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GERM 101 - BEGINNING GERMAN I Credits: 5 The first in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Credit may not be received for both GERM 222 and GERM 101. Recommended prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of German. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 102 - BEGINNING GERMAN II Credits: 5 The second in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Credit may not be received for both GERM 223 and GERM 102. Recommended Prerequisite: GERM 101 or GERM 222. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 121 - FROM KAFKA TO THE HOLOCAUST: DISCOURSE IN ALIENATION Credits: 3 The beginnings of modernity have to be seen in the context of the sociopolitical and intellectual upheavals at the end of the 19th century. Whereas extreme reactionism eventually led to fascism, progressive literature advocated artistic experimentation as manifested in a discourse of alienation (expressionism, dada, Kafka). Holocaust literature reflects the ultimate clash between progressiveness and reactionism. The primary readings will be from Wedekind, Trakl, Kaiser, Hesse, Remarque, Brecht, Celan, Werfel. Taught in English. This course is limited to first year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 121. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 122 - HISTORY THROUGH GERMAN CINEMA Credits: 3 The course presents an overview of German history via contemporary German feature films from World War I, through the Weimar and Nazi periods, the postwar years as a Divided Germany into East and West and finally a look at the new generation in Post-unification Germany. Taught in English. All films are subtitled in English. This course is limited to first year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 122. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 123 - THROUGH TIME AND SPACE: EUROPEAN TRAVEL STORIES Credits: 3 A travel story stands at the beginning of European Literature: Homer's Odyssey. Since ancient times, literary travel accounts of all sorts, to all destinations, by all means and undertaken with a wide range of different purposes have kept Europeans on the move. First attracted by the exotic and the unknown in the far distance, the interest moved ever closer to the self, and the exploration of the human mind became the most exotic and intriguing journey. Readings include Homer, Swift, Voltaire, Goethe, Heine, Twain, and Verne. Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 123. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 124 - LAW, MORALITY, AND SOCIETY Credits: 3 A historical introduction to central themes of legal and political thought in the Western tradition from Immanuel Kant to John Rawls, this freshman seminar provides an overview of trends and controversies in modern political thought and society. Topics discussed include "civil rights", "morality", "liberalism", "natural law", "political theology", and "freedom". Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 124. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 125 - BETWEEN RESISTANCE AND COLLABORATION: INDIVIDUALS RESPONDING TO NATIONAL SOCIALISM Credits: 3 Focus on individuals' behavior in Nazi Germany/Austria. Issues of ideology and ethics as Germans and Austrians faced them between 1933-1945. Reflection on values such as courage, civil disobedience, and human rights in today's global society. Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 125. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 126 - THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR IN THE MIDDLE AGES Credits: 3 In the 1100's people began writing down stories of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, and the Knights of the round table using sophisticated techniques of literary composition. Today, these stories count among the great writings of Europe. This course examines the spectrum of medieval stories and histories of Arthur that arose in England, France, and Germany from the beginning to the age of printing, plus some recent revivals. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 126, MDST 126. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 128 - THE CULTURE OF WAR: VIOLENCE, CONFLICT AND REPRESENTATION Credits: 3 Focusing on the experience and representation of war in German and European literature, theory, and visual arts. Covers the period from 17th-20th century. Special emphasis on the First World War. Not for the faint-hearted, topics included: destruction, ruins, refugees, massacres, terrorism, victims, spaces of battle, the logic of war. Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 128. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 129 - LITERARY LOVE AFFAIRS: LOVE AND PASSION IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE Credits: 3 Love-stories are usually about a young man who seeks the ideal girl, finally gets her, and becomes as good a Philistine as others. Students examine this philosophical wisdom by reading stories and theoretical texts about love and passion by European authors from the time of Shakespeare to the present. Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 129. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 130 - WOMEN AND NATIONAL SOCIALISM Credits: 3 Introduction to the Nazi idea of "womanhood" and the actual roles women played during National Socialism. Female perpetrators, Mitlaufer, a multiplicity of victims, and to resistance fighters. The course will be taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 130, SWGS 130. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 132 - NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND FILM Credits: 3 Freshman seminar. This course explores films made in Nazi Germany as well as films about Nazi Germany and the corresponding crisis of justice in the mid-twentieth century. We ill analyze cinematic responses to the rise of the fascist movement, World War II, the Holocaust, and the post-war years. Particular attention will be paid to the value of film as propagandistic tool, ways in which it can configure and contest our image of national identity, and the relation between mass manipulation and mass murder. The course will be taught in English. This course is limited to first year students only, any others will be removed from this course. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 136 - GERMAN FILM Credits: 3 "From Caligari to Hitler" -and beyond. In the vein of the title of a well-known study on German film during the Weimar Republic the course offers a cinematographic history of German and European politics and culture from the early Expressionist silent movies on the award winning "Life of Others." Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 136. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 201 - INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I Credits: 4 The third in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 202 - INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II Credits: 4 The fourth in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 222 - AP CREDIT IN GERMAN LANGUAGE Credits: 4 Course indicating credit given for advanced placement in German. Credit may not be received for both GERM 222 and GERM 101. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 223 - AP CREDIT IN GERMAN LANGUAGE Credits: 4 Course indicating credit given for advanced placement in German. Credit may not be received for both GERM 223 and GERM 102. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 301 - ADVANCED GERMAN I Credits: 3 The fifth in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 302 - ADVANCED GERMAN II Credits: 3 The sixth in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 304 - GERMAN THROUGH CULTURAL TEXTS Credits: 3 This course will work with cultural texts (videos, current German newspapers, websites, short literary texts, etc.) in order to prepare for a deeper understanding of German literary and intellectual sources. Focus on cultural awareness and topics relating to modern German literature, culture and politics. Special emphasis on developing writing skills and oral fluency. Taught in German. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 305 - ENLIGHTENMENT AND ROMANTICISM (1750-1850) Credits: 3 An introduction to the major social, political and cultural developments in the period between 1700-1850, which contributed to the emergence of modern German cultural identity within the European context. Covers wide range of theoretical and literary works by Kant, Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Eichendorff, Hoffmann, Heine, and others. Taught in German. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 306 - REALISM TO MODERNITY (1850-PRESENT) Credits: 3 German history and culture during the late 19th and the 29th century have been rather turbulent: From Wilhelminian empire to Weimar democracy to Hitler fascism to socialist division to German reunification to entry into the European Union. All these political changes will be commented on by cultural reflections in textual and filmic forms. Library texts will include Fontane, Mann, Kafka, Boll, Grass, Wolf and Maron. Taught in German. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 307 - FOLK AND FAIRY TALE IN GERMAN: TRADITION, STRUCTURE, ARTISTRY Credits: 3 The folk tales collected by the Brothers Grimm still exhibit all the principle characteristics and functions of oral literature, i.e. the reproduction of an audience's cultural identity and the securing of that identity. Nevertheless, these characteristics are still preserved in fairy tales written by specific authors for a reading audience. Examples of the latter are mainly from authors of Romanticism and Realism. Taught in German. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 308 - CURRENT AFFAIRS IN THE MEDIA OF D, A, CH Credits: 3 This course focuses on the consistent advancement of German language proficiency by engaging with a variety of digitized materials (print, audio, visual) on the topic of current affairs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Through systematic input students' receptive skills will be enhanced, and through classroom discussions and regular writing assignments acitve language production will be promoted. Intermediate-high proficiency or above is the outcome goal. Taught in German. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of GERM 303 or GERM 304 or equivalent. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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GERM 309 - GERMAN POETRY Credits: 3 If the soul speaks out, alas! it is no longer the soul that speaks" - in Schiller's famous line one of the many fascinating paradoxes of lyric poetry is expressed. With the tradition of the "Lied," poems set to music, German poetry of the Classical-Romantic epoch was soon to become the epitome of lyric poetry as such. There were, however, poems of quite different kinds before and after Goethe, Eichendorff, and Heine. Without neglecting the Classical-Romantic period, the course will explore the history of lyric expression in German literature from the early modern period to the present in both poems and theoretical texts. Taught in German. College: School of Humanities Department: German
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