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051. The Literary Imagination and the Holocaust
Steven Cerf T 1:00 - 2:25, TH 1:00 - 2:25 Sills-117
An examination of the literary treatment of the Holocaust, a period between 1933 and 1945, during which eleven million innocent people were systematically murdered by the Nazis. Four different literary genres are examined: the diary and memoir, drama, poetry, and the novel. Three basic sets of questions are raised by the course: How could such slaughter take place in the twentieth century? To what extent is literature capable of evoking this period and what different aspects of the Holocaust are stressed by the different genres? What can our study of the Holocaust teach us with regard to contemporary issues surrounding totalitarianism and racism?
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Steven Cerf M 7:00 - 9:55 Sills-Smith Auditorium
An examination of the literary treatment of the Holocaust, a period between 1933 and 1945, during which eleven million innocent people were systematically murdered by the Nazis. Four different literary genres are examined: the diary and memoir, drama, poetry, and the novel. Three basic sets of questions are raised by the course: How could such slaughter take place in the twentieth century? To what extent is literature capable of evoking this period and what different aspects of the Holocaust are stressed by the different genres? What can our study of the Holocaust teach us with regard to contemporary issues surrounding totalitarianism and racism?
101. Elementary German I
Birgit Tautz M 8:30 - 9:25, W 8:30 - 9:25, F 8:30 - 9:25 Sills-107
German 101 is the first language course in German and is open to all students without prerequisite. Three hours per week. Emphasis on four skills: speaking and understanding, reading, and writing. Introduces aspects of culture. One hour of conversation and practice with teaching assistant. Integrated language laboratory work.
101. Elementary German I
Birgit Tautz M 1:30 - 2:25, W 1:30 - 2:25, F 1:30 - 2:25 Sills-107
German 101 is the first language course in German and is open to all students without prerequisite. Three hours per week. Emphasis on four skills: speaking and understanding, reading, and writing. Introduces aspects of culture. One hour of conversation and practice with teaching assistant. Integrated language laboratory work.
203. Intermediate German I
Helen Cafferty M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25 Sills-111
Three hours per week of reading, speaking, composition, and review of grammar. Continued emphasis on German culture. One hour of conversation and practice with teaching assistant. Language laboratory also available. Equivalent of German 102 is required.
203. Intermediate German I
Helen Cafferty M 1:30 - 2:25, W 1:30 - 2:25, F 1:30 - 2:25 Sills-111
Three hours per week of reading, speaking, composition, and review of grammar. Continued emphasis on German culture. One hour of conversation and practice with teaching assistant. Language laboratory also available. Equivalent of German 102 is required.
205. Advanced German
Steven Cerf T 10:00 - 11:25, TH 10:00 - 11:25 Sills-107
Designed to further explore aspects of German culture while increasing oral fluency, writing skills, and comprehension. Equivalent of German 204 is required. Weekly individual sessions with the Teaching Fellow from the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universit�t-Mainz.
313. German Classicism
Birgit Tautz M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25 Sills-Peucinian Room
Focus on the mid- to late eighteenth century as an age of contradictory impulses (e.g., the youthful revolt of Storm and Stress against the Age of Reason). The maturing of Goethe, Schiller, and their comtemporaries into major exponents of German literary Idealism and its visions of community and nationhood. Investigation of texts in their historical context with appropriate cultural theory.
321. Before and After the Wall: East German Traditions in Literature, Culture, and Film
Helen Cafferty M 11:30 - 12:55, W 11:30 - 12:55 Sills-107
Examines the texts and traditions unique to East German culture and identity. Areas of exploration include the historical, political, and social context; the evolution of socialist art and its legacy; socialist interpretations of myth and history; failed revolution; coming of age themes; the socialist fairy tale. Also explores pre- and post-unification discourses on gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and East German identity. Authors/directors may include Brecht, M�ller, Wolf, Kohlhaase, Emersleben, Biermann, Braun, Misselwitz, Beyer, Dresen.

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