Faculty Profile
Kamaal Haque
Associate Professor of German (2008)
Contact Information
on sabbatical Fall 2025
Bosler Hall
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
2026-2027 Academic Year
Fall 2026
GRMN 102 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. Classes meet five times a week. Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
GRMN 304 Minority Cult in Grmn Context
While there have always been minorities inside Germany and Austria, such as small communities of French, Russians, Sorbs, and Poles, as of the 1950's, people from various European and other countries came to work and live in Germany in large numbers. For instance, the largest group came from Turkey. This course will explore the political activities and cultural expressions of these groups in relation to traditional German cultures. Students may analyze literary texts, films, music, and youth cultures of these groups making a home in Germany while changing their environment and being changed by it.
Prerequisite: a 200-level German course at 210 or above, or permission of the instructor.
Spring 2027
GRMN 213 Modern German Film
This course will focus on German films in their cultural and historical context. Students will study selected films and develop a critical framework for viewing and analyzing them. When appropriate, Austraian and Swiss films will also be included. Topics may be early German Cinema, the New German Cinema, or post-unification films. Filmmakers may include Volker Schlondorff, Alexander Kluge, Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, or F.W. Murnau, and may cover films such as Run Lola Run, Goodbye, Lenin, Head On, and The Lives of Others.
Prerequisite: 202, if offered in German, or permission of the instructor.