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Courses for Winter 2012
Winter 2012 Course Offerings
Courses in German Literature & Civilization (Conducted in English)
| GERMN 241.00: German Fairy Tales (3 hours, 3 credits) | |||||
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Days | Time | Code | Instructor | Room |
| W003 | M, TU, W, & TH | 9:00 - 12:08pm | 5758 | Zimmerman | 509B W |
| W001 | M, TU, W, & TH | 9:00- 12:08pm | 5756 | Titze | 611 HW |
| W002 | M, TU, W, & TH | 1:00 - 4:08pm | 5757 | Titze | 611 HW |
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| GERMN 379.55: German-Jewish Love Stories in Literature & Film (3 hours, 3 credits) | |||||
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Days | Time | Code | Instructor | Room |
| W001 | M, TU, W, & TH | 1:00 - 4:08pm | 5867 |
Zimmerman | 610HW |
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Course Descriptions
GERMN 241 German Fairy Tales 3hrs, 3crs.
Prereq or co-req: Engl 120, GER 2/C PD/D
Fairy tales are known all over the world. The most famous European book of fairy tales is the one collected by the Brothers Grimm. These stories have entered our collective unconscious but are not easily explained. We shall look at various attempts at explaining what fairy tales are all about, look at older stories that served as models for the Brothers Grimm and study modern versions of the tales down to a Walt Disney movie and “politically correct fairy tales.” Students will read fairy tales, tell one that they know, a mid-term and final examination. All readings, discussions and written work will be in English.
Exam format: written midterm and final exams
Textbooks: Jack Zipes, The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, ISBN 05-533-8216 Joanna Cole, The Best-Loved Folktales of the World, ISBN 978-0318796482
GERMN 379.55 German Jewish Love Stories in Literature and Film 3hrs 3crs.
Prereq or co-req: Engl 120, GER 2/C PD/D
In what ways does the Holocaust still negatively affect relations between Germans and Jews? Can love "conquer", even the Holocaust past, to unite members of formally opposed groups? In this class, we will read contemporary German literature and watch German films (in English) that exploded the taboo on German-Jewish love and in doing so, explore and (re)imagine German-Jewish relationships during and after the Holocaust. All readings, discussions and written work will be conducted in English.
Texts: Barbara Honigmann, A Love Made Out of Nothing; ISBN 1567921876
Exams: midterm and final examinations
