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Spring 2008 Courses

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102. Elementary German II
Steven Cerf M 8:30 - 9:25, W 8:30 - 9:25, F 8:30 - 9:25
Continuation of German 101. Equivalent of German 101 is required.

102. Elementary German II
Steven Cerf 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.

154. Laugh and Cry! Post-World War II German Film
Helen Cafferty T 2:30 - 3:55, TH 2:30 - 3:55
An examination of cinema in Germany after World War II. Critical reading of representative films from three major periods: the early postwar years, the era of New German Cinema, and the post-unification wave of German popular film. 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. Critical film reading and film vocabulary. Filmmakers such as Wicki, Staudte, Käutner, Fassbinder, Herzog, Sanders-Brahms, Beyer, von Trotta, Sander, Wenders, Tykwer, Becker. No knowledge of German is required.

204. Intermediate German II
Helen Cafferty M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25
Continuation of German 203. Equivalent of German 203 is required.

204. Intermediate German II
Helen Cafferty 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
Jill Smith 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-Universität-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.

390. Robots, Vamps, and Whores: Women in German Culture and Society, 1880-1989
Jill Smith T 1:00 - 2:25, TH 1:00 - 2:25
An examination of gender roles and female sexuality as central controversies of modern German culture. Analyzing nineteenth- and twentieth-century artifacts (works of literature, films, and paintings) from four distinct periods in German history—the fin-de-siècle, the Roaring 20s, the Nazi era, and divided Germany—the course compares historical and artistic representations of women, particularly those women who push the boundaries of normative sexual and social behavior. Uses a variety of texts to discuss such diverse social phenomena and contested territory as the women’s movement/feminism, morality crusades, sexology, prostitution, marriage reform, abortion and lesbianism. Frequent short writings, several critical interpretive essays, and a final project based upon visual images of women spanning the time periods discussed are required.