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Kamaal Haque

Associate Professor of German (2008)
Kamaal Haque

Contact Information

haquek@dickinson.edu

Bosler Hall Room M6
717-245-1283

Bio

His research interests include German film, the literature and culture of the German-speaking Alps, and environmental humanities. He has published on such diverse topics as the German mountain film, Swiss literature, the poetry of Goethe, and Muslim minorities in Germany today. In addition to courses at all levels of German language and culture, he has taught recent courses such as The Mountain in the German Cultural Imagination, Minority Cultures in the German Context and Modern German Film.

Education

  • B.A., Drew University, 1997
  • M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2000
  • Ph.D., 2006
Kamaal Haque

2024-2025 Academic Year

Fall 2024

GRMN 101 German in Everyday Life
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.

GRMN 251 Grmn & Austrian Cult/Pol/Hist
Music videos are a popular form of entertainment. In this course, however, we will treat selected videos as something more: as texts that reveal insights into German and Austrian culture, politics and history. For decades, musical artists have used videos to address the cultural and political issues of the day. In this course, we will discuss some of these issues as relating to German and Austrian culture. Topics may include the legacy of the Holocaust, immigration to Germany, discrimination, and current politics. Artists studies may include Hubert von Goisern, Advanced Chemistry, Ok Kid, K.I.Z. and more. Course is in German.