Courses taught in German and by German faculty

SPRING 2007

German 2B - Intensive Elementary German

Students who start in the 001B-002B sequence must complete 002B to receive credit for 001B.

For students who begin German in college. Designed to impart an active command of the language. Combines the study of grammar with intensive oral practice, writing, and readings in expository and literary prose. See the explanatory note on language courses above. Normally followed by 3B, 004, 013, or 014.
1.5 credits.

Professor Faber. Tu/Th 9:55-11:10 AM

German 2B Drills

Senior Lecturer Elke Plaxton, Two Drill sessions

Drill A, MWF 9:30-10:20 AM
Drill B, MWF 10:30-11:20 AM

German 4 - Advanced Conversation and Composition

Emphasis on the development of communicative skills in speaking and writing. Selected readings of general interest include newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV programs, films, as well as some literary texts. Recommended for students who plan to study in a German-speaking country.
May be counted toward the major and minor in German and the concentration in German Studies.
1 credit.

Professor Werlen. T/Th 9:55 - 11:10 AM

German 005A - German Conversation

A .5 credit conversation course, concentrating on the development of the students' speaking skills. Prerequiste: GERM 004 in a current or previous semester of the equivalent Placement Test score.
0.5 credit.

Senior Lecturer Elke Plaxton, Wed. 1:15-2:30 PM

German 14 - Introduction to German Studies

This introduction to the interdisciplinary field of German Studies will focus on the major social, political, historical, and philosophical events and debates in the postwar era. From the "Teilung," the "Wiederbewaffnung" in the Adenauer era, the sudent protest of 1968, women's emancipation and German terrorism in the 1970's, the impact of the Holocaust mini-series, the "Historikerstreit," the "Gastarbeiter-Problem," German-U.S. relations throughout the decades, to unification in 1989 and German-German differences today, we will read, look at, and discuss the visual, artistic, and literary tests that help us understand and analyze how German "culture" is defined and what it has become since 1945.
1 credit.

Professor Faber , MWF 11:30-12:20

German 091 - Special Topics: Gegenwartsliteratur [see German 066]

In this course, we will read a wide variety of texts representing the literary production of German speaking countries from the mid ’90s until the present. The selected texts are meant as buoys in the vast sea of recent literature, marking thematic and stylistic preoccupations of contemporary authors. We will analyze and discuss texts from various literary genres.
1 credit.

Professor Werlen T/Th 11:20 - 12:35 PM

LITR 037G. History and Memory: Perspectives on the Holocaust

(Cross-listed as HIST 037)

Despite an enormous amount of research and testimony, the Holocaust of European Jewry continues to generate compelling historical and interpretive questions. How, in fact, did it come about? Can we establish its connection to 19th-century German culture? How have feminist and revisionist interpretations changed our understanding? What has been the impact of the Holocaust on contemporary American and German identity and politics? This course explores the roots of Nazism, the implementation of the Final Solution, and the legacy of the Holocaust through an interdisciplinary approach relying on primary sources, historical, scholarship, memoirs, music, painting, and film.
1 credit.

Professor Faber T/Th 2:40 - 3:55 PM