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  • GER 302: SURVEY OF GERMAN LIT II

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a continuation of GER 301 and proceeds with the study of the major epochs in German literary history. It resumes the study with the fairy tale, modernism, post-war, postmodern, East German, and into the present day, considering works of new German literature. The course also includes an introduction to major movements in literary theory.
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  • GER 304: GERMAN CULTURE THROU FILM

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course investigates German cultural and historical impulses as told through twentieth- and twenty-first century German film. Students survey films from selected periods, and discuss predominant themes as well as aspects of film technique that support critical interpretations.
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  • GER 312: GERMAN LIT OF 19TH CEN

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course focuses on the Romantic period in German literature and introduces students to a range of German Romantic texts (drama, prose and verse) spanning the periods from the 1770s to the 1850s. The course also offers opportunities for students to engage critically with a variety of literary responses to the ethical, aesthetic and theoretical problems that emerge during this period.
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  • GER 313: GERMAN LIT OF 20TH CEN

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    In this course, students read contemporary (20th and 21st century) German literary selections. Additionally, we will regard film versions or adaptations of those same texts. An overarching theme will be how film and literature advance social comment and promote critical confrontation with contemporary issues through satire, humor and social criticism. Visual literacy will also play a role in interpretation and analysis.
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  • GER 320: GERMAN SHORT STORY

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Designed to acquaint students with the wealth of material represented in the German short story tradition and afford students a panoramic view of this (mostly post WW II) genre. Taught in English.
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  • GER 324: RACE & GENDER IN GERMAN WORLD

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course explores traditional, historical, and current concepts of race and gender in German speaking countries. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the course investigates evolving definitions of race and gender in a changing Europe. Employing historical, political and gender theoretical texts as well as examining artistic and popular cultural productions, the course examines ways that politics, economics, and cultural representations influence developing trends. Taught in English.
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  • GER 325: ADV SYNTAX & STYL I

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is designed for those who have successfully completed either GER 211 or GER 212, but who need additional work toward mastering the finer points of grammar and syntax. It is the purpose of this course to help students acquire more sophisticated aspects of syntax and style, to enhance their fluency and flexibility to express themselves in idiomatically correct spoken and written German. Varying the style to suit particular modes of expression, and focusing on the appropriate choices within given contexts are skills to be polished in this course.
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  • GER 326: ADV SYNTAX & STYL II

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is designed for those who have successfully completed GER 325, but who need additional work toward mastering the finer points of grammar and syntax. It is the purpose of this course to help students acquire more sophisticated aspects of syntax and style, to enhance their fluency and flexibility to express themselves in idiomatically correct spoken and written German. Varying the style to suit particular modes of expression, and focusing on the appropriate choices within given contexts are skills to be polished in this course.
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  • GER 340: GERMAN CULTURE & CIVIL

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    In addition to supporting the four language skills listening, reading, writing, speaking this course introduces students to major epochs, trends, and influences associated with German culture and civilization. It will challenge students to critically engage with the topics and develop analytical and research skills.
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  • GER 355: READ/PERFORM GERMAN DRAMA

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    In this course, students identify and characterize major works and playwrights of German-speaking drama in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Students also summarize content and plot of selected dramas in the target language, as well as identify and evaluate elements of dramatic technique and aesthetics. Students regard the plays as performance art by creating, diagramming and proposing potential blocking patterns. The course also considers major cultural differences between theatre of German-speaking countries (format, industry) and that of the native culture.
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