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GER 501
Appropriating and Reshaping the Past
Examines the creative reception of cultural artifacts found in oral traditions, religion, politics, historical events and the arts in German speaking countries.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.
GER 502
Genre as a Category for Organizing Experience
Examination of individual texts in relation to theories of genre, with attention to shifting definitions of genre and resistance to generic categories.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 503
Erziehung and Bildung in German Culture
Investigates theories of education and their reflection in literary works. The Bildungsroman, for instance, discloses central elements of German culture and society.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 504
1770-1830: German Literary, Artistic and Intellectual Current
Critically explores the nature of language and literature in the later 18th and early 19th centuries in light of artistic, intellectual-historical, social-political, literary-cultural, linguistic, and pedagogical developments.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 505
History of the English Language
The evolution of English sounds, inflections, and vocabulary from earliest times to the present, with attention to historical conditions.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
ENGL 505
GER 506
Representing the Other
Explores narratives that construct the Other, the foreigner, and the outsider; discusses the politics of racism, sexism, and exclusion using texts from various fields.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 507
Criticism and Creativity in German Culture
Examines the relationship between theories of literature and literary practice, and the question of the nature of writing in general.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 508
Approaches to German Studies
Introduction to German Studies.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 509
Traditions and Modernisms
Provides a critical overview of literary and intellectual currents of the "modern" period; explores the changing status and social function of literature.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
GER 511
Communication and Miscommunication in German Literature
Explores the way German writers have dealt with basic issues of human communication.
Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.
