Book club at the Musilhaus: "Life in the dystopia"
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Start :
07.11.2025 , 15:20 - 17:00 -
Course management :
Elisabeth Quast
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Course fee :
€ 70,00 -
Musil Museum
Bahnhofstraße 50
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee -
Course number:
25H0110004 -
Teaching units:
3x2 UE
Let's make ourselves comfortable in the Musilmuseum's literature lounge and discuss books. Two of them are written by contemporary authors who imagine life in the not-too-distant future. The third is set in the GDR past and was written by contemporary witnesses. What unites all three - they describe life in dystopias, in more or less pronounced dictatorships of a real or imagined nature.
Particularly in today's times of multiple crises, in which authoritarian systems are once again gaining the upper hand, it is imperative to deal with mechanisms of power and possible futures.
Each week is therefore dedicated to one of these works, which we will discuss together.
Please read the following books before the course begins:
Alexander Cimzar: Today it is already too late. Amrun Verlag 2024.
978-3-95869-356-2
Regina Kaiser / Uwe Karlstedt: Twelve means "I love you". The Stasi officer and the dissident. Published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2003.
ISBN: 3-462-03223-2
Alexander Broy: The Vacationers (2037). King of Fools Publishing 2007.
ISBN: 978-3-940313-01-0
(Only available in antiquarian bookshops!)
Course instructor Elisabeth Quast, MEd, BA is an author and board member of the Carinthian Writers' Association. She studied English linguistics and literature as well as English and German for secondary school teaching.
Particularly in today's times of multiple crises, in which authoritarian systems are once again gaining the upper hand, it is imperative to deal with mechanisms of power and possible futures.
Each week is therefore dedicated to one of these works, which we will discuss together.
Please read the following books before the course begins:
Alexander Cimzar: Today it is already too late. Amrun Verlag 2024.
978-3-95869-356-2
Regina Kaiser / Uwe Karlstedt: Twelve means "I love you". The Stasi officer and the dissident. Published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2003.
ISBN: 3-462-03223-2
Alexander Broy: The Vacationers (2037). King of Fools Publishing 2007.
ISBN: 978-3-940313-01-0
(Only available in antiquarian bookshops!)
Course instructor Elisabeth Quast, MEd, BA is an author and board member of the Carinthian Writers' Association. She studied English linguistics and literature as well as English and German for secondary school teaching.