Selected Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Spring Semester, 2004
101: First Semester German, 4cr.
102: Second Semester German, 4cr.
112: Second Semester Dutch, 4 cr.
203: Third Semester German, 4 cr.
204: Fourth Semester German, 4 cr.
214: Fourth Semerster Dutch, 4 cr.
221: Introduction to German Literature and Culture I, 3 cr.
222: Introduction to German Literature and Culture II, 3 cr.
225: Composition and Conversation I, 3 cr.
226: Composition and Conversation II, 3-4 cr.
274: Introduction to German Literature, 5 cr.
278: Topics in German Culture: Culture and Politics in Nazi Germany, 3 cr.
284: Honors Introduction to German Literature, 5 cr.
285: Honors Colloquium for German 284, 1 cr.
302: Literatur des 18. Jahrhunderts, 3-4 cr.
325: Topic - Dutch Literature: "De Hoeksteen van de Samenleving", 3 cr.
Lit In Trans 326: Dutch Lit: Secrets: Family in Dutch language, literature and film, 3 cr.
331: Business German, 3 cr.
337: Advanced Composition and Conversation, 3-4 cr.
352: Topics in German Linguistics: Yiddish Language and Culture, 3-4 cr.
410: Kultur 1648-1918, 3-4 cr.
510: German-Jewish Culture Since the 18th Century, 3 cr.
601: Kultur bis 1648, 3-4 cr.
651: Introduction to Middle High German, 3 cr.
677: Seminar, Topic: Das andere Deutschland
101: First Semester German, 4cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWRF, 8:50 Call No. 15578
Lecturer, Lec 3, MTWRF, 11:00 Call No. 15580
Lecturer, Lec 4, MTWRF, 12:05 Call No. 15581
Lecturer, Lec 5, MTWRF, 2:25 Call No. 25958
Prerequisites: Open to Freshmen.
Presumes no knowledge of the German language. In the course students learn basic vocabulary around topics such as classroom objects, daily routines, descriptions of people and objects, simple narration in present time, etc. Currently German 101 covers material presented in the textbook VORSPRUNG from Kapitel 1 to Kapitel 6.
Required Textbooks:
Vorsprung - An Introduction to the German Language and Culture for Communication. UPDATED EDITION! New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
Vorsprung Arbeitsbuch, ISBN: 0618142517
Optional Textbooks:
Cecile Zorach and Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. Olvia & Hill Press (latest edition). ISBN 0934034311.
Vorsprung CD-Rom 1.0, ISBN: 0618152946
102: Second Semester German, 4cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1 MTWRF, 9:55 Call No. 15582
Lecturer, Lec 2 MTWRF, 11:00 Call No. 15583
Lecturer, Lec 3 MTWRF, 12:05 Call No. 15584
Lecturer, Lec 4 MTWRF, 2:25 Call No. 15585
Lecturer, Lec 5 MTWRF, 7-8:20pmCall No. 15586
Prerequisites: German 101 or appropriate score on placement exam.
Continues the learning begun in German 101. Students learn to narrate using past time markers, to express wishes and conditional ideas, to expand on their ability to describe, and to understand and produce extended texts on everyday topics. Currently German 102 covers material presented in the textbook VORSPRUNG from Kapitel 7 to Kapitel 12.
Required Textbooks:
Vorsprung - An Introduction to the German Language and Culture for Communication. UPDATED EDITION! New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
Vorsprung Arbeitsbuch, ISBN: 0618142517
Optional Textbooks:
Cecile Zorach and Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. Olvia & Hill Press (latest edition). ISBN 0934034311
Vorsprung CD-Rom 1.0, ISBN: 0618152946
112: Second Semester Dutch, 4 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWR, 9:55 Call No. 18704
Prerequisites: Dutch 111 or consent of instructor.
One of the advantages of studying at the UW is being able to take courses in Dutch. Although the study of Dutch Linguistics and Literature has steadily expanded at major American universities in recent years, many universities do not offer this language. Since Dutch is a Germanic language--linguistically related to both German and English-and since Dutch culture and literature have always had close ties to both German- and English speaking cultures, Dutch is a logical choice as an additional language for American students of German language, literature and culture. See our website at http://german.lss.wisc.edu/dutch/. Note that 112 does NOT meet on Fridays.
Required Textbooks:
Kalsbeek, A. van, Code Nederlands / Tekstboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Meulenhoff Educatief ISBN: 9028011234
Kalsbeek, A. van, Code Nederlands / Oefenboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Meulenhoff Educatief ISBN: 9028024573
203: Third Semester German, 4 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWF, 9:55 Call No. 15587
Lecturer, Lec 2, MTWF, 12:05 Call No. 15588
Lecturer, Lec 3, MTWF, 2:25 Call No. 15589
Prerequisites: German 102 or appropriate score on placement exam.
Required Textbooks:
Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop, new edition textbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition, ISBN 0618142495.
Optional Textbooks:
Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop, new edition workbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition ISBN 0618142517.
204: Fourth Semester German, 4 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWF, 9:55, Call No. 15590
Lecturer, Lec 2, MTWF, 1:20, Call No. 15591
Lecturer, Lec 3, MW, 7-8:30pm, Call No. 15592
Prerequisites: German 203 or appropriate score on placement exam.
Required Textbooks:
Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop, new edition textbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition, ISBN 0618142495.
Optional Textbooks:
Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop, new edition workbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition ISBN 0618142517.
214: Fourth Semerster Dutch, 4 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, MTWR, 9:55, Call No. 17812
Prerequisites: Dutch 213 or consent of instructor.
See description for Second Semester Dutch 112.
Note that 214 does NOT meet on Fridays.
Required Textbooks:
Brink, H.M. van den, Over het water. Meulenhoff Uitgeverij. ISBN: 9029072970
B.C. Donaldson, Beyond the Dictionary in Dutch. I B D Ltd; ISBN 9062838146
Kalsbeek, A. van, Code Nederlands / Tekstboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Meulenhoff Educatief ISBN: 9028011234
Kalsbeek, A. van, Code Nederlands / Oefenboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Meulenhoff Educatief ISBN: 9028024573
De Regels van het Nederlands. Grammatica voor anderstaligen; by Florijn, Lalleman, Maureau.Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff , 1994. ISBN 90 01 52112 6
De Regels van het Nederlands. Werkboek; by Florijn, Lalleman, Maureau.Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff , 1994. ISBN 90 01 52113 4
221: Introduction to German Literature and Culture I, 3 cr.
Kluge, Lec 1, MWF, 9:55 Call No. 15593
Calomino, Lec 2, MWF, 11:00 Call No. 17686
Prerequisites: German 204 or 273 with a grade of A or B, or German 215 or 225, or placement at 5th semester level and consent of instructor.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the study and interpretation of German literature and cultural topics. Readings will include representative works of twentieth-century prose, lyric poetry, and drama by Mann, Kafka, Brecht, Böll, Rilke, Frisch, Wolf, Celan, and Braun. Also to be included for discussion are essays on cultural topics (arts and politics) as well as letters and selections from historical and autobiographical writings. Regular attendance and participation are expected. Class discussion will be conducted in German. In addition to mid-semester and final examinations, several short interpretive papers are required.
Required Textbooks:
Kafka, Brecht, Böll: Erzählungen.
Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger / Mario und der Zauberer (Fischer)
Franz Kafka, Das Urteil (Fischer)
Max Frisch, Andorra (Suhrkamp)
Andreas Lixl-Purcell, Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, 1888-1990 (Holt, Rinehart)
Volker Braun, Unvollendete Geschichte (Suhrkamp)
For Lecture 2 Only - Bertolt Brecht, Mutter Courage (Suhrkamp)
For Lecture 1 Only - Bertolt Brecht, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (Suhrkamp #73)
Optional Textbooks:
H. Kinder/W. Hilgemann, ed. dtv-Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Band 2. (DTV)
222: Introduction to German Literature and Culture II, 3 cr.
Mödersheim, Lec 1, MWF, 11:00 Call No. 15594
Prerequisites: German 221 or consent of instructor.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the study and interpretation of German literature and cultural topics. Readings will include representative works of nineteenth-century prose, lyric poetry, and drama. Class discussions will also be based on essays on cultural topics and examples of nineteenth-century visual art and music.Readings and class discussion in German. In addition to mid-semester and final exams, students will write several short interpretive essays and response papers. Regular attendance and participation are expected. Course web page: http://palimpsest.lss.wisc.edu/~moeders/gr222/
Required Textbooks:
Heinrich von Kleist, Die Verlobung von St. Domingo (Reclam) E.T.A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann (Reclam) Georg Büchner, Woyzeck (Reclam) Theodor Fontane, Stine (Reclam)
225: Composition and Conversation I, 3 cr.
Love, Lec 1, MWF, 9:55 Call No. 15595
Kaiser, Lec 2, MWF, 12:05 Call No. 20181
Love, Lec 3, MWF, 1:20 Call No. 17981
Prerequisites: German 204 or 273 or appropriate score on placement exam.
The aim of German 225 is to develop the students' ability to speak and write in German on everyday matters and current events through daily oral work (in-class discussions and presentations) and weekly essays. A systematic grammar review is an integral part of the course. The final grade is based equally on the following 5 components: class participation, essays, grammar quizzes, in-class exams, and the final exam. Course language is German.
Required Textbooks:
Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik. Ed. J. Rankin, L. Wells. Houghton Mifflin / Third Edition
Course reader at Bob's Copy Shop.
226: Composition and Conversation II, 3-4 cr.
Chavez, Lec 1, MWF, 8:50 Call No. 15596
Disc 301, T, 8:50 Call No. 15598
Mani, Lec 2, MWF, 9:55 Call No. 15597
Disc 302, T, 9:55 Call No. 15599
Prerequisites: German 225.
This course, a requirement for all German majors, continues and strengthens the skills practiced in 225. In-class work will include student presentations, discussion of readings, informal conversation, and grammar and vocabulary exercises. Written work will include frequent grammar and vocabulary exercises and short essays. Course language is German.
Required Textbooks:
Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik. Ed. J. Rankin, L. Wells. Houghton Mifflin / Third Edition
Turneaure, Brigitte M. Der Treffende Ausdruck: Texte, Themen, Übungen Second Edition.
274: Introduction to German Literature, 5 cr.
Gross, Lec 1, MW, 9:55 - 11:50 Call No. 18611
F, 9:55
Prerequisites: German 273 with a grade of A or B, or 204 with an A, or placement at 5th-semester level and consent of instructor.
Meets with German 284
This course provides an intensive and thorough introduction to the study of literary texts: their analysis, their interpretation, their cultural and historical context. The three major literary genres - prose fiction, poetry, and drama - and important literary periods will be covered as we read and discuss a variety of texts from 18th to 20th-century German literature by such authors as Lessing, Goethe, Kleist, Kafka, Brecht, and Bachmann. In addition to famous and classical texts - Goethe's Faust and other dramas, ballads and other poems, we will read fairy tales, letters, diary excerpts, a historical Flugblatt, and some 19th-century Bildgeschichten or cartoons. Our work with these texts will include discussing different approaches to and functions of literature.
All readings and classwork are in German. In addition to a written midterm and final exam, students will have the opportunity to work on a variety of short writing assignments, including two papers of 3-4 pages each (with an opportunity to rewrite). Oral participation and group projects form an integral part of classwork.
Though only a 5-credit course, this course fulfills the 6-credit literature requirement for L&S students. It counts as the equivalent of 221 plus 222.
Required Textbooks:
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Minna von Barnhelm. Reclam. Goethe: Faust I (Erster Teil). Reclam. Franz Kafka: Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. Fischer paperback. Bertolt Brecht: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis. edition suhrkamp 31
278: Topics in German Culture: Culture and Politics in Nazi Germany, 3 cr.
Potter, Lec 1, W, 6-7:40pm
Potter, Dis 301, F 11:00 (Honors) Call No. 26178
Lecturer, Dis 302, T 7:00 PM Call No. 18625
Lecturer, Dis 303, M 12:05 Call No. 18626
Lecturer, Dis 304, T 12:05 Call No. 26179
Lecturer, Dis 305, M 7:00 PM Call No. 20833
Prerequisites: Open to Freshmen
This introductory course will explore how music, theater, film, art, architecture, and literature all functioned under the Nazi dictatorship. Assignments will draw on readings from the scholarly literature and from contemporary German writings and documents (all in translation), and will include film showings and listening sessions. No knowledge of German is required; open to Freshmen. Student will have the option of enrolling in a standard discussion section, a Communcations-B section, or an honors section.
Required Textbooks:
Alan Steinweis, Art, Ideology, & Economics in Nazi Germany (University of North Carolina, 1993) [paperback edition]
284: Honors Introduction to German Literature, 5 cr.
Gross, Lec 1, MWF 9:55, and MW 11:00 Call No. 15600
Prerequisites: German 273 with a grade of A or B, or 204 with an A, or placement at 5th-semester level and consent of instructor.
See description for German 274.
285: Honors Colloquium for German 284, 1 cr.
Gross, Lec 1, F 11:00 Call No. 15601
Prerequisites: Concurrent registration in German 284.
The Colloquium meets once a week in addition to 284. Students must also be enrolled in 284; Honors students who taking 284 are required to take 285. We will read and discuss additional materials and work on developing research skills.
302: Literatur des 18. Jahrhunderts, 3-4 cr.
Kluge, Lec 1, MWF 11:00 Call No. 26059
Kluge, Dis 301, T 11:00 Call No. 26060
Prerequisites: German 221 and 222 or 274 or 284 or consent of instructor.
Readings for this course include masterpieces of Germany's Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Classical periods. Students will read and analyze texts, use research tools and secondary literature in the Memorial Library, and participate in and lead class discussions. Required work includes short written and oral reports, two mid-term exams, and the final.
Required Textbooks:
Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm, Reclam #10
Lessing, Nathan der Weise, Reclam #3
Kotzebue, Die deutschen Kleinstädter, Reclam #90
Goethe, Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Reclam #67
Goethe, Iphigenie auf Tauris, Reclam #83
Schiller, Kabale und Liebe, Reclam #33
Schiller, Maria Stuart, Reclam #64
Kleist, Der zerbrochne Krug, Reclam #91
325: Topic - Dutch Literature: "De Hoeksteen van de Samenleving", 3 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, TR 1:00-2:15 Call No. 26173
Prerequisites: Four semesters Dutch or consent of instructor.
What makes a family? How can the family support its members, and how do they construct a group identity? What factors make or a break a family? We will look at well-known, (mostly) recent Dutch novels and films, and discuss their portrayals of different kinds of wonderful and horrible families, and the many kinds of love, intrigue, mystery, and disaster which can occur. Three hours of discussion per week in English, one (small group) in Dutch; readings and written work in Dutch.
Required Textbooks:
Claus, H., Het verdriet van België/ deel Midprice. Bezige Bij, De; ISBN: 9023401344
Glastra van Loon, K., De Passievrucht. Veen, Uitgeverij L.J.; ISBN: 9020457780
Boogaard, Oscar van den, Liefdesdood. ISBN: 9021454351
Dorrestein, Renate. Een hart van steen. Contact, Uitgeverij; ISBN: 902541110x
Couperus, Louis. De stille kracht. Contact, Uitgeverij; ISBN: 902549739x
Ruebsamen, Helga. Het lied en de waarheid. ISBN: 902541480x
Lit In Trans 326: Dutch Lit: Secrets: Family in Dutch language, literature and film, 3 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, TR 1:00-2:15 Call No. 26176
What makes a family? How can the family support its members, and how do they construct a group identity? What factors make or a break a family? We will look at well-known, (mostly) recent Dutch novels and films, and discuss their portrayals of different kinds of wonderful and horrible families, and the many kinds of love, intrigue, mystery, and disaster which can occur. All readings and discussion in English.
Required Texts:
The Sorrow of Belgium (Tusk Ivories), Hugo Claus, Arnold J. Pomerans (Translator) Overlook Press; (March 2003) ISBN: 1585672386.
A Father's Affair, Karel Glastra Van Loon, Sam Garrett (Translator), Canongate Books; Revised edition (March 2003) ISBN: 1841954217.
Love's Death, Oscar Van Den Boogaard, Ina Rilke (Translator), Farrar Straus & Giroux; (June 1901) ASIN: 0374185859
A Heart of Stone. Renate Dorrestein, Hester Velmans (Translator)
The Hidden Force, Louis Couperus, E. M. Beekman (Photographer), Univ. of Massachusetts Press; Reprint edition (March 1990), ISBN: 0870237152.
The Song and the Truth, Helga Ruebsamen, Knopf; (February 5, 2002) ISBN: 0375702776.
331: Business German, 3 cr.
James, Lec 1, MWF 8:50 Call No. 15602
Prerequisites: German 225 and one of the following: 221, 222, 241, 242, or 284.
This course is part of the Certificate Program in German Studies for students in the School of Business and is recommended for students preparing themselves for professional studies, a job, or an internship abroad in a German-speaking area. A language course and culture course, its content is the language and culture of the German-speaking business world. Materials include a textbook, readings from German newspapers and business journals, audio tapes, and video materials. Requirements include written assignments, written and oral reports, several exams, and a final. Prerequisite: German 225 and one literature or culture course at the 200 level; or consent of instructor. Course language is German.
Required Textbooks:
Merrifield, Doris F., Deutsche Wirtschaftssprache für Amerikaner, 3rd edition, John Wiley.
337: Advanced Composition and Conversation, 3-4 cr.
Mattheier, Lec 1, MWF 2:25 Call No. 15604
Mattheier, Dis 301, T 2:25 Call No. 15605
Prerequisites: German 226 and one of 222, 274 or 284 or consent of instructor.
Practice writing, reading, listening and speaking in a variety of activities. Course language is German.
Required Textbooks:
Stevenson, Patrick. 1997. The German-Speaking World. Routledge.
ISBN: 0-415-12985-0
Schneider, Wolf. 1984. Deutsch für Profis. Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag.
ISBN: 3-442-16175-4
352: Topics in German Linguistics: Yiddish Language and Culture, 3-4 cr.
Louden, Lec 1, TR 8:00-9:15 Call No. 18153
Louden, Dis 301, W 7:45 Call No.18157
Prerequisites: German 351 or Consent of Instructor.
This course will introduce students to the basic structures of the Yiddish language, as well as the history and culture of Yiddish speakers. Although the limits of a single, fifteen-week semester preclude a thorough coverage of Yiddish grammar, by the end of the term students should have acquired a basis in the language such that they will be able to continue learning Yiddish on their own. Most assignments will be based on the three required texts; further readings will be provided in a copy pack. Students will be regularly assigned written homeworks, as well as readings. Class time will be divided between work on the language and discussion of the theme of the week. The final grade will be based on a midterm and a second exam, as well as a short, final research project. The two exams will focus on the content of the readings and not on the language itself.
Required Textbooks:
Weinreich, Uriel. College Yiddish: An Introduction to the Yiddish Language and to Jewish Life and Culture. ISBN: 0914512269 (hbk)
Weinreich, Beatrice. Say It in Yiddish. ISBN: 048620815X (pbk)
Weinstein, Miriam. Yiddish: A Nation of Words. ISBN: 0345447301 (pbk)
410: Kultur 1648-1918, 3-4 cr.
Hermand, Lec 1, TR 11:00-12:15 Call No. 18618
Hermand, Dis 301, R 1:20 Call No. 18619
Prerequisites: German 221 and 222 or 284 or consent of instructor.
In diesem Kurs geht es um die verschiedenen Phasen innerhalb der Geschichte der deutschen Kultur vom Ende des Dreißigjährigen Krieges bis zum Jahr 1900. Anhand ausgewählter Beispiele aus Literatur, Musik, Malerei und Philosophie wird dabei im 1. Teil die Entwicklung vom fürstlichen Absolutismus über die bürgerliche Aufklärung bis zum Ende des Ersten Reiches im Jahr 1806 nachgezeichnet. Im 2. Teil stehen dann die verschiedenen Formen des deutschen Nationalismus im 19. Jahrhundert im Vorder_grund, die ihre Erfüllung in der Gründung des Zweiten Reichs im Jahr 1871 fanden. All das wird mit Texten, Slides, Musikbeispielen und Opernvideos illustriert.
Die Kurssprache ist deutsch. Von allen Teilnehmern und Teilnehmerinnen wird eine kurze Hausarbeit auf deutsch und ein Schlußexamen auf englisch erwartet. Diejenigen, die noch einen Extrakredit haben wollen, müssen jede Woche an einer weiteren Diskussionsstunde teilnehmen und eine zweite Kurzinterpretation eines der im Kurs behandelten oder von ihnen selbst gewählten Werke schreiben.
Required Textbooks:
Expedition Geschiche, vol. 2 Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Moritz Diesterweg ISBN 3425033824 (this title exists in various, divergent editions, so the precise ISBN is important)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Nathan der Weise, Reclams Universalbibliothek 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Reclams UB 2620 ISBN 3150026202
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Reclams UB 2555
Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, Reclams UB 2530
Der deutsche Vormärz, Reclams UB 8794 ISBN 3150087945
Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Reclams UB 5639 ISBN 315005639X
510: German-Jewish Culture Since the 18th Century, 3 cr.
Berghahn, Lec 1, T 3:30-5:20pm Call No. 28071
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
This seminar explores the relationship between Christians and Jews during the age of the Enlightenment (1700-1815). Toleration, not emancipation, is the key word of the period when it comes to the "Jewish Question." During the debates, which produced innumerable pamphlets, essays, plays, and memoranda, much ink but no blood was spilled. Religious, philosophical, and literary discussions paved the way for reforms that slowly followed. Out of the tolerance debate grew the need to improve the civic situation of the Jews. Three phases, which correspond to basic attitudes toward the Jews, can be distinguished: (1) tolerance of the "noble" Jew (educated and/or rich) as an exception; (2) tolerance as respect for and understanding of otherness, which came about through a historical understanding of Judaism and through the debate on natural religion; (3) tolerance as civic amelioration of the Jews, which led to emancipation: equal obligations, equal rights. Course taught in English.
The seminar is designed for undergraduates in History, and Jewish Studies, as well as for graduates at the MA level. German majors (graduate and undergraduate) check with your advisor. All students are expected to write a protocol of one seminar session (2 pages) or a report of a concept or event (5 pages), and a seminar paper on a topic of their choice (up to 15 pages).
Required Textbooks:
The German-Jewish Dialogue: An Anthology of Literary Texts 1749-1993. Ed. by Ritchie Robertson, Oxford UP, 1999. ISBN: 0-19-283910-1
Optional Textbooks:
The Jew in the Modern World. A Documentary History. Ed. by Paul Mendes-Flohr and Jehuda Reinharz, Oxford UP 1995.
601: Kultur bis 1648, 3-4 cr.
Moedersheim, Lec 1, MWF 12:05 Call No. 26129
Moedersheim, Dis 301, M 1:20 Call No. 26130
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of instructor.
This course is an advanced survey of the culture and civilization in the Central European area, aimed at providing an overview of the major developments as reflected in the historical, artistic and intellectual movements from the time of the invasions of the Roman Empire by the Germanic tribes through the Thirty Years' War. Readings, lectures, and discussions are in German. Course grades are based on active participation, short oral presentations and written assignments on topics chosen in consultation with the instructor.Course web page: http://palimpsest.lss.wisc.edu/~moeders/gr601
Required Textbooks:
1000 Jahre deutsche Literatur. Von den Anfängen bis zur Aufklärung. Ed. Gudrun Clay. Focus/Pullins 2002.
Optional Textbooks:
dtv-Atlas zur Weltgeschichte 1. Von den Anfängen bis zur Französischen Revolution, München: Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag.
651: Introduction to Middle High German, 3 cr.
Calomino, Lec 1, MWF 9:55 Call No. 15607
Prerequisites: Advanced knowledge of German
This course will introduce students to Middle High German grammar and vocabulary with the goals of fluency and accuracy in reading medieval texts. Lectures and discussions will cover topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. During the course of the semester students will read Das Nibelungenlied and a representative selection from various genres of Middle High German literature. Class time will be devoted to translation and to discussion of grammatical/lexical topics. Participants will write mid-semester and final examinations.
Required Textbooks:Weinhold/Ehrismann/Moser, Kleine mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik.Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Taschenwörterbuch.Hennig, Kleines Mittelhochdeutsches WörterbuchWeddige, Mittelhochdeutsch. Eine Einführung.Bartsch/De Boor, ed. Das Nibelungenlied.Optional Textbooks:Paul/Wiehl/Grosse, Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik.Saran/Nagel, Das Übersetzen aus dem Mittelhochdeutschen.
677: Seminar, Topic: Das andere Deutschland
Mani, Lec 1, M 3:30-6pm Call No. 15606
Prerequisites: German 410 or 411 or 601 or consent of instructor.
What is German? How does one define German collective identity at the beginning of the 21st Century? How is German identity perceived both from the center and the periphery of German society? These questions will motivate and inform our discussions and debates in the course "The Other Germany." Through close readings and discussions of literary, philosophical and journalistic texts, we will investigate the invention and the idea of German nationhood and national identity. Although we shall embark upon the course with a discussion on German-ness immediately after World War II, our focus will soon shift to ethnic diversification of Germany, which renders itself transparent mostly after 1973. Significant to our discussions will be articulation of aesthetic experiences of and assertion of visibility by ethnic and sexual minorities. In addition, by focusing on novels-- by authors like Walter Abish, Sten Nadolny, Franco Biondi, Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Feridun Zaimoglu and Michael Sollorz-- we shall investigate how the German novel transforms its role from that of the foundation-stone of the edifice of the German nation in the 19th century, to that of a scaffolding which holds and supports this national edifice during reconstruction and remodeling in the late 20th, early 21st centuries. The language of the course is German. Course requirements are active participation (critical engagement with texts and discussion), a presentation, a mid-term paper and a final paper.
Required Textbooks:
Abish, Walter. Wie deutsch ist es? Reinbeck bei Hamburg: Rohwolt Taschenbuch Verlag, 1996. ISBN: 3499137453
Biondi, Franco. In deutschen Küchen. Frankfurt a. Main: Brandes und Apsel, 1997. ISBN: 3860994557
Nadolny, Sten. Selim, oder die Gabe der Rede. München: Piper,1990. ISBN: 3492207308
Özdamar, Emine Sevgi. Seltsame Sterne starren zur Erde. Köln: Kiepenheuer und Witsch, 2003. ISBN: 3462032127
Sollorz, Michael. Abel und Joe. Berlin: Verlag rosa Winkel, 1994. ISBN: 3861490366
Zaimoglu, Feridun. Abschaum. Die wahre Geschichte von Ertan Ongun. Berlin: Rotbuch, 2003. ISBN: 3434545093
Selected Graduate Course Descriptions
Spring Semester, 2004
312: Second Semester Dutch for Graduate Students, 3 cr.
314: Fourth Semester Dutch for Graduate Students, 3 cr.
392: German for Graduate Reading Knowledge II, 3 cr.
625: Topic in Dutch Literature: De Hoeksteen van de Samenleving, 3-4 cr.
651: Introduction to Middle High German, 3 cr.
708: Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts, 3 cr.
741: Topic: Physiologie und Physiognomie des Vorurteils, 3 cr.
755: Old Germanic Languages: Gothic, 3 cr.
758: Topic: German Sociolinguistics, 3 cr.
804: Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar, 3 cr.
948: Topic: 'Woman' and Women Writers 1700-1848, 3 cr.
960: Seminar: Yiddish Language and Culture, 3 cr.
970: Advanced Seminar in German Linguistics: Sound Change in Germanic, 3 cr.
312: Second Semester Dutch for Graduate Students, 3 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWR 9:55 Call No. 18709
Prerequisites: Graduate Student and German 111 or 311 or consent of instructor.
See description for 112.
314: Fourth Semester Dutch for Graduate Students, 3 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, MTWR 9:55 Call No. 17999
Prerequisites: Graduate Student and German 213 or 313 or consent of instructor.
See description for 214.
392: German for Graduate Reading Knowledge II, 3 cr.
Love, Lec 1, MWF 11:00 Call No. 15603
Prerequisites: Senior or Graduate student plus German 391 or consent of instructor.
This is the second course in a two-semester sequence (German 391 and 392) that is designed to help graduate students develop the skills needed to read German scholarly writing. The course is primarily intended to enable graduate students to satisfy the foreign language reading requirement of their department. German 392 includes extensive practice in reading authentic passages drawn from various disciplines in the humanities. Speaking, writing, and listening skills are excluded. German 391 and 392 are self-contained; i.e., German 391 does not serve as a prerequisite for multi-skill courses such as German 203 or 273. German 391 and 392 may not be applied to a graduate minor in German.
Required Textbooks:
Jannach & Korb, German for Reading Knowledge, 4th edition, Heinle & Heinle Publishers
Optional Textbooks:
German-English/English-German Dictionary (Harper-Collins 3d. ed.)
625: Topic in Dutch Literature: De Hoeksteen van de Samenleving, 3-4 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, TR 1:00-2:15 Call No. 26174
Taylor, Dis 301, W 1:20 Call No. 26175
Prerequisites: German 314 or consent of instructor.
What makes a family? How can the family support its members, and how do they construct a group identity? What factors make or a break a family? We will look at well-known, (mostly) recent Dutch novels and films, and discuss their portrayals of different kinds of wonderful and horrible families, and the many kinds of love, intrigue, mystery, and disaster which can occur. Three hours of discussion per week in English, one (small group) in Dutch; readings and written work in Dutch.
Required Textbooks:
Claus, H., Het verdriet van België/ deel Midprice. Bezige Bij, De; ISBN: 9023401344
Glastra van Loon, K., De Passievrucht. Veen, Uitgeverij L.J.; ISBN: 9020457780
Boogaard, Oscar van den, Liefdesdood. ISBN: 9021454351
Dorrestein, Renate. Een hart van steen. Contact, Uitgeverij; ISBN: 902541110x
Couperus, Louis. De stille kracht. Contact, Uitgeverij; ISBN: 902549739x
Ruebsamen, Helga. Het lied en de waarheid. ISBN: 902541480x
651: Introduction to Middle High German, 3 cr.
Calomino, Lec 1, MWF 9:55 Call No. 15607
Prerequisites: Advanced knowledge of German
This course will introduce students to Middle High German grammar and vocabulary with the goals of fluency and accuracy in reading medieval texts. Lectures and discussions will cover topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. During the course of the semester students will read Das Nibelungenlied and a representative selection from various genres of Middle High German literature. Class time will be devoted to translation and to discussion of grammatical/lexical topics. Participants will write mid-semester and final examinations. Required Textbooks:Weinhold/Ehrismann/Moser, Kleine mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik.Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Taschenwörterbuch.Hennig, Kleines Mittelhochdeutsches WörterbuchWeddige, Mittelhochdeutsch. Eine Einführung.Bartsch/De Boor, ed. Das Nibelungenlied.Optional Textbooks:Paul/Wiehl/Grosse, Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik.Saran/Nagel, Das Übersetzen aus dem Mittelhochdeutschen.
708: Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts, 3 cr.
Hermand, Lec 1, TR 2:30-3:45 Call No. 26167
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
In diesem Kurs wird die gesamte historische und soziokulturelle Entwicklung in Deutschland von der Romantik und den Befreiungskriegen über die Biedermeierperiode, den Vormärz und den bürgerlichen Realismus der Nachmärzära bis zur Gründung des 2. Kaiserreichs und der nachfolgenden Wilhelminischen Epoche bis zum Jahr 1900 behandelt. Neben literarischen Werken werden dabei auch politische, philosophische, kunstästhetische und genderspezifische Texte herangezogen. Wenn gewünscht, könnte ich in drei bis vier Abendvorträgen auch Lichtbildervorträge und/oder Vorträge mit Musikbeispielen zu einzelnen Aspekten, Künstlern oder Zeitabschnitten halten. Von allen Teilnehmern und Teilnehmerinnen wird entweder eine Hausarbeit über ein selbstgewähltes Thema oder die Teilnahme an der Schlußklausur erwartet (nähere Erläuterungen dazu am Anfang des Semesters). Falls jemand schon an dem Kurs German Literature from 1848-1919 teilgenommen hat, aber sich dennoch mit dem ersten Teil des 19. Jahrhunderts beschäftigen möchte, läßt sich das in der zweiten Hälfte des Semesters im Rahmen eines independent reading / writing assignment arrangieren.
Required Textbooks:
Novalis: Fragmente und Studie, Reclams Universalbibliothek 8030
Heinrich von Kleist: Prinz Friedrich von Homburg, Reclams UB 178
Heinrich Heine: Neue Gedichte, Reclams UB 2241
Jeremias Gotthelf: Die schwarze Spinne, Reclams UB 6489
Der deutsche Vormärz, Reclams UB 8794
Gottfried Keller: Das Fähnlein der sieben Aufrechten, Reclams UB 6184
Theodor Storm: Der Schimmelreiter, Reclams UB 6015
Arno Holz / Johannes Schlaf: Familie Selicke, Reclams UB 8987
Frank Wedekind: Der Marquis von Keith, Reclams UB 8901
741: Topic: Physiologie und Physiognomie des Vorurteils, 3 cr.
Adler, Lec 1, TR 11:00-12:15 Call No. 26149
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
In diesem Kurs werden wir Texte aus der Zeit von der Aufklärung bis zur Gegenwart lesen, die sich in unterschiedlicher Art und Weise mit dem Phänomen ?Vorurteil? auseinandersetzen. Zwei Arten von Texten sollen uns helfen, besser zu verstehen, was Vorurteile sind, wie sie wirken und ob sie unumgänglich sind. Wir werden zum einen theoretische Texte zum Vorurteil lesen, Texte also über das Vorurteil und Typen von Vorurteilen. Zum anderen werden wir literarische Texte lesen, in denen das Wirken von Vorurteilen dargestellt wird, Texte also mit Vorurteilen in action. Der Kurs geht von zwei Grundannahmen aus: 1) Vorurteile sind historische Phänomene, das heißt, sowohl die Vorurteile selbst wandeln sich ständig als auch der Begriff des Vorurteils. Nicht alles, was wir heute ?Vorurteil? nennen, war schon immer ?Vorurteil.? 2) Vorurteile sind wichtige kulturelle Determinanten, ohne die eine Gesellschaft sich kaum behaupten könnte. Es gibt also durchaus positive Seiten des Vorurteils. Wir werden Texte von Gadamer, Goethe, d?Holbach, Horkheimer, Kant, Lessing, Montaigne, Montesquieu, Marx, Nietzsche, de Sade, Thomasius, Nestroy, Frisch, Brecht, Herder und anderen lesen. Ich werde versuchen, bis zum Ende dieses Semesters den Reader für diesen Kurs fertigzustellen, so daß Sie in der vorlesungsfreien Zeit Gelegenheit haben, sich vorzubereiten. Der Kurs wird in deutscher Sprache gehalten. Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer geben ein kurzes Referat und schreiben eine Abschlußarbeit. Dieser Kurs dient auch der Vorbereitung des Wisconsin Workshop im Herbst 2004 zum Thema Prejudice and Enlightenment, den Professor Simone Zurbuchen (Université de Fribourg, Schweiz) und ich organisieren.
Required Textbooks:
G.E. Lessing, Die Juden. Stuttgart: Reclam ISBN 3-15-007679-X
G.E. Lessing, Nathan der Weise. Stuttgart: Reclam ISBN 3-15-000003-3
J. Nestroy, Der Talisman. Stuttgart: Reclam ISBN 3-15-003374-8
F. Wedekind, Fruehlings Erwachen. Stuttgart: Reclam ISBN 3-15-008151-3
M. Frisch, Andorra. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp ISBN 3-518-36777-3
Montesquieu, Persian Letters. Penguin Classics ISBN 0-14-044281-2
755: Old Germanic Languages: Gothic, 3 cr.
Howell, Lec 1, MWF 1:20 Call No. 18002
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor or German 651.
This course provides students with a thorough introduction to the Gothic language as revealed in the extensive portions of a biblical translation ascribed to the Gothic bishop Wulfila (c. 311-383). Students will learn to translate Gothic texts, identify grammatical forms and to relate Gothic phonological rules and morphological forms to those in West Germanic languages. We will also learn to read origial Gothic manuscripts and to use bibliographical tools relevant to research on Gothic.
Among the older Germanic literary records, the Gothic are by far the earliest. The first comparable writings in the other Germanic languages are four to nine centuries later. Gothic is the most generally archaic representative of the Germanic family to appear in extensive specimens. The only prior records of Germanic are a handful of very early runic inscriptions and individual loanwords preserved in non-Germanic languages. For this reason the study of Gothic is the foundation of Germanic linguistics and is a core language in comparative Indo-European grammar.
Students will complete exercises, a six-week and twelve-week exam, and a final project consisting of either a translation of a text not covered in class or a short prospectus for a larger research paper.
Required Textbooks:
Bennett, William H. An Introduction to the Gothic Language. New York: Modern Language Association.
758: Topic: German Sociolinguistics, 3 cr.
Mattheier, Lec 1, MWF 11:00 Call No. 20324
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
In this seminar we will explore a number of current topics dealing with language and society in the German-speaking countries, with a special emphasis on the social situation of nonstandard varieties.
No textbooks required.
804: Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar, 3 cr.
Literary Backgrounds: Out of Europe--Time, Place and Memory Since 1945
Cohen/Bernard-Donals, Sem 1, W 1:00-3:30 Call No. 18114
Meets with English 727
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or Consent of Instructor.
We generally think of texts with the most authenticity or historical validity to be those written closest to the event, or with the greatest adherence to the event. In fact, it may be the case that representations that don't hew closely to the event -- and in fact "create" the event in imaginary or memorial terms -- may be those which provide the most palpable trace or effect of the event. In this seminar we will examine how the displacements -- historical, cultural, national-- that resulted from the conclusion of the second World War are represented in aesthetic, memorial, and imaginative (or imaginary) terms. In particular we intend to examine how the notion of "since 1945" -- as a seminal date, among others, in the imaginary of European identity -- can be radically rethought.
Texts will range from memoirs of Holocaust survivors, to novels, poems and films that work through or recall the events of 1933 to 1945, the rise of the Third Reich in Germany and its European repercussions, to philosophers and literary theoreticians who reflect on the four main themes around which the seminar will be organized: authenticity, national identity, exile and memory/post-memory.
Readings (tentative)
Levi, Survival in Auschwitz
Rousso, Vichy Syndrome
Vidal-Naquet, from Assassins of Memory
Binjamin Wilkomirski, Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood
G. Hartmann, "Tele-Suffering and Testimony in the Dot-Com Era"
La Capra, from History and Memory after Auschwitz
Sartre, "On the Jewish Question"
Lyotard, Heidegger and "the Jews"
material on Italy and Spain TBA
Bassani, Garden of the Finzi-Contini
Benny Morris, on Israel/Palestine
Yehuda Amichai, poems
Mahmoud Darwish, Memory for Forgetfulness ( poems)
Nora, from Realms of Memory
Halbwachs, from The Collective Memory
Finkielkraut, The Imaginary Jew
Selections: James Young, Gertrud Koch, Marianne Hirsch (Family
Frames), Miriam Hansen
Material on Algeria
Shulamith Hareven, stories
Hilda Schiff, ed., Holocaust Poetry
Celan, selected poems
Walter Abish, How German Is It?
Yourcenar, Coup de grâce
Films: Nowhere in Africa, Ali - Fear Eats the Soul, Life is Beautiful,
The Night Porter
948: Topic: 'Woman' and Women Writers 1700-1848, 3 cr.
Kaiser, Sem 1, T 4:00-6:00 Call No. 26168
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
The period between 1700 and 1848 saw the establishment of a female reading public and female authors. It is also characterized by the emergence and ideological hardening of modern definitions of masculinity and femininity. We will investigate both phenomena, with readings by prominent and less prominent female and male authors of the period. Alternatively, we might describe the work of the seminar as investigating the institutional position and ideological work performed by literary texts in this period. Each seminar participant will submit a final research paper. The seminar paper will have several preliminary stages, intended as scholarly and professional practice: a bibliography, a proposal, an outline. In addition, everyone will participate in a group project during the semester.
Required Textbooks:
Aston, Louise: Aus dem Leben einer Frau. Akademischer Verlag Stuttgart 3-88099-613-X
von Arnim, Bettina: Die Günderode. Goldman 3-442-72284-5
Gottsched, Luise: Pietisterey im Fischenbeinrocke. Reclam 3-15-008579-9
Gutzkow, Karl: Wally, die Zweiflerin. Reclam 3-15-009904-8
von Günderrode, Karoline: Gedichte, Prosa, Briefe. Reclam 3-15-009722-3
von La Roche, Sophie: Geschichte des Fräuleins von Sternheim. Reclam 3-15-007934-9
von Kleist, Heinrich: Verlobung in St. Domingo, Das Bettelweib, Der Findling. Reclam 3-15-008003-7
Lessing, Gotthold E.: Emilia Galotti. Reclam 3-15-000045-9
Lewald, Fanny: Jenny. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 3-423-02387-2
Mereau-Brentano, Sophie: Das Blütenalter der Empfindungen. Akademischer Verlag Stuttgart 3-88099-604-0 012
Schlegel, Dorothea: Florentin. Reclam 3-15-008707-4
Schlegel, Friedrich: Lucinde. Reclam 3-15-00320-2
AND A SEMINAR READER
960: Seminar: Yiddish Language and Culture, 3 cr.
Louden, Sem 1, TR 8:00-9:15 Call No. 27068
Prerequisites: German 939.
This course will introduce students to the basic structures of the Yiddish language, as well as the history and culture of Yiddish speakers. Although the limits of a single, fifteen-week semester preclude a thorough coverage of Yiddish grammar, by the end of the term students should have acquired a basis in the language such that they will be able to continue learning Yiddish on their own. Most assignments will be based on the three required texts; further readings will be provided in a copy pack. Students will be regularly assigned written homeworks, as well as readings. Class time will be divided between work on the language and discussion of the theme of the week. The final grade will be based on a midterm and a second exam, as well as a short, final research project. The two exams will focus on the content of the readings and not on the language itself.
Required Textbooks:
Weinreich, Uriel. College Yiddish: An Introduction to the Yiddish Language and to Jewish Life and Culture. ISBN: 0914512269 (hbk)
Weinreich, Beatrice. Say It in Yiddish. ISBN: 048620815X (pbk)
Weinstein, Miriam. Yiddish: A Nation of Words. ISBN: 0345447301 (pbk)
970: Advanced Seminar in German Linguistics: Sound Change in Germanic, 3 cr.
Salmons, Sem 1, M 3:30-5:20 Call No. 26170
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
This course will examine how current work in phonology, phonetics and morphology can help us make new progress on classic examples of sound change, from consonants (Grimm's, Verner's Laws), to vowels (the Great Vowel Shift and related shifts, umlaut), and higher-level prosodic phenomena (Sievers' Law, Laws of Finals, etc.).
There are no required texts.
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