GER 120 - Writing on the Wall

Institution:

Bates College

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The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, signaling the end of the forty-year cold war. However, the Wall still retains a powerful hold over the American imagination as a prime historical artifact of political and personal division. What did it actually entail to slice an existing country in half How did people living in both East and West come to rely on the Wall to define who they were What physical or symbolic walls do we erect in modern identity politics, and how are our worldviews shaped by existing political and geographic boundaries In order to probe these complex ramifications of the Berlin Wall, students analyze political speeches, espionage thrillers, love stories, films, Wall graffiti, interviews, news reports, and monuments and memorials. Conducted in English. Not open to students who have received credit for First-Year Seminars 368. Enrollment limited to 15. [W1] E. Anderson.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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