Hermeneutics: An Introduction (DUH270)
Course description for study year 2021-2022. Please note that changes may occur.
Course code
DUH270
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
5
Semester tution start
Spring
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Spring
Language of instruction
English
Content
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The student will gain knowledge of:
- The intellectual and cultural foundations of the different varieties of hermeneutics.
- The different ways of conceiving human meaning and the methods deployed by each to uncover and convey it.
- The circular character of understanding; in particular, the negotiation between authorial intention, the meaning of the text itself, and our own traditions, concerns and commitments as interpreters.
- The ethical challenges inherent to the different varieties of interpretation, as well as their social and political consequences.
Skills
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Articulate their research methodologies by reference to the different varieties of interpretation.
- Situate their research methodologies within deeper historical structures of humanities and social sciences practice.
- Critically evaluate the ethical, social and political consequences of adopting any one methodological approach, including their own.
- Engage in academic discourse regarding the nature, purposes and procedures of humanistic inquiry.
General competence
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Reflect critically on methodological conventions found in different fields of the humanities and social sciences.
Identify and evaluate intellectual, cultural, ethical and political presuppositions behind different methodological approaches in the humanities and social sciences.
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
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Essay and oral presentation | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed |
Oral presentation and essay, wt. 1/1 Mark: Pass/Fail
Coursework requirements
Course teacher(s)
Course coordinator:
Tyson Ashley RetzMethod of work
The course will be held as lectures and seminars with discussions. A detailed timetable will be made available to course participants in advance of the seminar.
English is the language of instruction and assessment.
Overlapping courses
Course | Reduction (SP) |
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Hermeneutics: An Introduction (DLV270_1) | 5 |