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Hans Christian Andersen & Søren Kierkegaard: The Quest for Identity in Modernity
This course deals with questions on identity and transformation raised by Golden-Age writers, Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard.
The Quest for Identity in Modernity is a course in English for all International Students offered each semester.
The questions concerning personal identity and transformation raised by the two Golden-Age writers, H.C Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard, are no less relevant today than they were almost 200 years ago. How is it that a person becomes himself? How does a person attain wholeness and truth?
“Searching for one´s identity,” refers to the process of self-examination, self-definition, and inner exploration. It aims at understanding one´s values, beliefs, passions, and purpose in life.
Together with Andersen and Kierkegaard, we will explore these themes in their connection to cultural, social, emotional, and personal dimensions.
We will read texts by Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard and explore what it is in their writings that merits such a prolonged actuality and such an extensive, modern appeal.
The course includes field-trips.
Course code: HDCB01142U
Credits: 15 ECTS
Duration: 1 semester
Available: Autumn and spring semester.