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OSPBER 1Z: Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters

This course is designed as a jump-start to the German language for students with no or little prior knowledge of German who are participating in the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. The course covers the equivalent of GERLANG 1 and 2 in one quarter.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 8

OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German, Second and Third Quarters

Intensive German language course for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. The course covers the equivalent of GERLANG 2 and 3 in one quarter. Qualifies students for participation in an internship following the study quarter. Emphasis is on communicative patterns in everyday life and in the German work environment, including preparation for interviews. Prerequisite: GERLANG 1, GERLANG 1A or Placement Test.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 8 | UG Reqs: Language

OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture

First year German, third quarter for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. Completion and refinement of first-year grammar, vocabulary building, reading literature and news, writing skills, esp. journal. Extensive use of current materials, such as local Berlin and national news, and emphasis on building speaking skills for everyday situations and discussions. Qualifies students for participation in an internship following the study quarter. Prerequisite: GERLANG 2 less than seven months prior to arriving in Berlin or Placement Test.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: Language

OSPBER 17: Split Images: A Century of Cinema

20th-century German culture through film. The silent era, Weimar, and the instrumentalization of film in the Third Reich. The postwar era: ideological and aesthetic codes of DEFA, new German cinema, and post-Wende filmmaking including: Run Lola Run and Goodbye Lenin. Aesthetic aspects of the films including image composition, camera and editing techniques, and relation between sound and image.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Kramer, K. (PI)

OSPBER 19: Expressing Ideas: Academic German for 2nd year learners

This class is designed for students enrolled in a 3-5 unit theme course taught in German in Berlin who have not previously taken German 21. The class focuses on vocabulary enrichment and how to articulate observations and formulate arguments, including learning figures of speech.
Terms: Aut | Units: 2

OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German

Second year German, first quarter for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. Refinement of German grammar; vocabulary building, writing practice via journal and essays; German culture, including current news and issues, literature and films. Special emphasis on comprehension and speaking skills for discussions, everyday situations, and in-class presentations. Prerequisite: GERLANG 3 or equivalent or Placement Test.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Language

OSPBER 22: Everyday Life in a Global Metropolis: Exploring Berlin through History, Society, and Culture

What is Berlin, who is a Berliner, and how have the inhabitants of this global metropolis made their city? We will seek answers to these questions by exploring central topics in everyday life - youth, music, and popular culture; food and drink; religion; nature; and the connection between history and memory. We will discuss research papers, visit sites, and talk to Berliners from different backgrounds. In this process, we will co-create a product that communicates our findings and invites our audience to engage with our answers.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI

OSPBER 24: History, Memory, and Trauma: Confronting The Past in Historically Divided Societies

It is an obvious point but one that bears repeating: our era is the most murderous in human history. Scholars today debate the meaning of "genocide" ? a term first coined in 1944 ? but even by the strictest definition the last century has witnessed at least half a dozen. It has also seen "ethnic cleansing" (another recent coinage), the systematic use of rape as a political weapon, a burgeoning international slave trade, a steady erosion of the distinction between combatants and non-combatants, and any number of other grievous crimes. We live in an age of atrocity. Yet our era has also seen the development of new modalities for identifying, combatting, and redressing the effects of such crimes. So accustomed have we become to war crimes tribunals, truth and reconciliation commissions, national and institutional apologies, reparations program, and the creation of atrocity museums and memorials that it is easy to forget how novel such things are. To be sure, this emerging international re more »
It is an obvious point but one that bears repeating: our era is the most murderous in human history. Scholars today debate the meaning of "genocide" ? a term first coined in 1944 ? but even by the strictest definition the last century has witnessed at least half a dozen. It has also seen "ethnic cleansing" (another recent coinage), the systematic use of rape as a political weapon, a burgeoning international slave trade, a steady erosion of the distinction between combatants and non-combatants, and any number of other grievous crimes. We live in an age of atrocity. Yet our era has also seen the development of new modalities for identifying, combatting, and redressing the effects of such crimes. So accustomed have we become to war crimes tribunals, truth and reconciliation commissions, national and institutional apologies, reparations program, and the creation of atrocity museums and memorials that it is easy to forget how novel such things are. To be sure, this emerging international reparative regime has rarely, if ever, fulfilled the ambitions of its architects, but it has ensured a measure of justice for at least some perpetrators of great crimes and a modicum of redress for at least some of their victims. Equally important, it has created an array of precedents and institutional forms for societies seeking to come to terms with gross historical injustice and its legacies. This seminar will survey the emerging field of "retrospective justice" through a series of topical readings and case studies. Topics include: the invention of "genocide"; war crimes tribunals; truth commissions; the politics of official apologies; monetary reparations programs; and the art, architecture, and politics of public memorials. Specific cases range from the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission to the ongoing efforts of American universities to come to terms with their historical sins, but in keeping with our location we will spend the lion's share of our time looking at the German case. focusing not simply on the Holocaust but also on the Nuremberg Tribunal that followed, the "forgotten" extermination of Herero and Nama people in German South-West Africa in the years between 1904-07, and the strange career of Hitler's architect, Albert Speer.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors: Campbell, J. (PI)

OSPBER 24B: Advanced German Grammar

Structured help to review and improve German language skills for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. Focus on syntax and organizational patters for various types of texts and arguments, vocabulary enrichment, e.g. by reading newspaper articles and contemporary short stories, and reviewing selected grammar aspects. Skills for writing well-structured critical essays and giving effective presentations. Prerequisite: GERLANG 21 or completion of first-year German with permission of instructor.
Terms: Spr | Units: 2
Instructors: Kloetzer, S. (PI)

OSPBER 28: German Opera

This course is designed to provide an introduction to opera in general and German opera in particular. The syllabus is linked specifically to productions of German operas currently being presented at Berlin's opera houses. During class we will prepare ourselves for the various performances by discussing each work in detail, looking at the libretto, analyzing the relationship between music and text, listening to recordings, and reading secondary literature. We will also share our post-performance impressions. The principal aim of the course is informed appreciation of the genre of opera.
Last offered: Winter 2020 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
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