A broad survey of medieval German social and cultural history, music, art, architecture and literature, including The Nibelungenlied and Hildegard von Bingen. Conducted in English.
This class will give you the chance to explore the German culture of the 20th and 21st centuries by reading selected prose, poems, song lyrics and newspaper articles. Our main focus will be on the current German pop/hip hop/techno culture in literature in contrast to more traditional texts of the past. Prerequisite: German 240 or 310.
An introduction to German cinema, treating Weimar Expressionism, Nazi film and
anti-Nazi exile cinema, film in post-WWII East and West Germany, and German film
since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Conducted in English. (Gen.Ed. AT)
This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.
Designed as part of the living-learning community in Thatcher Language House. Improves knowledge of the German language with emphasis on oral skills. Builds vocabulary, develops ability to understand and communicate more freely by focusing on social and cultural issues.
In thiscourse, taught in English, students will explore how the concept of the scientific mind develop in German sciences, literature, art, and philosophy from the eighteenth century to the present. By examining parallel and intersecting developments in cultural products and in the natural sciences, we will examine how knowledge was separated into different fields.