstellung eines Newsletters (English friendly) - SS 2026
Modultyp
Modulanbieter Fakultät für Philologie, X. Institut für Medienwissenschaft, Fakultät für Philologie
Inhalt Projektmodul zur Erstellung eines Newsletters 4 SWS , Fr 10-14, GA 1/153, Prof. Dr. Katia Schwerzmann ( katia.schwerzmann@rub.de ) The world is increasingly hostile to young people. From accelerating wealth disparities, an uncertain future due to climate catastrophe, the rise of authoritarian techno-politics, calls to remilitarize society to “defend democracy,” to generative AI imperiling the existence of meaningful, creative jobs, it may feel difficult to muster the energy to stay engaged with the present—the essential condition for shaping it. The goal of this praxis seminar is to develop the dimension of the self that is irreplaceable and inexpropriable: one’s own voice, or to cite Roland Barthes, the specific way in which one’s singular body shapes meaning in a manner that is always in surplus of semantics, nowadays determined by the statistical normativity of large language models. Finding one’s voice, here, means getting on solid footing: a place from which to gain strength, encounter others and form meaningful collectives. To do so, the praxis module unfolds each week in two parts: the first part is dedicated to reading queer, feminist theorizing from the self (e.g. Judith Butler, Eve Sedgwick, Audre Lorde, Christina Sharpe, Maggie Nelson). In the second part, the students take to task the practice of writing and reading each other. The output consists of creating a newsletter in German or English on a platform such as Substack, to be updated at regular intervals. Such platforms are used by independent journalists but also philosophers and writers (e.g. Sara Ahmed, Slavoj Žižek, Margaret Atwood). Students are free to choose the topic of their newsletter: from personal reflections, anecdotes, stories, to media analysis, film, or book reviews. The focus is placed on developing a specific perspective and writing style and getting feedback from other participants, as a collectivizing alternative to seeking it in normative generative machines (aka LLMs). The collaboration at the heart of this praxis seminar necessitates a level of mutual trust, respect, and openness, which are the essential condition for participation.
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