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Spring 2024 | GER 3104W Section 001: Reading and Analysis of German Literature (51842)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Kolthoff Hall 138
- Enrollment Status:
Open (17 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to literary analysis. Readings from drama, prose, and lyric poetry, from 18th century to present. prereq: 3011
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?GER3104W+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- Topic: "Media and Modernity"
In this seminar, we will investigate the media formats, practices, and environments that shaped modernity in the early twentieth century. Drawing on the work of German artists, filmmakers, writers, and cultural critics of the Weimar Republic, we will examine how new media (photography, film, and the illustrated press) contributed to the development of a number of key themes that continue to structure society today: the emergence of the metropolis and mass culture, the representation of self and public, the reconfiguration of the senses in response to new technologies and environments, and the role of media in political mobilization. In the process, students will develop skills in close-looking, close-reading, and the interpretation of visual and textual media; widen their vocabularlies (particularly in reference to visual media); and become comfortable expressing and debating complex ideas in the German language. This course will include three film screenings over the course of the semester, as well as occasional field trips to the Weisman Art Museum and Minneapolis Institute of Art to view works of art in person. Readings, class discussions, and assignments will be in German.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
50% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
- Exam Format:
- Short Answer and Essay
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
80% Discussion
- Workload:
- 15-40 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51842/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 28 September 2023
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