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Literatur nach der Dystopie : Ein Zukunftsbericht in Zeiten der COVID-19- Krise

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Herrmann, Elisabeth (2020) Literatur nach der Dystopie : Ein Zukunftsbericht in Zeiten der COVID-19- Krise. Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift, 70 (3/4). pp. 413-443.

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Abstract

Based on theoretical considerations of Aristotle's law of probability and necessity, this contribution examines the long-term influence of a global historical event like the COVID-19 crisis on our perception of reality. What happens if an unprecedented situation previously conceivable purely as fiction suddenly becomes real and literature is caught up by reality? Then, according to the thesis put forward here, this is the end of dystopia and the beginning of a new reality, accompanied by a blatant ‘reality shock’. In the form of an essay, the article first describes the historical event of the COVID-19 pandemic in its affective component and explains why and how it has been experienced as a crisis. The article further examines what effects this crisis experience might have on our perception of reality and fiction, and on future literature. Special attention is given to the literary form of speculative realism which opens up new forms of thinking and enables reflection on how we can re-conceptualize our passive 'being in the world' as an involved 'acting in this world' thus taking responsibility not only for the present but also for the future.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
P Language and Literature > PT Germanic literature
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > German Studies
Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): COVID-19 (Disease) , Crises in literature , Psychic trauma in literature, Creative nonfiction , Dystopias in literature , Speculative fiction
Journal or Publication Title: Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift
Publisher: Universitaetsverlag Winter GmbH
ISSN: 0016-8904
Official Date: December 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2020Published
5 August 2020Accepted
14 July 2020Submitted
Volume: 70
Number: 3/4
Page Range: pp. 413-443
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Description:

Krisennarrative und Krisenszenarien. Guest ed. Ansgar Nünning. Special Issue of Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift

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