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054. Laugh and Cry! Post-World War II German Film
Helen Cafferty M 11:30 - 12:55, W 11:30 - 12:55
An examination of cinema in Germany in the second half of the twentieth century. Critical reading of representative films from three major periods: the early postwar years, the era of New German Cinema, and the recent wave of acclaimed German comedies. An exploration of how contrasting strategies of representation (e.g., mainstream comedy or realism, documentary, and experimental filmmaking) construct German history and the Nazi past; social criticism in East and West Germany; and national identity, gender, race, and sexuality. Filmmakers such as Wicki, Staudte, K�utner, Fassbinder, Herzog, Sanders-Brahms, Schl�ndorff, von Trotta, Sander, Wenders, D�rrie, Misselwitz, Boetcher. No knowledge of German is required.
102. Elementary German II
Helen Cafferty M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25
Continuation of German 101. Equivalent of German 101 is required.
102. Elementary German II
Helen Cafferty M 1:30 - 2:25, W 1:30 - 2:25, F 1:30 - 2:25
Continuation of German 101. Equivalent of German 101 is required.
204. Intermediate German II
Steven Cerf M 8:30 - 9:25, W 8:30 - 9:25, F 8:30 - 9:25
Continuation of German 203. Equivalent of German 203 is required.
204. Intermediate German II
Steven Cerf M 1:30 - 2:25, W 1:30 - 2:25, F 1:30 - 2:25
Continuation of German 203. Equivalent of German 203 is required.
308. Introduction to German Literature and Culture
Birgit Tautz T 10:00 - 11:25, TH 10:00 - 11:25
Designed to be an introduction to the critical reading of texts by genre (e.g., prose fiction and nonfiction, lyric poetry, drama, opera, film) in the context of German intellectual, political, and social history. Focuses on various themes and periods. Develops students� sensitivity to generic structures and introduces terminology for describing and analyzing texts in historical and cross-cultural contexts. Weekly individual sessions with the Teaching Fellow from the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universit�t-Mainz.
314. German Romanticism
Steven Cerf M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25
Examines the origins of the German Romantic movement in the first half of the nineteenth century and its impact on German culture (e.g., music and the other arts, philosophy, politics, popular culture, continued legacy of Romanticism in subsequent periods of German culture and literature). Focus on representative authors, genres, and themes such as romantic creativity, genius, horror, and fantasy.
398. Seminar in Aspects of German Literature and Culture
Birgit Tautz T 1:00 - 2:25, TH 1:00 - 2:25
Spring 2006. Colors: Signs of Ethnic Difference 1800/1900/2000. Birgit Tautz.

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