Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: The first in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Section 4 is an intensive course (3 weeks) that runs from late July to mid-August. For course details, see The German Language Gateway@Rice http://lang.rice.edu/German No prior knowledge of German required. Credit may not be received for both GERM 222 and GERM 101.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: The second in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For course details, see The German Language Gateway@Rice http://lang.rice.edu/German Prerequisite(s): GERM 101, placement test, or permission of the instructor. Credit may not be received for both GERM 223 and GERM 102.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: FROM KAFKA TO THE HOLOCAUST: DISCOURSE IN ALIENATION ***** The beginnings of modernity have to be seen in the context of the sociopolitical and intellectual upheavals at the end of the 19th century. Whereas extreme reactionism eventually led to fascism, progressive literature advocated artistic experimentation as manifested in a discourse of alienation (expressionism, dada, Kafka). Holocaust literature reflects the ultimate clash between progressiveness and reactionism. The primary readings will be from Wedekind, Trakl, Kaiser, Kafka, Hesse, Remarque, Brecht, Celan, Werfel. Taught in English. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Also offered as FSEM 121. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Weissenberger.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HISTORY THROUGH GERMAN CINEMA (FRESHMAN SEMINAR) ***** The course presents an overview of German history via contemporary German feature films from World War I, through the Weimar and Nazi periods, the postwar years as a Divided Germany into East and West and finally a look at the new generation in Post-unification Germany. Taught in English. All films are subtitled in English. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Also offered as FSEM 122. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Eifler.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THROUGH TIME AND SPACE: EUROPEAN TRAVEL STORIES ***** A travel story stands at the beginning of European Literature: Homer's Odyssey. Since ancient times, literary travel accounts of all sorts, to all destinations, by all means and undertaken with a wide range of different purposes have kept Europeans on the move. First attracted by the exotic and the unknown in the far distance, the interest moved ever closer to the self, and the exploration of the human mind became the most exotic and intriguing journey. Readings include Homer, Swift, Voltaire, Goethe, Heine, Twain, and Verne. Taught in English. ***** Also offered as FSEM 123. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor: Steiner.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: LAW, MORALITY, AND SOCIETY ***** A historical introduction to central themes of legal and political thought in the Western tradition from Immanuel Kant to John Rawls, this freshmen seminar provides an overview of trends and controversies in modern political thought and society. Topics discussed include "civil rights," "morality," "liberalism," "natural law," "political theology," and "freedom." ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Also offered as FSEM 124. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Emden.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BETWEEN RESISTANCE AND COLLABORATION: INDIVIDUALS RESPONDING TO NATIONAL SOCIALISM ***** Focus on individuals' behavior in Nazi Germany/Austria. Issues of ideology and ethics as Germans and Austrians faced them between 1933-1945. Reflection on values such as courage, civil disobedience, and human rights in today's global society. Taught in English. ***** Also offered as FSEM 125. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Kecht.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR IN THE MIDDLE AGES (FRESHMAN SEMINAR) ***** In the 1100s people began writing down stories of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, and the Knights of the round table using sophisticated techniques of literary composition. Today, these stories count among the great writings of Europe. This course examines the spectrum of medieval stories and histories of Arthur that arose in England, France, and Germany from the beginning to the age of printing, plus some recent revivals. ***** Also offered as FSEM 126 and MDST 126. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Westphal.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THE CULTURE OF WAR (FRESHMAN SEMINAR) ***** Focusing on the experience and representation of war in German and European literature, theory, and visual arts. Covers the period from 17th-20th century. Not for the faint-hearted, topics include: destruction, ruins, refugees, massacres, terrorism, victims, spaces of battle, the logic of war. Taught in English. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Also offered as FSEM 128. ***** Coures offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Emden.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: LITERARY LOVE AFFAIRS, LOVE AND PASSION IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE (FRESHMAN SEMINAR) ***** According to the German philosopher Hegel, love-stories are usually about a young man who seeks the ideal girl, finally gets her, and becomes as good a Philistine as others. The course invites students to examine this philosophical wisdom by reading select stories and theoretical texts about love and passion by European authors from the time of Shakespeare to the present. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Also offered as FSEM 129. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Steiner.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I ***** The third in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For course details, see The German Language Gateway@Rice http://lang.rice.edu/German ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): GERM 102, placement test, or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Staff.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II ***** The fourth in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For course details, see The German Language Gateway@Rice http://lang.rice.edu/German ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): GERM 201, placement test, or permission of instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Staff.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: CULTURE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ***** Three-week intensive course taught in May in Munich, Germany. Open to students interested in German language and culture used in a technological setting. Proficiency based instruction. Requires separate registration with the Office of International programs. See http://lang.rice.edu/roddy/index.html ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): GERM 201 or 202, or placement test, and permission of instructor required. ***** Instructor(s): Roddy.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED GERMAN I ***** The fifth in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For course details see The German Language Gateway@Rice http://lang.rice.edu/German ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): GERM 202, placement test, or permission of instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Staff

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED GERMAN II ***** The sixth in a series of courses, the principal objective of which is to engage students in purposeful communicative tasks designed to develop proficiency and literacy in the languages and cultures of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For course details, see The German Language Gateway@Rice (http://lang.rice.edu/German). ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): GERM 301 placement test, or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Staff.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I: LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN CULTURAL TEXTS ***** Discussion and composition based on a variety of reading materials (videos, German newspapers, websites, literary texts) and interactional contexts (e.g. partner works, reports, interviews, dialogues). Focus on cultural awareness and topics relating to contemporary German literature, culture, and politics, then and now. Special emphasis on developing writing skills and oral fluency. Taught in German. ***** Prerequisite(s): GERM 202 or equivalent and permission of instructor. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Kecht

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II: LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN CULTURAL TEXTS ***** This course will work with cultural texts, on-line information and film materials in order to prepare for a deeper understanding of German literary and intellectual sources. We will assess language and styles of literary genres (prose, lyric, drama), nonfictional writings and philosophical materials. Student performance is aimed to move from paraphrasing summary to analytic commentary in oral presentation and written expression. Taught in German. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Eifler.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EUROPEAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Filmmaking has celebrated its first hundred years. Women's contributions were significant and deserve to widen the film canon for all filmgoers. The course will concentrate on films by European women directors, taking into account aesthetic particularities, gender commitment, and post- feminist attempts. Importance will also be given to the contexts and conditions of women's film production. All films are subtitled in English. Taught in English with possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as WGST 358, HUMA 321, HART 385. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Eifler.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MARX, FREUD, EINSTEIN: FOREBEARS OF MODERNITY (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Like no others, these three thinkers of the 19th and 20th centuries have influenced the intellectual, historical, social, and cultural development not only of Germany, but of the entire world. The course examines the works of these authors in the context of their own time as well as their continued importance in the present. Works by Brecht, Christa Wolf, Schnitzler, Kafka will also be considered. Taught in English with possible FLAC section. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Weissenberger.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BERLIN: RESIDENCE, METROPOLIS, CAPITAL (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** The course offers an introduction to German history, politics, and culture as mirrored in the history of the old and new German capital. Berlin has always been a city of contradictions: from imperial glamour to proletarian slums, from the Roaring Twenties to Hitler's seizure of power. Emerging from the ruins of WWII Berlin became both the capital of Socialism and the display window of the Free World after the fall of the wall, Berlin is still looking for its role in the center of a reshaped Europe. Readings and discussions encompass fine arts and literature from the 18th century to the present, including film. Taught in English with possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as HUMA 324. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Steiner.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GERMAN NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** The course will introduce the biography of Alfred Nobel and the reasons for establishing his famous Nobel Prize in his will of 1895. Most famous among German recipients were Thoman Mann (1929), Hermann Hesse (1946), Heinrich Boll (1972), and Guenter Grass (1999). Their novel work will be analyzed as an artistic reflection of their socio-critical thoughts on the history of Germany. Taught in English with a possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as HUMA 325. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Eifler.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THE GERMAN FAIRY TALE: OLD AND NEW (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Discussion of several prototypes from the fairy-tale collection of the Brothers Grimm and the subsequent development of the "literary" fairy tale from Goethe and the Romantics to the 20th century. Taught in English with a possible FLAC section in German. ***** Also offered as HUMA 372. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Weissenberger.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: WOMEN AND NATIONAL SOCIALISM (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Introduction to the Nazi idea of "womanhood" and the actual roles women played during National Socialism. Female perpetrators, Mitlaufer, a multiplicity of victims and to resistance fighters. Taught in English. For students of German (at the minimal proficiency level intermediate-mid), and additional German reading/discussion hour for credit can be arranged. ***** Also offered as HUMA 327, WGST 317. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Kecht.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GERMAN ADAPTATIONS: TEXT TO FILM (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Prominent novels of the 20th century will be studied for their possibilities or impossibilities of rendition from print medium to cinematic medium. From the myriad of adaptations we will concentrate on Thomas Mann: Tod in Venedig; Franz Kafka: Das Schloss; Klaus Mann: Mephisto; Gunter Grass: Die Blechtrommel; H. Boll: Katharina Blum; Jurek Becker: Jacob der Lugner. All films are subtitled in English. Course taught in English with a possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as HUMA 328. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Eifler.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST & EXILE (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Most of the authors from Germany and Austria, who were persecuted and fled into exile, used literature to search for meaning in life that apparently had been stripped of all meaning. Among these authors are the most distinguished writers of the time, i.e., Th. and H. Mann, Brecht, Benjamin, Werfel, Doblin, J. Roth, S. Zweig, N. Sachs, Celan, Auslander. Taught in English with a possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as HUMA 329. ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Couse not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Weissenberger

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COURTSHIP, LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN THE AGE OF CIVALRY ***** The literature of the High Middle Ages is the first since antiquity to probe the hazards and potentials of romance between men and women, as well as single-sex friendship and love. This course will show how the literary ideal of love emerged in a society that was torn apart by war and rivalry. The poems and stories we will read belong to the treasures of medieval literature from the German lands. Taught in English with a possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as MDST 335, WGST 330 and HUMA 330. ***** Instructor(s): Westphal.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SOCIETY AND CRISIS: POLITICAL CULTURE IN THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Born in political and social crisis, the Weimar Republic exemplifies the possibilities and limits of modern democracy. This seminar focuses on original documents of political thought, literature, the visual arts, society, and law to explore the political culture of Germany's first, ill-fated democracy. Taught in English with possible FLAC section. ***** Also offerd as HIST 431. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Emden, Caldwell

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TOPICS IN MODERN GERMAN HISTORY (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Seminar on selected topics in the history of modern Germany. Taught in English with possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as HIST 459. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Caldwell

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: NIETZSCHE'S ANTHROPOLOGY: LANGUAGE, HISTORY, AND THE BODY (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Situates Nietzsche's thought on language, history, and the body within its historical context, and examines the validity of his arguments in a world increasingly challenged by scientific knowledge. Focuses on Nietzsche's views on truth, genealogy, nihilism, morality, and science, which continue to be relevant for current debates within the humanities. Taught in English with a possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as PHIL 390. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Crowell, Emden.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: WALTER BENJAMIN: AESTHETICS, HISTORY AND POLITICS (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Benjamin has been celebrated as a revolutionary Marxist, a theologian of Jewish Messianism, and as an essayist and literary critic. The course offers an introduction to his writings by way situating them in the historical background of the Weimar Republic and the crises of European society on the eve of WWII. Taught in English with a possible FLAC section. ***** Also offered as HUMA 340. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Steiner

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GERMAN HISTORY, 1648-1890 (MAPPING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** Survey of "Germanies" from the rise of absolutist state following the Thirty Years' War to the unification of Germany in 1871. Includes the development of the bureaucratic and military institutions of the modern state, changing conceptions of state and society, and the major social and economic changes of the period. ***** Also offered as HIST 354. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Caldwell

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: FROM DEMOCRACY TO DICTATORSHIP: GERMAN HISTORY, 1890-1945 (MAPPRING GERMAN CULTURE) ***** From 1890-1945, Germans experienced dramatic changes in their political environment. This lecture class will examine these changes, taking into account not only political history, but also attempts to come to terms with the challenges posed by organized capitalism, the rise and fall of socialism, the development of an interventionists state, cultural critique, the Nazi social revolution, and the Holocaust. ***** Also offered as HIST 355. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Caldwell

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INTELLECTUALS, ARTISTS, AND THE GERMAN/AUSTRIAN STATE ***** Focus on the multiple relationships 20th century artists/intellectuals have displayed towards the German/Austrian state in which they have lived and worked. Do artists/intellectuals carry public responsibility? Are artists/intellectuals supposed to act as a "public conscience"? Is art always political? Taught in German. ***** Prerequisite(s): Intermediate-high proficiency (speaking and writing); successful completion of GERM 303 (or equivalent). ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Kecht

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GERMAN PLAY PRODUCTION ***** Students will apply/improve their German in preparation for a public play production; become familiar with literary and socio-historical context of the play; assume responsibility for various aspects of the production; demonstrate their performing abilities Choice of a modern playwright from any of the German-speaking countries. All readings, assignments, and discussions in German. ***** Prerequisite(s): A minimum proficiency of intermediate-mid in speaking and writing; satisfactory completion of GERM 202 or equivalent; or permission of instructor. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Kecht

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INDEPENDENT WORK IN GERMAN LITERATURE ***** Qualified students work on projects of their choice under the supervision of individual instructors with approval of the undergraduate advisor. Course may be repeated for credit. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: INDEPENDENT WORK IN GERMAN LITERATURE ***** Qualified students work on projects of their choice under the supervision of individual instructors with approval of the undergraduate advisor. Course may be repeated for credit. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HONOR THESIS ***** Independent research projects by outstanding German majors leading to a substantial honors essay, undertaken in close cooperation with a departmental faculty member. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HONOR THESIS ***** Independent research projects by outstanding German majors leading to a substantial honors essay, undertaken in close cooperation with a departmental faculty member. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Staff

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ENLIGHTENMENT TO ROMANTICISM (1700-1850) ***** An introduction to the major social, political and cultural developments in the period between 1700-1850, which contributed to the emergence of modern German cultural identity within the European context. Covers wide range of theoretical and literary works by Kant, Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Eichendorff, Hoffmann, Heine, and others. Taught in German. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Emden.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GERMAN REALISM TO MODERNISM (1850-PRESENT) ***** German history and culture during the late 19th and the 20th century have been rather turbulent: From Wilhelminin empire to Weimar democracy to Hitler fascism to socialist division to German reunification to entry into the European Union. All these political changes will be commented on by cultural reflections in textual and filmic forms. Literary texts will include Stifter, Fontane, Mann, Kafka, Boll, Grass, Wolf and Maron. Taught in German. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Eifler.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VIENNA AND ITS PEOPLE (SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR) ***** In this course we will look at the people of Vienna from the turn of the century to the present. Our readings, film viewings and discussions will introduce us to the Viennese as people of all classes and ethnic and national groups. Taught in German. ***** Prerequisite(s): intermediate high proficiency (speaking and writing); successful completion of German 303 (or equivalent). ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Kecht