Independent reading course.
Fall and spring semesters. The Department.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Intensive translation
An introduction to Greek literature through a close reading of the Apology and selected other works of Attic prose of the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Additional readings in translation. Three class hours per week. Additional tutorial or exam sessions may be scheduled as necessary.
Requisite: GREE 111 or equivalent. Spring semester. Professor Hutchins.
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This course prepares students in one term to read Plato, Greek tragedy, Homer, and other Greek literary, historical, and philosophical texts in the original and also provides sufficient competence to read New Testament Greek. Three class hours per week.
In the Fall semester, this course is normally followed by GREE 212 and then GREE 215. In the Spring semester, this course is normally followed by GREE 215 and then GREE 212 or 318.
Fall semester: Visiting Lecturer Hansen. Spring semester: Professor R. Sinos.
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Spring semester. The Department.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Emphasis on speaking and presentation skills, writing, and independent research. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the professor as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.
(Offered as GERM 364, ARCH 364, and EUST 364) This course will address a number of developments and transformations in contemporary urban architecture and performance from an international perspective.
In this course, “artworks,” in the broadest sense of the term, will provide entry points to the city of Berlin. With countless historic sites within its cityscape marking pivotal moments in German history, Berlin offers a unique landscape for the critical examination of both past and present. Especially since the fall of the Wall and Berlin’s reinstatement as the German capital, the city has led efforts to shape a new national identity and culture.
A survey of literary and cultural developments in the German-speaking tradition from the Romantic Period to contemporary trends.
(Offered as GERM 260, ARCH 260 and EUST 260) This research-based seminar will explore the often dynamic representations of race and place in works of primarily German and European performance, narrative, the graphic novel, architecture and landscape design, and the visual and electronic arts.
Once upon a time, two brothers travelled the land, searching for the magic words that would make children smile. Their names were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the land was Germany, and what they found were fairy tales like Rapunzel, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood. Today, the Brothers Grimm and their Children’s and Household Tales are a household name, with millions of copies sold and an official status as UNESCO world heritage. But how did we get to “happily ever after”? Was it really so happy? What’s fact and what’s fiction, and who decides?
Practice in free composition and analytical writing in German. Exercises in pronunciation and idiomatic conversation. Supplementary work with audio and video materials. Oral reports on selected topics and reading of literary and topical texts. Conducted in German. Three hours per week, plus one hour per week in small sections for additional practice with German language assistants.
Requisite: GERM 205 or equivalent, based on departmental placement decision.
Spring semester: Professor Hannah Hunter-Parker.
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