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GERMAN 57N: Nietzsche and the Search for Meaning

Many of us have heard his declarations of the death of God, the arrival of the Superman, and the need to live beyond good and evil. But what, beyond such sound bites, did Nietzsche actually teach? How can his writings be understood in the context of their own time? And what significance might they hold for us today? Taught in English.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Smith, M. (PI)

GERMAN 113: German History Through Cinema

Films create historical imaginaries, while themselves also being historical artifacts. This interdisciplinary course investigates how recent German-language cinema (since c. 2000) has thematized and reimagined 20th- and 21st-century German history. How have filmmakers tackled topics such as World War II, the postwar years, divided Germany, reunification, national identity, social inequality and injustice, the experience of migration, and European unity? Directors' approaches to depicting history are diverse, surprising, and often deeply personal. This class provides you with the opportunity to learn about the past and present in Germany, while reflecting on the relationship between film and history. Possible directors to include: Fatih Akin, Ruth Beckermann, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Alexander Kluge, Caroline Link, Christian Petzold, Margarethe von Trotta, and Wim Wenders. Taught in German.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; George, A. (PI)

GERMAN 116: Writing About Germany: New Topics, New Genres

Writing about various topics in German Studies. Topics based on student interests: current politics, economics, European affairs, start-ups in Germany. Intensive focus on writing. Students may write on their experience at Stanford in Berlin or their internship. Fulfills the WIM requirement for German Studies majors. Taught in English and German. Meeting times are arranged with the professor.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; Deniz, M. (PI)

GERMAN 135: German Conversation (GERMAN 235)

This small, individualized course will offer students the chance to work on their spoken expression and critical thinking, in German. Topics will change each quarter but will span contemporary politics and culture, film, literature, and visual arts. The focus will be on speaking German in small groups, as opposed to formal presentations or written assignments. Students will have the opportunity to pursue topics of personal interest, as well as work collaboratively and individually on projects intended to foster advanced communicative skills.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 3 | Repeatable for credit

GERMAN 137: Green Germany

Since the unification of modern Germany in 1871, the history of German environmental movements has been beset with political, cultural, and racial tension. Some of the earliest environmental activists, such as the composer and conservationist Ernst Rudorff, explicitly conceived of conservation as Heimatschutz; or, protection of the homeland. While Rudorff opposed jews and women from participating in the founding of his Heimatschutz organization, the creator of the modern Umwelt concept, the theoretical biologist Jakob von Uexkill, became an early supporter of the Nazi regime. How do we interrogate this disturbing alliance between racial purity, environmental protection, and nation? What does the history of concepts such as Uexkill's Umwelt or Alexander von Humboldt's natural monument, or Naturdenkmal, have to teach policymakers and intellectuals today in the face of environmental crisis? How does does the relationship between race and environment inform current issues about conservation and energy policy in the present? Taught in English with some readings in German.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: ; Norton, B. (PI)

GERMAN 181: Philosophy and Literature (CLASSICS 42, COMPLIT 181, ENGLISH 81, FRENCH 181, ILAC 181, ITALIAN 181, PHIL 81, SLAVIC 181)

Can novels make us better people? Can movies challenge our assumptions? Can poems help us become who we are? We'll think about these and other questions with the help of writers like Toni Morrison, Marcel Proust, Jordan Peele, Charlie Kaufman, Rachel Cusk, William Shakespeare, and Samuel Beckett, plus thinkers like Nehamas, Nietzsche, Nussbaum, Plato, and Sartre. We'll also ask whether a disenchanted world can be re-enchanted; when, if ever, the truth stops being the most important thing; why we sometimes choose to read sad stories; whether we ever love someone for who they are; who could possibly want to live their same life over and over again; what it takes to make ourselves fully moral; whether it's ever good to be conflicted; how we can pull ourselves together; and how we can take ourselves apart. (This is the required gateway course for the Philosophy and Literature major tracks. Majors should register in their home department.)
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

GERMAN 191: German Capstone Project

Each student participates in a capstone interview and discussion with a panel of the German Studies faculty on topics related to German cultural and literary analysis. In prepration for the interview/discussion, students submit written answers to a set of questions based on several authentic cultural texts in German. The written answers, normally in English, should be well-formed and coherent. Within the interview/discussion, students must demonstrate a further understanding of the topic(s) posed, through cogent argument.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 1
Instructors: ; George, A. (PI); Pao, L. (PI)

GERMAN 199: Individual Work

Repeatable for Credit. Instructor Consent Required
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-12 | Repeatable for credit

GERMAN 214: Literature of Immigration and Refugees

Literary accounts of immigrants and refugees in contemporary German-speaking Europe, with a particular emphasis on authors from Africa and the Middle East. Documents of multicultural literature in Germany, as well as the background of German exile literature. Distinctive narrative structures and authorial voices in these fields of writing.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; Berman, R. (PI)

GERMAN 230: German Literature (800-1700) (GERMAN 330)

This course surveys different genres and of premodern German literature, including mysticism, Romance, heroic epic, lyric poetry, and the early novel. Texts include: the Nibelungenlied, Hartmann von Aue's Erec, Mechthild von Magdeburg's Flowing Light of the Godhead, and Fortunatus. All texts available in English and German.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Starkey, K. (PI)

GERMAN 235: German Conversation (GERMAN 135)

This small, individualized course will offer students the chance to work on their spoken expression and critical thinking, in German. Topics will change each quarter but will span contemporary politics and culture, film, literature, and visual arts. The focus will be on speaking German in small groups, as opposed to formal presentations or written assignments. Students will have the opportunity to pursue topics of personal interest, as well as work collaboratively and individually on projects intended to foster advanced communicative skills.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 3 | Repeatable for credit

GERMAN 267: Prospects for Transatlantic Relations: What Holds the West Together? (GERMAN 367)

This seminar treats contemporary transatlantic relations including 1) the green transformation: economic policy, energy imports and costs of energy generation; 2) the 'Zeitenwende' in defense policy; future German-Russian relations; Germany and China (decoupling versus derisking); NATO and transatlantic security; 3) demographic changes between immigration and aging populations. Meeting times: This block seminar meets from 9:00am to 11:00am in room 260-252 on Monday, November 6, Wednesday, November 8, and Friday, November 10, 2023, as well as other occasional meetings TBD. Taught in English with readings in German and English.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-2

GERMAN 284: Directed Reading: Academic Writing in German

This course focuses on writing elegant and interesting academic texts in German to enable better collaboration with German-speaking academics. It entails practice with text production in German through practical tips and helpful phrases and familiarity with the German scientific style and academic conventions in writing scientific papers.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-3
Instructors: ; Bernhardt-Kamil, E. (PI)

GERMAN 311: German Poetry, Global Poetics

The goal of this seminar is twofold: first, we will closely read German poems through the ages - from the 15th century folk ballad "Die Königskinder" to Anja Utler's poetic monologue "kommen sehen," published in 2020. This selection of poetry will be a mix of canonical poems we will read anew and unknown poems we will discover for the first time. With each poem we will practice different modes of interpretation, close reading methods, and reading techniques; and we will think about the cultural status of writing, reading, and sharing poetry. Second, we will also spend time reading texts written about poetry, its purposes, uses, histories, and developments. The retellings of Greek myths, the Klopstockian rejection of Latin hexameter, the experimentation with forms like the Alexandrine, the madrigal or the pantoum, the poetry of climate change: all make clear how German poetry exists within the context of a global poetics. What this global angle changes about how we read and think about German poetry and poetics will be our guiding question throughout the quarter. Taught in German.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; Pao, L. (PI)

GERMAN 330: German Literature (800-1700) (GERMAN 230)

This course surveys different genres and of premodern German literature, including mysticism, Romance, heroic epic, lyric poetry, and the early novel. Texts include: the Nibelungenlied, Hartmann von Aue's Erec, Mechthild von Magdeburg's Flowing Light of the Godhead, and Fortunatus. All texts available in English and German.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Starkey, K. (PI)

GERMAN 367: Prospects for Transatlantic Relations: What Holds the West Together? (GERMAN 267)

This seminar treats contemporary transatlantic relations including 1) the green transformation: economic policy, energy imports and costs of energy generation; 2) the 'Zeitenwende' in defense policy; future German-Russian relations; Germany and China (decoupling versus derisking); NATO and transatlantic security; 3) demographic changes between immigration and aging populations. Meeting times: This block seminar meets from 9:00am to 11:00am in room 260-252 on Monday, November 6, Wednesday, November 8, and Friday, November 10, 2023, as well as other occasional meetings TBD. Taught in English with readings in German and English.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-2

GERMAN 369: Introduction to the Profession of Literary Studies (COMPLIT 369, DLCL 369, FRENCH 369, ITALIAN 369)

A survey of how literary theory and other methods have been made institutional since the nineteenth century. The readings and conversation are designed for entering Ph.D. students in the national literature departments and comparative literature.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-2
Instructors: ; Lawton, D. (PI)

GERMAN 396: German Studies Lecture Series

What's happening in German Studies today? The GSLS invites 3 speakers per quarter to present on their work and research in German literature, culture, politics, and history, offering students an insight into the current field of German Studies and an engagement with topics ranging from medieval fabrics to the refugee crisis. Luncheons are scheduled every first Tuesday of the month. To earn the unit for this course, students will attend the lecture, read 1-2 articles or book chapters written by the speaker of the week, and complete one short 2-page writing assignment (this could be a reflection, a review, a creative assignment, a poetic adaptation of a talk - we'll discuss). Taught in German and English.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable 12 times (up to 12 units total)
Instructors: ; Bernhardt-Kamil, E. (PI)

GERMAN 397: Graduate Studies Colloquium

Colloquium for graduate students in German Studies. Taught in English. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable 15 times (up to 15 units total)
Instructors: ; Starkey, K. (PI)

GERMAN 398: Dissertation Prospectus Colloquium

Repeatable for Credit
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-12 | Repeatable for credit

GERMAN 399: Individual Work

Repeatable for Credit. Instructor Consent Required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-12 | Repeatable for credit

GERMAN 802: TGR Dissertation

Doctoral students who have been admitted to candidacy, completed all required courses and degree requirements other than the University oral exam and dissertation, completed 135 units or 10.5 quarters of residency (if under the old residency policy), and submitted a Doctoral Dissertation Reading Committee form, may request Terminal Graduate Registration status to complete their dissertations.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
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