German Studies 221TC - Turn of 20thC German Life
Spring
2019
01
4.00
Mark Lauer
MW 11:00AM-12:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
106904
Ciruti 217
mlauer@mtholyoke.edu
This course examines historical, cultural, and political developments from 1870-71 to 1933. Topics to be discussed will include the unification of Germany into a politically integrated nation state, German industrialization, Expressionism, early German film, and Hitler's rise to power. Thematic focus helps students develop accuracy, fluency, and complexity of expression. Reading, writing, and speaking are consistently integrated. Special emphasis placed on text organization toward expanding students' language abilities, with a gradual movement from personal forms of expression to written and public discourses.
Prereq: GRMST-201 or equivalent placement.