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3.00 Credits
Berlin is attracting profit-and thrill-seekers-once again, recapturing something of the vibrant energy of the Roaring Twenties before its imminent descent into fascism and the subsequent construction of the wall that would divide this city and the world at large during the Cold War. This course examines the political, social and cultural metamorphoses of the city with a special focus on the intercultural crossroads in literature, film, music and architecture. We will investigate how new identities and memories are formed at this local and global construction site. (Tessa Lee)
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This course examines Kafka's life and major works in the historical and social context of early-20thcentury Central Europe. Central themes are: generational conflicts, the function of humor and parody in his writings, modernity in and as crisis, the figure of the outsider as well as the "foreign,"the eccentric, the illogical, the uncanny-the Kafkaesque. Several film adaptations that attempt to visualize Kafka's imaginative depths will also be studied. (Tessa Lee)
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This course is designed to broaden students' knowledge of German as a language of commerce and industry. Emphasis is given to business terminology, development of communication skills, and current international business topics. Students will be introduced to differences in "small c"culture and communication in the world of German business transactions and will be encouraged to take the internationally recognized "Pruefung Wirtschaftsdeutsch" (International Business German Exam) administered by the German Chamber of Commerce. (Tessa Lee)
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3.00 Credits
From fairy tales and the fantastic novellas and love stories of the Romantic Era to modern stories of the Wall and reunification, the course focuses on the art of telling stories in German: cultural context, purpose and technique. (Tessa Lee)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of great works of German literature and the Germans who created them. Canon-building, cultural icons, concepts of genius and greatness- and alternative canons that call the "Germanness"of that culture into question. (Tessa Lee)
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3.00 Credits
This course will offer students the experience of observing the process of working on the production of a play by a professional theatre company in Freiburg, Germany. In collaboration with students and instructors in German theatre classes being conducted simultaneously at Colgate University, Lafayette College and Vassar, the class will interpret the play and develop a well-researched plan for its staging. In addition to viewing a tape of the performance and analyzing other materials (costume and set designs), students will have the chance to interview actors, designers and the director of the German production at the Theater Freiburg via video conferencing throughout the term. (Reinhard Mayer)
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3.00 Credits
This class will be a survey of ideas and literary movements in Germany between 1750 and 1850. Particular attention will be given to the transition from the Classical to the Romantic Period: the critique of the Classical by Romantic authors, the role of Shakespeare as a model for both, the elevation of music as the highest form of artistic expression, the long career of Goethe encompassing both periods. Authors to be read include Goethe, Schiller, Lessing, Schlegel, Kleist, Brentano, Eichendorff, Büchner and Heine. (Reinhard Mayer)
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3.00 Credits
This course consists of a weekly film series focusing on Expressionism, New Wave and the newest films from Germany. Enhanced by a study of fairy-tale and romantic novellas and readings in contemporary German literature. (Tessa Lee) Connections: Conx 23014 Film and Society
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3.00 Credits
(See Ger 276) (Tessa Lee)
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3.00 Credits
What does it mean to be a German today Recent political, cultural and literary debates in Germany have addressed the question of who is allowed to claim Germany as their "home," their Heimat.Literary (prose, poetry) and nonliterary (film, popular music, journalism) texts by intercultural writers and artists of the last two decades challenge the narrow and exclusive concept of "Germanness."This course will explore important moments in the history of their struggle and responses to these challenges. (Tessa Lee)
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