Class Roster - Fall 2024 - Subject

GERST 1121

FWS: Writing Berlin

Berlin is a city that reinvents itself by rewriting itself. In this writing seminar, we'll study a variety of literary, visual, and sonic texts to create a mythical map of the city from its emergence as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20246 GERST 1121 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Thakore, R

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	The Artificial Silk Girl Author Keun	Keun	9781590514542 Other Press, Llc	$20.99

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GERST 1122

FWS: Love and Death in Vienna

Singing boys. Dancing horses. Waltzing debutantes. Those fortunate enough to live in a city where each day begins with a pastry and ends with a two-liter bottle of wine must live a charmed existence! Not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20244 GERST 1122 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  McBride, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Malina Author Bachmann	Bachmann	9780811228725 New Directions Publishing Corporation	$18.95
Required	The Book of Franza and Requiem for Fanny Goldmann Author Bachmann	Bachmann	9780810127548 Northwestern University Press	$21.95

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GERST 1170

FWS: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud

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

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20242 GERST 1170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Wang, W

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Civilization & Its Discontents (intro Hitchens) (rev) Author Freud	Freud	9780393304510 W W Norton & Company	$14.95
Required	Marx Engels Reader (Edition: 2) Author Tucker	Tucker	9780393090406 Norton	$42.00
Required	On The Genealogy Of Morals: A Polemic. By Way Of Clarification And Supplement To My Last Book Beyond Good And Evil Author Nietzsche	Nietzsche	9780199537082 Oxford University Press	$11.95

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20243 GERST 1170 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Groundwater-Schuldt, W

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Civilization & Its Discontents (intro Hitchens) (rev) Author Freud	Freud	9780393304510 W W Norton & Company	$14.95
Required	Marx Engels Reader (Edition: 2) Author Tucker	Tucker	9780393090406 Norton	$42.00
Required	On The Genealogy Of Morals: A Polemic. By Way Of Clarification And Supplement To My Last Book Beyond Good And Evil Author Nietzsche	Nietzsche	9780199537082 Oxford University Press	$11.95

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GERST 1210

Exploring German Contexts I

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3149 GERST 1210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 9:05am - 9:55am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Brady, B

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Daf Leicht A1.2 Alumno + Ejercicios + Dvd Rom Author German	German	9783126762519 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	Daf Leicht Kurs Und Ubungsbuch A1.1 Mit Dvd-Rom Author German	German	9783126762502 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	PKT: GERST 1210 / 1220 F24 / SP25 (P/D) Author Lischke	Lischke	11038333	$22.50

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Additional Information

Primarily for: students with no prior experience in German language or based on German Placement test result.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3150 GERST 1210 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Witchey, L

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Daf Leicht A1.2 Alumno + Ejercicios + Dvd Rom Author German	German	9783126762519 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	Daf Leicht Kurs Und Ubungsbuch A1.1 Mit Dvd-Rom Author German	German	9783126762502 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	PKT: GERST 1210 / 1220 F24 / SP25 (P/D) Author Lischke	Lischke	11038333	$22.50

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Additional Information

Primarily for: students with no prior experience in German language or based on German Placement test result.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

10684 GERST 1210 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Lischke, G
- T 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Lischke, G

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Daf Leicht A1.2 Alumno + Ejercicios + Dvd Rom Author German	German	9783126762519 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	Daf Leicht Kurs Und Ubungsbuch A1.1 Mit Dvd-Rom Author German	German	9783126762502 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	PKT: GERST 1210 / 1220 F24 / SP25 (P/D) Author Lischke	Lischke	11038333	$22.50

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Additional Information

Primarily for: students with no prior experience in German language or based on German Placement test result.

GERST 1220

Exploring German Contexts II

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3151 GERST 1220 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Villalobos, M

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Daf Leicht / Kurs Und Ubungsbuch W/Dvd A2.1 Author German	German	9783126762557 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	Kurs Und Ubungsbuch + Dvd-Rom A2.2 Author German	German	9783126762564 Ibis, Inc	$37.00

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 1210 or based on German Placement test result.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5649 GERST 1220 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, G

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Daf Leicht / Kurs Und Ubungsbuch W/Dvd A2.1 Author German	German	9783126762557 Ibis, Inc	$37.00
Required	Kurs Und Ubungsbuch + Dvd-Rom A2.2 Author German	German	9783126762564 Ibis, Inc	$37.00

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 1210 or based on German Placement test result.

GERST 1230

Expanding the German Dossier

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3631 GERST 1230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, G

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	2 Pkg Menschen A2/2 Arbeitsbuch Mit Audio Cd Author Breitsameter	Breitsameter	9783195119023 Ibis, Inc	$26.00
Required	Menschen A2/2 Kursbuch Author Habersack	Habersack	9783195619028 Hueber	$29.00

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Additional Information

Enrollment limited to: students who have previously studied German and based on German Placement test result.

GERST 1776

Elementary Yiddish I

Elementary Yiddish I is the first in a three-class sequence that will enable students to meet their Arts & Sciences language requirement in Yiddish. It provides an introduction to reading, writing, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 1776, YIDSH 1776
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

10053 GERST 1776 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Forman, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	In Eynem : The New Yiddish Textbook Author Schulman	Schulman	9781734387230 National Yiddish Book Center	$160.00

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GERST 2000

Germany: Intercultural Context

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3550 GERST 2000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, G

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Das Leben B1 Author Funk	Funk	9783061220914 Cornelsen	$67.00

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 1220 and German Placement test or GERST 1230.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3551 GERST 2000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Reynders, A

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Das Leben B1 Author Funk	Funk	9783061220914 Cornelsen	$67.00

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 1220 and German Placement test or GERST 1230.

GERST 2005

Intermediate Yiddish

Intended for intermediate students, this is the third in a three-course sequence, designed to enable students to meet the College of Arts & Sciences language requirement. Students will increase their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2276, YIDSH 2276
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18836 GERST 2005 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Forman, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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GERST 2040

Perspectives on German Culture

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3552 GERST 2040 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Gutfeld, T

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Kontext B2.1 - Hybrid edition allango Author Dengler	Dengler	9783126054119 Klett	$52.00

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 2000, or placement by examination (German Placement test and CASE).

GERST 2567

Holocaust in History and Memory

This course explores the history of the Holocaust during which the Nazis murdered six million Jews. Topics covered in this class include the history of antisemitism in Europe and twentieth-century Germany, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2567, JWST 2467
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19432 GERST 2567 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Neighbors Author Gross	Gross	9780691234304 Princeton University Press	$17.95
Required	On the Eve Author Wasserstein	Wasserstein	9781416594284 Simon & Schuster	$33.99
Required	The Holocaust by Bullets Author Desbois	Desbois	9780230617575 St. Martin's Press	$19.99
Required	The Light of Learning Author Dynner	Dynner	9780197670637 Oxford University Press	$39.95
Required	The Politics of Everyday Life in Vichy France Author Fogg	Fogg	9780521269506 Cambridge University Press	$49.99
Required	The Ravine Author Lower	Lower	9780358627937 Harpercollins Publishers	$16.99
Required	Transmitted Wounds Author Pinchevski	Pinchevski	9780197600795 Oxford University Press	$31.99
Required	Why? Author Hayes	Hayes	9780393355468 W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated	$18.95
Optional	All but My Life Author Klein	Klein	9780809016532 Farrar, Straus & Giroux	$18.00
Optional	Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork Author Hillesum	Hillesum	9780805050875 Picador	$24.00
Optional	Five Chimneys Author Lengyel	Lengyel	9780897333764 Chicago Review Press, Incorporated	$14.95

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GERST 2700

Introduction to German Culture and Thought

Big names, Big ideas, and Big events are associated with German culture and thought: Luther, Faust, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Mozart, Beethoven, Kant, Hegel, Goethe, Einstein, Kafka and Thomas ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5224 GERST 2700 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Siegel, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Readings and discussion in English. Application Required. See https://german.cornell.edu/application-gerst2700 to apply by Monday, July 8, 2024.

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GERST 3070

Challenge of Literary Language

Why do literary texts insist on bending (and even breaking) the rules that govern everyday language? Could we improve our mastery of colloquial German by accepting literature's challenge and investigating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

10648 GERST 3070 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  McBride, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Literarische Grundbegriffe: Kompaktwissen XL Author May	May	9783150152430 Ibc	$16.00

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 2040, GERST 2060 or equivalent. Taught in German.

GERST 3555

Comics as a Medium

What are comics? While it's easy to identify a cartoon, graphic novel, or comic book, it's hard to understand the wide world of comics. As a medium, comics are part of a global tradition of visual storytelling ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3555, SHUM 3555, VISST 3555
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

19243 GERST 3555 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Born, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Primarily for: juniors and seniors.

GERST 3561

Freud and Psychoanalysis

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3781, FGSS 3651, FREN 3560, ROMS 3560, STS 3651
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18644 GERST 3561 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  McNulty, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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GERST 3612

Remembering Socialism: Literature and Film After the End of History

More than thirty years after the end of the Soviet Union, we have the distance needed to view the twentieth-century state socialist project from a historical perspective–even as Cold War tropes are revived ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3012, ENGL 3903, HIST 3012
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

11541 GERST 3612 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Pinkham, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Border Author Kassabova	Kassabova	9781555977863 Graywolf Press	$20.00
Required	Free: Coming of Age at the End of History Author Ypi	Ypi	9781324050292 Norton	$17.95
Required	Mud Sweeter Than Honey Author Rejmer	Rejmer	9781632062833 Restless Books	$28.00
Required	Omon Ra Author Pelevin	Pelevin	9780811213646 New Directions Publishing Corporation	$14.95
Required	Red Plenty Author Spufford	Spufford	9781555976040 Graywolf Press	$18.00
Required	Soviet Daughter : A Graphic Revolution Author Alekseyeva	Alekseyeva	9781621069690 Microcosm Publishing	$14.95
Required	The Girl from the Metropol Hotel : Growing up in Communist Russia Author Petrushevskaya	Petrushevskaya	9780143129974 Penguin Publishing Group	$16.00
Required	The Ministry of Pain Author Ugresic	Ugresic	9780060825850 Harpercollins Publishers	$18.00

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GERST 4100

The Seminar

Topics vary by instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one project. Combined with: FGSS 4100, LGBT 4100
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Section Topic

Topic: Gender and Sexuality in German Science and Fiction
Class Number & Section Details

3163 GERST 4100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Taught in German. Prerequisite: any German course at the 3210-3499-level or equivalent.

Section Topic

Topic: What is Poetry?
Class Number & Section Details

10704 GERST 4100 PRJ 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Jarris, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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GERST 4382

Paul de Man

This course studies major works from the great 20th century literary theorist Paul de Man, one of the founders of deconstruction. We will read carefully works from across his career, including broader ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4382, COML 6382, ENGL 4382, ENGL 6382, GERST 6382
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19548 GERST 4382 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Caruth, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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GERST 4510

Independent Study

Undergraduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3164 GERST 4510 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Department Consent Required (Add)

GERST 4530

Honors Research

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

3165 GERST 4530 RSC 701
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Siegel, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

5284 GERST 4530 RSC 702
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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GERST 4540

Honors Thesis

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

4498 GERST 4540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

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GERST 5070

Teaching German as a Foreign Language: Principles and Practices

Designed to familiarize students with current thought and approaches in the field of applied linguistics and language pedagogy. Introduces different models of foreign language approaches and discusses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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5164 GERST 5070 SEM 101
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- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Lischke, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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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 6224

Writing for the Public: Adapting Academic Work for a General Audience

This workshop-style course will address the question of how to draw on academic research and expertise to write for a non-specialist audience. We will discuss the benefits of public-facing writing; how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6224, ROMS 6324
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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18499 GERST 6224 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Pinkham, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

GERST 6310

Reading Academic German I

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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17927 GERST 6310 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Spadoni, N

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Jannach'S German For Reading Knowledge (Edition: 7) Author Korb	Korb	9781133604266 Cengage	$164.95

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Primarily for: graduate students with no prior experience in German.

GERST 6382

Paul de Man

This course studies major works from the great 20th century literary theorist Paul de Man, one of the founders of deconstruction. We will read carefully works from across his career, including broader ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4382, COML 6382, ENGL 4382, ENGL 6382, GERST 4382
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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19736 GERST 6382 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Caruth, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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GERST 6445

German Media Theories

This seminar examines German media theories from the Frankfurt School to the Kittler Network and beyond. We will discuss influential concepts associated with this work (e.g., the culture industry, the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 6445
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19245 GERST 6445 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Born, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

GERST 7530

Independent Study

Graduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3183 GERST 7530 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

GERST 7531

Colloquium

The course consists of a bi-weekly workshop series focusing on a range of interdisciplinary topics and sponsored by the Institute for German Cultural Studies (IGCS). Speakers include prominent scholars ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8874 GERST 7531 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 4:25pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Gilgen, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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GERST 1121 FWS: Writing Berlin

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GERST 1122 FWS: Love and Death in Vienna

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GERST 1170 FWS: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud

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GERST 1210 Exploring German Contexts I

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GERST 1220 Exploring German Contexts II

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GERST 1230 Expanding the German Dossier

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GERST 1776 Elementary Yiddish I

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GERST 2000 Germany: Intercultural Context

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GERST 1121

FWS: Writing Berlin

GERST 1122

FWS: Love and Death in Vienna

GERST 1170

FWS: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud

GERST 1210

Exploring German Contexts I

GERST 1220

Exploring German Contexts II

GERST 1230

Expanding the German Dossier

GERST 1776

Elementary Yiddish I

GERST 2000

Germany: Intercultural Context

GERST 2005

Intermediate Yiddish

GERST 2040

Perspectives on German Culture

GERST 2567

Holocaust in History and Memory

GERST 2700

Introduction to German Culture and Thought

GERST 3070

Challenge of Literary Language

GERST 3555

Comics as a Medium

GERST 3561

Freud and Psychoanalysis

GERST 3612

Remembering Socialism: Literature and Film After the End of History

GERST 4100

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