| GRMN 101-01 |
German in Everyday Life
Instructor: Melanie Bernstein
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the German language and culture of daily life. It focuses on the acquisition of language skills, such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening and does so while also learning about aspects of every-day cultures in German-speaking countries. Classes are small and emphasize communication. After successfully completing German 101 and 102, students are expected to have reached a basic level of intercultural and cross-cultural competence, that is, to be able to communicate with members of German-speaking cultures with an awareness of differences in language and culture.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 321 |
| GRMN 102-01 |
German in Everyday Life
Instructor: Melanie Bernstein
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the German language and culture of daily life. It focuses on the acquisition of language skills, such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening and does so while also learning about aspects of every-day cultures in German-speaking countries. Classes are small and emphasize communication. After successfully completing German 101 and 102, students are expected to have reached a basic level of intercultural and cross-cultural competence, that is, to be able to communicate with members of German-speaking cultures with an awareness of differences in language and culture. Classes meet five times a week. Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 321 |
| GRMN 102-02 |
German in Everyday Life
Instructor: Melanie Bernstein
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the German language and culture of daily life. It focuses on the acquisition of language skills, such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening and does so while also learning about aspects of every-day cultures in German-speaking countries. Classes are small and emphasize communication. After successfully completing German 101 and 102, students are expected to have reached a basic level of intercultural and cross-cultural competence, that is, to be able to communicate with members of German-speaking cultures with an awareness of differences in language and culture. Classes meet five times a week. Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 321 |
| GRMN 201-01 |
Intermediate German I: Contemporary German Cultures
Instructor: Kamaal Haque
Course Description:
What did the Brothers Grimm do besides collecting fairy tales? How do narratives inform national identity? Why do Germans return their empty bottles to the store? Students approach such questions, which touch on language, culture, economics, geography, history, and more, through a variety of media in this course. At the same time, students review grammatical structures, expand their knowledge of stylistic forms, and practice various registers of written and spoken German. German 201 aims to develop students skills to understand and reflect upon German-language culture at a basic intermediate level. Classes meet four days a week. Prerequisite: 102 or 103, or permission of the instructor. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWR
WEISS 221 |
| GRMN 202-01 |
Intermediate German II: Mediated German Cultures
Instructor: Sarah McGaughey
Course Description:
What was occupied Vienna like in post-WWII Central Europe? How does a film convey fear? Is German academic writing different from how I write papers at Dickinson? Posing these or similar questions, this course builds students basic intermediate level of cultural and linguistic skill and explores the challenges of understanding and communicating with various media in colloquial, academic, and professional contexts. As it does so, students will acquire a better understanding of contemporary and historical issues, anxieties, and desires in the German-speaking world. There will be a special focus on writing in different modes, as this is a writing in the discipline (WiD) course. Prerequisite: 201, or permission of the instructor.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWR
KADE SEM |
| GRMN 212-01 |
German in Performance
Instructor: Sarah McGaughey
Course Description:
This course will focus on performance in German cultures. Students will analyze key traditional examples of repeatable and lasting performances such as plays and films as well as performances rooted in the avant-garde which concentrate on the moment and the uniqueness of the individual performance generated by the performer or performers as both the medium and the content of the performance. For instance, students may critically analyze Georg Buchner's drama "The Death of Danton", the performance actions of the artist Joseph Beuys, or the works of the director Christoph Schlingensief.
Prerequisite: 202, or permission of the instructor.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
KADE SEM |
| GRMN 250-01 |
The Hills Are Alive: Tourism and Development in the Alps
Instructor: Kamaal Haque
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INBM 190-02. Part of the Tourism in the Alps Globally Integrated Program. This course will examine the development of the Alps from a place of relative poverty in the 18th and early 19th centuries to one of prosperity today. Topics include the development of tourism, the changing fate of industry in the region as recreation becomes more important, and the challenges and opportunities that climate change are posing to established tourism. While readings will mostly be non-fiction, we will also look at the representation of these changes in literature and film. Course taught in English. The course is taught in affiliation with the Burgess Center for the Global Economy, with optional travel (at additional cost as a GIS). Taught in English.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
BOSLER 213 |
| GRMN 400-01 |
Cooperatives and Other Collaborative Projects
Instructor: Antje Pfannkuchen
Course Description:
On the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, German has the entry for the "Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives." In this seminar, we will study examples of groups in Germany who explored and are currently pursuing shared interests for mutual benefit, from creative endeavors such as early German Romanticism in Jena, or the Bauhaus to practical support systems like housing, retail, banking, or energy cooperatives. We will also work on collaborative projects ourselves. Prerequisite: 300-level German course, or permission of the instructor.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
KADE SEM |
| GRMN 550-01 |
70's Feminist Theory: Reception and Application of Imagined Femininity
Instructor: Sarah McGaughey
Course Description:
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