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1.00 Credits
Studies in four giants of twentieth-century German literature: Rilke, Kafka, Mann, and Hesse. May also include short works by Bertolt Brecht and Nobel prize winners Heinrich Böll and Guenter Grass. Defining "world literature" and the shaping of "modern" Western thought by these major literary figures. Readings explore major twentieth-century themes: modernism, totalitarian politics, Eastern spirituality, German identity and the situation of Germany within Europe. Regular written exercises, readings, and discussion in German. Instructor: Donahue, Morton, or Rolleston
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The German theater from Lessing to Brecht and beyond, focusing on the relationship between dramatic form and social, historical, and cultural contexts. Topics may include: the Trauerspiel, Sturm und Drang, expressionism, epic theater, documentary drama. Final project may include performance of a play or scenes from different plays. Instructor: Donahue, Morton, or Walther
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Collaborative and interactive theater course for students of German. Students read, interpret, and stage selected German language plays. Special attention given to reading and oral communication skills, interaction and performance. Instructor: Kahnke
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Issues and problems of significance in contemporary Germany as a changing nation. The political impact of European integration, the cultural impact of immigration, and the social impact of a globalized economy. Materials drawn from a wide variety of media and genre: newspaper reports, television broadcasts, policy statements, legal documents. Instructor: Norberg
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2.00 Credits
Intensive introduction to German language and culture. Combines in one semester the work of German 1-2. Designed for students with some prior knowledge of German. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff
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Introduction to innovative German films and important critical texts about film theory and film reception. Emphasis on methods of film analysis and vocabulary. Topics and themes include Myth and Modernity; German Women Filmmakers; Representations of the Holocaust in German Films; National Identity and German Film. Instructor: Gellen
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An interdisciplinary approach to the cultural and political transformations taking place in Vienna around 1900 (art, architecture, literature, psychoanalysis, music). The common contexts and interconnections between writers such as Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Musil, and Kraus, Freud's psychoanalysis, Klimt and Schiele's Jugendstil and Expressionist art, the architectural innovations of Wagner, Loos, and the Ringstrasse, and the music of Mahler, R. Strauss, and Schoenberg. Focus on issues such as sexuality, disease, desire, and modernity. The rise of mass politics and modern anti-Semitism. Instructor: Norberg
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A study of Berlin as a unique site of German history and culture, and the focal point of theories of modern metropolitan life. Berlin as the cultural center of the interwar years, the capital of Nazi Germany, the symbol of Cold War division and post-89 reunification. Topics include: the social impact of destruction and restoration; modernist representations of the city in literature, film, and art; the relationship between architecture and collective memory. Taught in German. Instructor: Staff
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Exploration of Siegfried legend across time and media (medieval sculpture and texts; 19th- and 20th-century painting, drama, opera, and film), with attention to its role in the creation of modern German nationhood. Collaborative research using e-learning tools expected. In German. Instructor: Rasmussen
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1.00 Credits
Focus on aspects of German literature and cultural studies. Topics vary. Instructor: Staff
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