German
Course Offerings
The German Cultural Studies Program
The German Program offers instruction in language, culture, and literature
from beginning to advanced levels. Students can complete a minor and
a major or interdepartmental major in German Cultural Studies. All students
are well served if they combine their study of German with second fields
(e.g. another language, the arts, economics, engineering, history, international
studies and management, and/or political science). Language study and
the experience of the Term Abroad with their resulting linguistic fluency
and cultural sensitivity greatly enhance students’ opportunities
as they pursue careers in their chosen fields.
German Language and Culture Courses
(The study and acquisition of the German language within its
cultural context)
Beginning Language
GER 100. Basic German I (Fall). Basic skills
for students who begin with no knowledge of German.
GER 101. Basic German II (Winter). Continuation
of German 100. Prerequisite: German 100 or two years of secondary school
German.
GER 102. Basic German III (Spring). Continuation
of German 101, with introduction of readings. Prerequisite: German 101
or three years of secondary school German
Intermediate and Advanced Language
GER 200. Intermediate German I (Fall). Intensive
grammar review, emphasis on vocabulary building, idiomatic expressions,
conversation, and composition based on cultural and literary texts. Prerequisite:
German 102 or equivalent.
GER 201. Intermediate German II (Winter). Continuation
of extensive grammar review, vocabulary building, conversation, and composition
based on more advanced cultural and literary texts. Prerequisite: German
200 or equivalent.
GER 202. Advanced German (Spring). (Not offered 2005-06).
Mastery of the spoken and written language, with an emphasis on the finer
points of grammar, style, and colloquial expression . Prerequisite: German
201 or equivalent.
GER 204T-207T. German Language and Culture Studies
Abroad(Spring;
Smith).
German Cultural Studies Courses
(The critical study of the German-speaking cultures in the context
of their larger social, political, and intellectual histories)
GER 300T. German Civilization (Term Abroad Freiburg/Berlin;
Smith). An introduction to
the cultural history of German speaking Europe. Prerequisite: GER
201 or permission of the instructor. GenEd:Eu-CS.
GER 301. German Culture and the Professions (Not offered
2005-06). Focus on business oriented linguistic competence (certification
possible) and cultural sensitivity, combined with an introduction to
the economic history of Germany 1945-present day. Prerequisite: GER 201
or permission of the instructor.
GER 302. German Prose: A Survey (Spring; Hamm-Ehsani)
. Selected works representing literature and society from the late eighteenth
century to the present. Readings of works from each period to illustrate
cultural, historical, and artistic trends. Prerequisite: GER 201 or permission
of the instructor. GenEd: Eu-LS.
GER 303. German Drama: A Survey (Not offered 2005-06).
Theory and practice of German theater from the Enlightenment to the Present.Prerequisite:
GER 201 or permission of the instructor. GenEd:
Eu-LS.
GER 306. Twentieth Century German Literature (Not offered
2005-06). Representative works by major writers, read as expressions
of concern about their times. Prerequisite: GER 201 or permission
of the instructor. GenEd: Eu-L.
GER 330. Forging a Nation – German Culture and Society
I (1750-1914) (Also MLT 230) (Not offered 2005-06). Study
of the social, political and cultural challenges of building a unified
German identity and nation—including religious tolerance, imperialism,
sexual politics industrialization and urbanization. Prerequisite: GER
201. GenEd: Eu-C/L.
GER 331. Guns, Jazz & Politics—German Culture
and Society II (1914-1933) (Also MLT 231). (Not offered 2005-06).
Study of how violence, economic and political volatility, technology,
and changing moral codes affected German society and culture (literature,
visual arts, film, music) from the onset of the First World War to the
rise of Hitler. Prerequisite: GER 201. GenEd:
Eu-C/L, WAC.
GER 332. Identity after the Holocaust – German Culture
and Society III (1945-Present) (Also MLT 232) (Not offered 2005-06).
Study of the cultural, political, and social impact of WWII’s mass
violence on modern Germany, focusing on issues such as denazification
and reeducation, rebellious youth, the ‘Historian’s debate,’ and
reunification. Prerequisite: GER 201. GenEd:
Eu-C/L.
GER 333. Metropolis Berlin: Cultural Representations of
Germany’s Capital (Also MLT 233) (Not offered 2005-06).
An exploration of how the city Berlin has been constructed and contested
as a political and cultural as well as physical site in art and architecture,
literature and film. Prerequisite: GER 201. GenEd: Eu-C/L.
GER 334. Femme fatales? Women in 19 th and 20 th Century
German Culture and Society (Also MLT
234 and WGS 222) (Winter; Smith). An
examination of female sexuality as one of the central controversies of
modern German culture. In addition to analyzing cultural artifacts (plays,
films, paintings), we will discuss such diverse social phenomena as the
Women’s movement, morality crusades, psychoanalysis, and sexology.
Prerequisite: GER 201. GenEd:
Eu-LS/C.
GER 401. Meeting the Other: Multiculturalism in Contemporary
Germany (Fall; Hamm-Ehsani). Analyzing recent cultural productions
by minorities (literature, music and films) with respect to national,
cultural, and sexual self-representations in the context of social
and political developments.Prerequisite:
Any 300-level course or permission of the instructor. GenEd:
Eu-LS/C.
GER 402. German Film Studies. (not offered 2005-06).
Decoding film-specific ‘narratives’ in German movies on
the background of socio-political, economic, and cultural conditions
of their production.Prerequisite:
Any 300-level course or permission of the instructor. GenEd:
Eu-LS/C.
GER 403. Shoah: Literary, Artistic and Filmic Representations
of the Holocaust. (not offered 2005-06). Comparing and contrasting
works of German and German-Jewish writers.Prerequisite:
Any 300-level course or permission of the instructor. GenEd:
Eu-LS/C.
GER 489. Senior writing project. (Winter or Spring;
Smith/Hamm Ehsani).
Modern Literature, Culture, and Cinema in Translation
(Taught in English)
Open to all students; no knowledge of the German language required,
unless the course is taken for German credit. Students seeking language
credit for the German Major should register for the corresponding German
course number (see GER 330-334) and must complete a considerable part
of their course-work in German. Prerequisite for German credit in the
MLT courses is the completion of at least German 201.
230. Forging a Nation – German Culture and Society I (1750-1914) (Also GER 330) (Not offered 2005-06). Study of the social, political
and cultural challenges of building a unified German identity and nation—including
religious tolerance, imperialism, sexual politics industrialization and
urbanization. GenEd: Eu-C/L.
231. Guns, Jazz & Politics—German Culture and Society
II (1914-1933)
(Also GER 331) (Not offered 2005-06). Study of how violence, economic
and political volatility, technology, and changing moral codes affected
German society and culture (literature, visual arts, film, music) from
the onset of the First World War to the rise of Hitler. GenEd:
Eu-C, Eu-L, WAC.
232. Identity after the Holocaust – German Culture and
Society III (1945-Present) (Also GER 332) (Not offered 2005-06).
Study of the cultural, political, and social impact of WWII’s
mass violence on modern Germany, focusing on issues such as denazification
and reeducation, rebellious youth, the ‘Historian’s debate,’ and
reunification.
GenEd: Eu-C/L.
233. Metropolis Berlin: Cultural Representations
of Germany’s
Capital (Also GER 333) (Not offered 2005-06). An exploration of how the
city Berlin has been constructed and contested as a political and cultural
as well as physical site. GenEd: Eu-C.
234. Femmes fatales? Women in 19 th and 20 th Century
German Culture and Society (Also GER 334& WGS
222) (Winter; Smith). An examination of female
sexuality as one of the central controversies of modern German culture.
In addition to analyzing cultural artifacts (plays, films, paintings),
we will discuss such diverse social phenomena as the Women’s movement,
morality crusades, psychoanalysis, and sexology. GenEd: Eu-LS.
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