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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.
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- Schedule of Classes - January 19, 2016 6:14PM EST
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Classes
GERST 1109
Course Description
How did bawdy tales of peasants using magic to climb the social ladder get transformed into moral lessons for children? The answer lies in Romanticism and its appropriation of the imagination as a force ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
Noellgen, S
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Additional Information
Students who enroll in this course are highly recommended to attend occasional film screenings on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 162
Instructors
Pirozhenko, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 350
Instructors
Grabowski, R
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
GERST 1112
Course Description
Homer's epics make no mention of music, because to the earliest European poets it was an integral and therefore not distinct part of their performance. Although since then considered separate arts, music ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 144
Instructors
Molde, K
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
GERST 1170
Course Description
A basic understanding of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud is a prerequisite for participating in critical debates in the humanities and social sciences. Our seminar will explore key terms in the revolutionary ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 348
Instructors
Dobryden, P
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
Instructors
Gindner, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 181
Instructors
Davenport, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
GERST 1210
Course Description
Students develop basic abilities in listening, reading, writing, and speaking German in meaningful contexts through interaction in small group activities. Course materials including videos, short articles, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 110
Instructors
Lischke, G
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Additional Information
Intended for students with no prior experience in German or with LPG score below 37 or SAT II score below 370. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 110
Instructors
Lischke, G
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Additional Information
Intended for students with no prior experience in German or with LPG score below 37 or SAT II score below 370. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Mueller, M
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Lischke, G
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Sommer, A
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Horakova, A
GERST 1220
Course Description
Students build on their basic knowledge of German by engaging in intense and more sustained interaction in the language. Students learn more advanced language structures allowing them to express more complex ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall 104
Instructors
Matthias, G
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: GERST 1210, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in the lecture and the discussion.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWF Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Matthias, G
GERST 1230
Course Description
Students continue to develop their language skills by discussing a variety of cultural topics and themes in the German-speaking world. The focus of the course is on expanding vocabulary, reviewing major ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWF Uris Hall 382
Instructors
Winarto, E
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Additional Information
Limited to students who have previously studied German and have an LPG score of 45-55 or an SAT II score of 460-580. Successful completion of GERST 1210, 1220 and 1230 satisfies Option 2.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWF White Hall B14
Instructors
Matthias, G
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Additional Information
Limited to students who have previously studied German and have an LPG score of 45-55 or an SAT II score of 460-580. Successful completion of GERST 1210, 1220 and 1230 satisfies Option 2.
GERST 2000
Course Description
Students examine important aspects of present-day German culture while expanding and strengthening their reading, writing, and speaking skills in German. Materials for each topic are selected from a variety ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 312
Instructors
Matthias, G
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: GERST 1230, LPG score of 56-64, or SAT II 590-680 or placement by examination. Satisfies Option 1. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF White Hall 104
Instructors
Brown, A
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: GERST 1230, LPG score of 56-64, or SAT II 590-680 or placement by examination. Satisfies Option 1. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.
GERST 2040
Course Description
This course aims at sharpening your awareness of personal and cultural subjectivity by examining texts in a variety of media against the backdrop of cultural, political, and historical contexts. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 348
Instructors
Calla, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: GERST 2000, or placement by examination (placement score and CASE). Satisfies Option 1 and is the prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 181
Instructors
Noellgen, S
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: GERST 2000, or placement by examination (placement score and CASE). Satisfies Option 1 and is the prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country.
GERST 3011
Course Description
The German-speaking culture has long reflected a "green" tradition in the arts, in literature, and in scientific discoveries that have made Germany, Austria, and Switzerland leaders in the development ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 283
Instructors
Noellgen, S
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Additional Information
Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: GERST 2020, 2040 or 2060 or equivalent or placement exam. This course may be counted towards the requirement for 3000-level language work in the major. Taught in German.
GERST 3015
Course Description
This course will familiarize students with the formally adventurous and globally influential cinema of the Weimar Republic. We will examine key films from a range of genres (including horror, comedy, science ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Dobryden, P
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Additional Information
Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: GERST 2020, 2040 or 2060 or equivalent or placement exam. This course may be counted towards the requirement of 3000-level language work in the major. Taught in German. Film screening: Mondays 7:00pm in Room 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.
GERST 3561
Course Description
Psychoanalysis considers the human being not as an object of treatment, but as a subject who is called upon to elaborate an unconscious knowledge about what is disrupting her life, through analysis of ... view course details
GERST 3620
Course Description
This course introduces students to Critical Theory, beginning with its roots in the 19th century (i.e., Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche) and then focusing on its most prominent manifestation in the 20th ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3541, ENGL 3920, GOVT 3636
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Fleming, P
GERST 4100
Course Description
The Senior Seminar is a requirement of the German Studies major but is open to all students who have met the prerequisites. The course has a research component and is taught each fall by a faculty member ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Section Topic
Topic: Ingeborg Bachmann: Philosophy, Poetry, Prose
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 177
Instructors
Gilgen, P
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Additional Information
Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: Any German course at the 3000-level or equivalent or permission of instructor.
GERST 4150
Course Description
This is an introduction to the three 'master thinkers' who have helped determine the discourses of modernity and post-modernity. We consider basic aspects of their work: (a) specific critical and historical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4250, GOVT 4735
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 110
Instructors
Waite, G
GERST 4510
Course Description
Undergraduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details
GERST 4530
Course Description
The Reading Course is administered by the director of the honors thesis. It carries 4 hours credit, and may be counted towards the work required for the German Major. The reading concentrates ... view course details
GERST 4540
Course Description
The thesis is to be written on a subject related to the work done in GERST 4530. A suggested length for the thesis is 50-60 pages. view course details
GERST 5070
Course Description
Designed to familiarize students with current thought and theories in the field of applied linguistics and language pedagogy. Introduces different models of foreign language methodology and presents and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Lischke, G
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 158
Instructors
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Additional Information
Intended primarily for graduate students preparing to teach German and undergraduate students interested in deeper understanding of language study and teaching. Taught in German; readings are in English and German.
GERST 6190
Course Description
Niklas Luhmann's systems theory is one of the great theoretical edifices of the last few decades. Ostensibly a sociological theory, Luhmann's work arguably has had its most disruptive, and most enduring, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6185
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Olin Library 403
Instructors
Gilgen, P
GERST 6260
Course Description
An introduction to Nuremberg in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with emphasis on its significance as an early modern urban center. Topics include the city's development and social structure, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Olin Library 403
Instructors
Groos, A
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Additional Information
Anchor course for the 16th century.
GERST 6310
Course Description
This course emphasizes the acquisition of reading skills in German, using a variety of prepared and authentic texts. The follow-up course, GERST 6320 - Reading Academic German II, is offered ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Krieger, W
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Additional Information
Intended for graduate students with no prior experience in German.
GERST 6370
Course Description
Examination of programmatic concepts of Poetic Realism in literature and theory. Special focus on the relationship between aesthetic theory and literary production (Hegel, Vischer, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche). ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Olin Library 403
Instructors
Schwarz, A
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Additional Information
Anchor course.
GERST 6420
Course Description
This seminar will explore how states and communities are represented in opera from the eighteenth century to the end of World War II. Discussions will begin with representations of the absolutist state ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 7223
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Lincoln Hall 316
Instructors
Groos, A
GERST 6850
Course Description
The modern or postmodern, and increasingly global, capitalist system rules by overt violence and coercion in tandem with what Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) called the "non-coercive coercion" of "cultural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6850, GOVT 6750
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Olin Library 403
Instructors
Waite, G
GERST 7530
Course Description
Graduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details
GERST 7531
Course Description
Bi-weekly workshop series on a range of interdisciplinary topics sponsored by the Institute for German Cultural Studies that include invited speakers to present and discuss their work-in-progress from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Fleming, P
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)