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The course is a survey of the great German thinkers of the long nineteenth century (1789-1914). The readings are selections of original writings by Immanuel Kant, G.W.F. Hegel, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud, supplemented with secondary sources chosen for their clarity and aid in reading these mostly difficult texts. The course does not require any previous knowledge. The approach to these thinkers is analytic in the tradition of Anglo-American philosophy-that is, students will evaluate the persuasiveness and logical adequacy of the arguments.

This seminar will examine cultural production by minorities in Germany since the 1960s. A central question concerns how texts by minorities from different backgrounds not only voice alternative perspectives on Germany's present, but also develop unique ways of accessing and reconstructing its past. While the main focus is on literature, music and visual objects will be considered as well.

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Conducted in English This course presents a linguistic history of the German language from its Indo-European roots through the contemporary language of the reunited Germany. In German 584 students will analyze the significant developments in the phonology, morphology, and vocabulary of German as it evolved from its beginnings in the 2nd millennium BCE to the present.

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