GERM 3221 - German Cultural Studies IIISA

This courses focuses on important epochs in German-speaking cultural history, e.g. Enlightenment, Classicism vs. Romanticism, Viennese decadence and the fin-de-siecle, post-World War II "Stunde Null", German literature and re-unification. Within this framework texts in a wide variety of genres will be considered, including novels, dramas and poems as well as reviews, pamphlets, commentaries etc. Other art forms of the particular epoch such as film, painting, music and architecture will also be discussed. The artworks of each epoch will be interpreted within their historical, social and political context. This enables students to gain concrete and detailed insights into the "worlds" and epochal changes in German-speaking cultural history. The material treated in the course may change from year to year. For details of the course content, students should consult the web or the discipline handbook.