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This seminar treats contemporary transatlantic relations around topics such as 1) the renewed debate about economic competitiveness, AI and industrial policy; 2) fear of war and the status of the international order in the wake of elections (US presidency, EU parliament) and 3) impact of far right extremism on democracy, market economy and free trade. Meeting times: This block seminar meets from 9:00am to 11:00am in room 260-252 on October 28, October 30, November 1 as well as other occasional meetings TBD. Taught in English with readings in German and English.

This course explores the colonial and fascist contexts in which the Brucke artists worked and lived, and examine the various contradictions inherent to the history of German Expressionism, e.g. Emil Nolde's proximity to the Nazi regime, Nolde's and Max Pechstein's connection to German colonialism and the specific forms and practices of appropriation in German primitivism. Looking back at exhibitions and press echoes from the 1955 Documenta to the controversial exhibitions "The Blind Spot" (2017) and "Whose Expression? Die Brücke und der Kolonialismus" (Brucke Museum 2021/22), the course examines the construction of German memory culture and its current deconstruction.

German antisemitism - German colonialism. Only slowly, helped by the Allied occupation, student revolts and belated acceptance of the holocaust, German society became aware over the course of the 1960s and 1970s of the dimensions of German antisemitism. Helped by the belated acceptance of post- and de-colonial theory and debates around the restitution of human remains and Benin Bronzes, German society is now becoming aware of the dimensions of German colonialism. Unfor­tunately, this acceptance has not helped the debate - rather Ger­man debates, without regard to the older right/left division, have created antagonism between those who condemn signs of islam­ophobia on the one hand, and those condemning antisemitism on the other: a dangerous situation that produces much collateral damage (such as right-wing views holding migrants account­ able for homemade antisemitism).

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.

This course surveys different genres and of premodern German literature, including mysticism, Romance, heroic epic, lyric poetry, and the early novel. All texts available in English and German.

Contemporary German-language literature is a wide and varied field. Its most critical voices often foreground historical experiences of war, violence, displacement, and (non-)belonging in central Europe. Our discussions will center on these issues, as reflected on by prize-winning writers from Germany and Austria. We will read texts by the "old guard" (Jelinek, Kluge, Muller, Ozdamar, Sebald), as well as by an exciting newer generation of authors (including Erpenbeck, Haderlap, Kermani, Khider, Otoo, and Petrowskaja).

This seminar treats contemporary transatlantic relations around topics such as 1) the renewed debate about economic competitiveness, AI and industrial policy; 2) fear of war and the status of the international order in the wake of elections (US presidency, EU parliament) and 3) impact of far right extremism on democracy, market economy and free trade. Meeting times: This block seminar meets from 9:00am to 11:00am in room 260-252 on October 28, October 30, November 1 as well as other occasional meetings TBD. Taught in English with readings in German and English.

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.

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.