German Studies 11 - German Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 2 09F: 11 In the course of the twentieth century, Germany has undergone changes with global implications. Courses under this rubric will explore important moments in the cultural history of German-speaking countries in the twentieth century, from the Weimar Republic to the Holocaust, and from the Cold War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and beyond. In 08F, Literary Modernism. The course will consider Modernism in German-speaking countries, examining prose works by Hauptmann, Hofmannsthal, Kafka, and Christa Wolf; plays by Brecht, Dürrenmatt, and Frisch; and poetry by Rilke, George, Trakl, Ball, Celan, and Bachmann. The readings, discussions, essays, oral reports, and final exam help to further students' ability to hear, read, speak, and write German. Depending on the needs of the enrolled students, there will be some review of grammar, as well.Prerequisite: German 3, or equivalent. Conducted in German. Open to all classes. Duncan. In 09F, Autobiography and Memory in 20th Century German Culture. After a brief historical introduction, we will analyze autobiographical and literary texts, artwork, films, and contemporary architectural projects. Readings include works by Heinrich Mann, Anna Seghers, Elias Canetti, Christa Wolf and Walter Benjamin, the Nazi-era diaries of Viktor Klemperer, the paintings of Gerhardt Richter, and films such as Black Box Germany, documenting a society polarized by terrorism. We conclude by analyzing architectural projects memorializing German history. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: German 3, or equivalent. Open to all classes. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Fuechtner.

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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