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Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

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Marcel Beyer's novel Flughunde recounts the deaths of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels' children through the eyes of two narrators: the eldest daughter, Helga, and a sound technician Hermann Karnau who had worked for Goebbels. Long after the children's deaths, the technician begins to recognise his own role in their murders at the hands of their mother. In his tightly constructed, poetically oblique novel, Beyer examines and questions not merely infamous historical personalities of the Third Reich but also the fortunes of those - both the innocent and the tainted - who suffered the consequences of crimes committed in their name and allegedly for the greater glory of their nation and race.

Please ensure you read the set course text in advance and bring a copy with you. Please do not worry if you do not have the edition outlined below, as any other edition is acceptable.

Course text: Marcel Beyer, Flughunde, Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1996, ISBN 978-3-5183-9126-6.

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Venue

This course takes place at Madingley Hall, home to the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.

As a student at Madingley Hall, you will enjoy award-winning cuisine in our elegant Dining Hall and first-rate facilities in an atmospheric and inspiring setting. You can choose to stay at the Hall in comfortable en-suite accommodation for the duration of your course, or attend as a non-resident.

Residential fees cover tuition, accommodation and full board, including morning coffee and afternoon tea during teaching hours, and travel on excursions. The non-residential fee includes all meals on the course except breakfast.

About Madingley Hall

Built in the 16th century, Madingley Hall is a Grade 1 listed building, and is set in eight acres of landscaped gardens designed in the 18th century by ‘Capability’ Brown. It is just four miles from the centre of Cambridge, and only 60 minutes from London, with excellent links to London airports.

Directions to Madingley Hall

For those arriving by train, we have an arrangement with a local taxi company to collect students from Cambridge railway station for a small fee of £4.

Accommodation

Accommodation for residential students is provided in single, twin or double study bedrooms in the Hall, with attractive views over the woods, gardens and courtyard.

Each room has internet access, digital television and a direct-dial telephone, as well as tea- and coffee-making facilities and a safe for your valuables. Rooms are centrally heated and all have en-suite facilities.

A special lift gives access to two rooms adapted for wheelchair users, and all areas on the ground floor can be reached once inside the building. If you would like us to make any special provision for your stay, please contact us beforehand and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.

We are usually able to offer accommodation before and after your course should you wish to extend your stay. Please indicate if you would like to stay an extra night when booking your place.

Meals

You will enjoy fresh, locally-sourced food from our award-winning kitchen, served in the elegant, oak-panelled Dining Hall. We are very happy to accommodate special dietary requirements – please let us know when booking your place.

Course dates

16 Sep 2016 to 18 Sep 2016

Course duration

1 weekend(s)

Course fee

£270

Tutor

Academic Directors, Course Directors and Tutors are subject to change, when necessary.

Venue

Institute of Continuing Education
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
CB23 8AQ
UK

Qualifications / Credits

Non-accredited

Course code

1617NRX011