German Studies 369wb - Seminar: Topics in Transnational Encounters-Nations Without Borders

Sem:T-Without Borders

Spring
2024
01
4.00
Joel P. Westerdale,Michele Monserrati

TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM; TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; TH 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Smith College
GER-369wb-01-202403
Hatfield 105; Hatfield 204; Hatfield 201
jpwester@smith.edu,mmonserrati@smith.edu
ITL 369wb-01, GER 369wb-01
Offered as GER 369wb and ITL 369wb. Both Italy and Germany arise from a combination of mobile factors, including people, languages, ideas and ideologies that move across, beyond and before national borders. This course interrogates what it means to study a modern language, specifically German and Italian, by reflecting on this fluidity and mobility of languages and cultures. Areas of inquiry include: the reception of works and authors in translation, the geographic and social mobility of people across multiple borders, the role of memory in connecting the national past with other regions and languages, and the impact of transnational cultures in shaping gender, racial and cultural identities.  Cannot be taken S/U. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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