GER X82M GER 382M Topics in Cultural History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of various political, intellectual, artistic, and social movements in the cultures of Germanic countries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 2: German Democratic Republic Culture. Explore the cultural mechanisms and values associated with the arts (literature, architecture, film), ideologies, and practices of public life in the German Democratic Republic. German 382M (Topic: GDR Culture) and 382M (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 3: Canons and Classicisms. Explore how and why national canons use ideologies of classicism, starting with Weimar Classicism. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity), German 382M (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity), 382M (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Transatlantic Memory Cultures. Explore and compare European and United States Memory Cultures since the nineteenth century. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 391 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), European Studies 381 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), German 382M (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), 382M (Topic 4), History 383 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture).