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GERMAN 264A: Walter Benjamin (COMPLIT 264)

Walter Benjamin's work as cultural historian, critic, literary author and philosopher, seen from the trajectory of a German-Jewish intellectual life in the context of the first half of the 20th century. Providing such a historical perspective will be the condition for an actively critical reading of Benjamin's works; a reading that -- counter to the predominant Benjamin-reception -- will try to distinguish between works of purely biographical and historical interest and those Benjamin texts that prove to be of great and lasting intellectual value. Taught in English.
Last offered: Winter 2014

GERMAN 266: Media Constellations 1200-1900

Media history in its traditional sense poses at least two problems: it presupposes the media whose histories are to be written, and it writes these histories along (more or less telelogically constructed) series of innovations. If the focus is less on the media as such but on the media processes and forms in their historical dynamics and pluralities, one is encouraged to look for other historiographic models: models taking into account the local as well as the global, the mikro as well as the makro level of history. This is where significant constellations, i. e. temporal and spatial condensations of cultural elements, start to play a major role. And this is where literary texts become relevant as forms specifically able to include other forms, to reflect communicative strategies, and to develop concise scenes which not only display what media are, but also what they could be. This is precisely what the seminar likes to study: literary forms produced before the era of media discourses, i. e. basically between ca 1200 and 1900, forms that, each by its own means, give us ideas of how a history of the imagination of media could look like. Texts are provided in the original form (mostly German), as well as in English translations.

GERMAN 282: Martin Heidegger (COMPLIT 213A, COMPLIT 313A, GERMAN 382)

Working through the most systematically important texts by Martin Heidegger and their historical moments and challenges, starting with Being and Time (1927), but emphasizing his philosophical production after World War II. The philological and historical understanding of the texts function as a condition for the laying open of their systematic provocations within our own (early 21st-century) situations. Satisfies the capstone seminar requirement for the major tracks in Philosophy and Literature. Taught in English.
Last offered: Autumn 2012 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

GERMAN 283: Brecht

Arguably the most influential theatrical artist of the twentieth century, Bertolt Brecht continues to be a lightning rod for debates over art and politics. This course will consider Brecht as playwright, director, and theorist. Alongside reading and discussing texts such as Threepenny Opera, Mother Courage, and Galileo, students will also be expected to participate in occasional in-class performances in order better to grapple with his plays and theories. No previous theatrical experience is necessary.
Last offered: Spring 2015

GERMAN 285: Environmentalism, Literature and Cultural Criticism

Concern for environmental threats increasingly draw on traditions of cultural and civilizational criticism. This course explores literary and cultural dimensions of environmentalist discourse, especially in German-speaking Europe but with opportunities for comparative treatments of ecological tendencies in other countries. Topics include: Environmentalism as progressive or as conservative; ambivalence toward technology; sustainability and the critique of growth; humans and animals. Authors such as F. Jünger, Jahnn, Wolf, C. Amery, Dath, with comparisons to Leopold, Atwood, Ghosh, Latouche and others. Reading knowledge of German or permission of instructor.
Last offered: Winter 2014

GERMAN 289: Buechner and Wedekind (TAPS 289)

Modern theatre owes an incalculable debt to two German playwrights: Georg Büchner (1813-1837) and Frank Wedekind (1864-1918). We will read their still-shocking portraits of sex, madness, and social brutality in plays such as Woyzeck and Spring's Awakening, and explore the international journeys these works have made from stage to film and from opera to musical theatre.
Last offered: Winter 2015

GERMAN 298: Writing Workshop

Open only to German majors and to students working on special projects, including written reports for internships. Honors students use this number for the honors essay. May be repeated for credit.
Last offered: Summer 2014 | Repeatable for credit

GERMAN 310A: Music and Critical Theory (MUSIC 310A)

The seminar provides an opportunity to study some of the seminal texts of Critical Theory dealing with music. Concentrating on Theodor Adorno's writings on music, we will also include key philosophers who informed Adorno's thinking (in particular Kant, Hegel and Nietzsche), influential nineteenth-century aesthetics of music (Hoffmann, Schopenhauer and Hanslick), other contemporaries of Adorno (for example, Ernst Bloch), and some later authors whose work was influenced by the Frankfurt School (such as Carl Dahlhaus). We will also consider the impact of Critical Theory on recent scholarship. Weekly meetings will be organized around various topics, ranging from central concepts such as "Enlightenment" and "musical material" to individual composers. Music by Wagner, Mahler, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Weill will feature prominently on the syllabus.
Last offered: Spring 2014

GERMAN 319: Modern Theatre (GERMAN 119, TAPS 119, TAPS 319)

Modern theatre in Europe and the US, with a focus on the most influential works from roughly 1880 to the present. What were the conventions of theatrical practice that modern theatre displaced? What were the principal innovations of modern playwriting, acting, stage design, and theatrical architecture? How did modern theatrical artists wrestle with the revolutionary transformations of the modern age? Plays by Büchner, Ibsen, Strindberg, Shaw, Chekhov, Wilde, Wedekind, Treadwell, Pirandello, Brecht, O¿Neill, Beckett, Smith, Parks, and Nottage.
Terms: Spr | Units: 1-5
Instructors: Smith, M. (PI)

GERMAN 320: German Literature 1: How Stories are Told (ca. 1170-1600) (GERMAN 220)

This seminar offers a survey of medieval and early modern German literature and culture from ca.800 to 1600. This year we will focus primarily on heroic epic and tales of fortune. Most texts are available only in German. Advanced reading knowledge of German required. Discussion in English.
Last offered: Winter 2016
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