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3.00 Credits
Major German plays of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in English translation. Plays include G. E. Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm and Emilia Galotti, Goethe's Egmont and Iphigenia at Tauris, Schiller's Intrigue and Love and Maria Stuart, and Kleist's Prince Friedrich von Homburg and Penthesilea. Schiller's theory of the drama in the Aesthetics and Naïve and Sentimental poetry. Taught in English. Malloy.
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A survey of German ballads, singspiele and narrative texts including representative works from the medieval age, the 18th and 19th centuries, and the modern age. Texts include "The Song of the Nibelungen" (considered both as a prose work and in its Wagnerian incarnation), fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Schubert's settings of Goethe's ballads and Kafka's "Metamorphosis." Works read not only as literary documents but as indices of the cultural, sociological and political development of German-speaking lands. Taught in English. Malloy.
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On the heels of the German neo-classical age, Romantic authors sought freedom from constraints imposed by mere rational thought. Experimenting with form and content, they pushed the boundaries of the acceptable to the breaking point. Readings of their works, in English, include short stories by Tieck, Brentano, E.T.A. Hoffman, Goethe, de la Motte-Fouque; novels by Novalis, Eichendorff and Bettina von Arnim; and the theory of the romantic age as developed by A. W. Schlegel and others. Taught in English. Malloy.
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Study of the Age of Goethe in the 18th and 19th centuries and how neo-classical thought has influenced thinking since then. Works include Goethe's novels Werther and Wilhelm Meister, plays by Goethe (Berlichingen, Egmont and Torquato Tasso), Schiller's political tragedies (Mary Stuart, Don Carlos, the Wallenstein trilogy) and will include discussion of later adaptations of these works as operas by Donizetti and Verdi. Taught in English. Malloy.
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3.00 Credits
Close reading of shorter texts, advanced grammar review and extensive writing exercises. Texts focus on contemporary Germany. Designed for students who have had two years of German or equivalent. Taught in German. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 140 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20. Toegel.
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Study of major writers and literary movements from the 18th century to today, including authors from Germany, Austria and the former GDR. Works will include poetry, drama and short prose. Designed as preparation for upper-level literature seminars. Taught in German. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 200 or consent of instructor. Required course for German concentrators. Maximum enrollment, 20. Toegel.
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3.00 Credits
Study of post-1945 literature with focus on Austria, the emergence of two contrasting Germanies, and the Neuanschluss leading to unification. Texts by Bachmann, Bernhard, Böll, Grass, Seghers, Wolf and others. Taught in German. Prerequisite, 310 or consent of instructor. Piesche.
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3.00 Credits
A senior thesis required of all concentrators in the department. Open to concentrators only. The Department.
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3.00 Credits
Political psychology is the intersection of motivation and politics, how we explain collective behavior. Concentrates on the origins of collective violence, addressing the psychology of belief, ideology and organizations in human aggression and war. Because political psychology deals with nuanced and often visceral concepts such as values, culture and hatred, the course includes a weekly film series in addition to texts. The first session each week will revolve around assigned readings; the second session will synthesize these ideas with a film shown the previous night. Prerequisite, 112 or 116.
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3.00 Credits
Examines U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the present. Tracks the development of the inter-American system in a context of U.S. hegemony to show how asymmetric power relations have influenced resolution of key problems. Will review gunboat diplomacy, the Good Neighbor policy, and the Alliance for Progress, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Panama Canal Treaties and U.S. military occupation. Will consider how the United States and Latin America see current policy problems differently. Prerequisite, 114.
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