German Studies 269tr - Colloquium: Topics in Transnational German Studies-Transatlantic Romantic

This course explores cultural exchange between German and the US in the nineteenth century. We will read Margaret Fuller on Bettina von Arnim, explore the under examined influence of Emerson on Nietzsche, follow in the footsteps of Thoreau and Goethe. Discussions are driven by student readings and research projects. As we follow the Romantics’ explorations of nature, the environment, identity, death, gender, and the unconscious, we delve into what it means to be human in the modern age and discover why the Romantic moment is still our own. In English, with readings in German available for students of German. Enrollment limited to 18. (E)