GERMAN 335 - Readings in Contemporary German Literature

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Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one semester. This course offers several expeditions into the German-language literary imagination since the late 1980s. We will explore topics such as the German unification, pop culture, exilic identities, remembrance, and contemporary myths. Authors include Brussig, Sparschuh, Schulze, Kracht, Senocak, Honigmann, Sebald, Hermann, and Bernhard. Themes and techniques of postfeminist writing will be examined in works by Jelinek and Erpenbeck. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: German 311 or its equivalent or consent of instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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