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3.00 Credits
Systematic study of the Faust motif in Western literature, with major emphasis on Faust I and II by Goethe and Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus. Same as GRMN 5504, COML 5504 and HUMN 4504. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the articulation of the German bourgeoisie during critical periods in German history. Looks at specific groups and their participation in German public culture, e.g., writers, artists, journalists, academics, and political figures. Students work closely with a faculty advisor during the semester and are expected to produce a major research paper. Prereq., GRMN 3020 or instructor consent. Restricted to senior GRMN majors. Approved for arts and sciences curriculum: critical thinking.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Required of all German MA students. Training in the use of reference works for conducting research in the humanities and social sciences. Analysis of, and hands-on practice with, bibliographic tools specific to German, as well as reference tools inclusive of German-area materials but broader in their scope. Students learn proper procedure for manuscript preparation and submission. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Required of all graduate teaching assistants, this course provides a knowledge of the aspects of German linguistics that are important for teaching German and a survey of foreign language teaching methods and second language acquisition research. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the influence of the emerging middle class on the transformation of aesthetic and societal values. Major works of theory, philosophy, literature, and criticism by Lessing, Herder, Kant, J. E. Schlegel, and others. Examines major literary and cultural influences from France and Great Britain. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Examines various aspects of German-speaking society from the 1770s to 1830s. Topics may include Sturm und Drang as social commentary; romantic theory in the wake of the French Revolution; romantic nationalism; the Faust theme; Weimar as a cultural center; and others. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours when topic varies. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Profound contributions to the discourses of modernity begin with romanticism and lead to the depth-psychology of Freud and Jung. Examines the major stages in this process: the symbolism of the self in romanticism (Schlegel, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Chamisso), the seminal role of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, and finally the emergence of the self as the hidden god in the thought of Freud, Jung, Hesse, and others. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the transformation of realism from Buechner to Gerhart Hauptmann. Topics may include literary responses to the Restoration; intellectuals and the Revolution of 1848; philosophy and literature; theatrical representations of woman, family, and gender; and others. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours when topic varies. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Beginning with T. Mann's Buddenbrooks, charts the rise of the German novel in the early 20th century and examines such topics as Wilhelminian society; intellectuals and World War I; dehumanization and alienation; national socialism and literary exile; and others. Authors include T. Mann, H. Hesse, R. Rilke, F. Kafka, A. Seghers, and A. Zweig. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.
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