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Spring 2018 | GER 3501 Section 001: Contemporary Germany (52342)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
- Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Social, political, and cultural developments in Germany, from 1945 to present. prereq: 3011
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ooste003+GER3501+Spring2018
- Class Description:
This course is an introduction to the history, politics and culture of the former German Democratic Republic. Wondering what this has to do with contemporary Germany? More than may be visible at first sight. Indeed, while the reunification (or hostile takeover?) happened more or less overnight and eradicated the eastern part of Germany to make room for five new federal states, the revolution also created the conditions for a new, different Germany. East German social models and structures, considered dysfunctional or outmoded at the time of the reunification, now, almost 30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, are showing a lasting influence on, for instance, gender equality in the work force, family policies, environmental policies, the role of the military, the healthcare system, and much more. At the same time, growing frustration with a crumbling infrastructure, the continuing rise of unemployment, brain drain, and a lagging GDP in the former eastern states has given a voice to extreme rightist political groups and parties that are causing a more widespread anti-immigration and anti-Islam mentality throughout Germany. Therefore, to understand Germany in the current political climate, it is necessary to understand Germany when it was divided during the Cold War.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students who have completed German 3011.
- Grading:
- Two papers, one presentation, one group project, several short written assignments
- Class Format:
- Class discussion, group work, film and video viewings
- Workload:
- 50-75 pages of reading per week, homework assignments on Moodle
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52342/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 16 November 2017
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