Simone de Beauvoir: Philosophy, Literature and beyond

Dozent/in	PD Dr. Federica Gregoratto
Veranstaltungsart	Proseminar
Code	HS251473
Semester	Herbstsemester 2025
Durchführender Fachbereich	Philosophie
Studienstufe	Bachelor
Termin/e	wöchentlich (Mi), ab 17.09.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, HS 6
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Turnus	Wöchentlich
Inhalt	The seminar offers an introduction to the work of Simone de Beauvoir, one of the most original and important thinkers of the 20th Century, whose philosophical stature has been now finally fully acknowledged (or almost). We will explore, to begin with, her renowned critique of gender oppression as she articulates it at length in The Second Sex, one of the inaugural texts and pillars of Western feminist philosophy. We will also reconstruct and discuss her ethical theory cantered on an ambiguous notion of freedom, her original theory friendship, her views on (old) age, mourning, and travel. We will engage both with Beauvoir’s theoretical writings and essays (e.g. "The Coming of Age"), letters (e.g. from “A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren"), autobiographical texts (e.g. "A Very Easy Death"), novels (e.g. “She came to stay) and novellas (e.g. "Inseperables").
Schlagworte	Gender/Diversity
Sprache	Englisch
Begrenzung	If the number of applications is high, philosophy and PPE students have priority.
Anmeldung	***Important*** In order to acquire credits, it is mandatory to register for the course via the UniPortal. Registration opens two weeks before and ends two weeks after the start of the semester. Registrations and cancellations are no longer possible after this period. The exact registration dates can be found here: http://www.unilu.ch/ksf/semesterdaten
Prüfung	Information für Bachelorstudierende Theologie: - Die Leistung "Aktive Teilnahme (Protokoll)" wird mit 3 Cr angerechnet. - Die Veranstaltung gilt als Lektürekurs. Seminararbeiten sind deshalb nicht möglich bzw. nicht anrechenbar. Auskunft erteilt die Studienleitung Theologie (studienleitung-tf@unilu.ch).
Abschlussform / Credits	Aktive Teilnahme (Protokoll) / 4 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	federica.gregoratto@unilu.ch