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The Congo Report

This teaching unit was designed by Tanja Rochow.

Content

The teaching unit is designed to show how literature can shape perceptions of events – in this case atrocities in the Belgian Congo. Students are encouraged to analyse literary features and practice textual analysis. The main aim of the teaching unit is that students are able to differentiate between different literary genres and to define and interpret specific styles.

The underlying thread of the teaching unit is remembrance and memorials. How are difficult histories reflected upon? How is the figure of a hero constructed? What methods of memorial has our society settled upon? What function does a statue have? How is history delivered and read in the contemporary?

A Sculpture of Roger Casement: Work in Progress

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Weiterführende Informationen

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Reihe 2021: "Verantwortungs-voller/-loser Konsum"

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The Swiss Center of Irish Studies

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Mailing Address

University of Zurich

English Department

c/o Dr. Martin Mühlheim

Plattenstrasse 47

CH-8032 Zurich

Switzerland