Course Schedule and Catalog

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) ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 1 ***** German history and culture during the late 19th and the 20th century have been rather turbulent. From Wilhelminiam 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 reflection in textual and filmic forms. The course will provide a multi-medial retrospective via literature, autobiographies, documentaries, feature films and internet information. Literary texts will include Stifter, Fontane, Mann, Kafka, Boell, Grass, Wolf and Maron. Taught in German. ***** INSTRUCTOR: Eifler