Class Roster - Spring 2016 - Subject

GERST 1103

FWS: Fables of Capitalism

Why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism? What prevents us from joining oppositions to capitalism after the 2008-09 economic crisis? Have all utopias died with state ... 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

17666 GERST 1103 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Gindner, J
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

For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

GERST 1150

FWS: German Lyric Poetry

Friedrich Hölderlin, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Paul Celan are arguably the most influential lyric poets to have written in German. Although each responded to events of his day (the French Revolution, First ... 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

17667 GERST 1150 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Instructors
  
  Molde, K
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

For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

GERST 1160

FWS: Serial Storytelling

The popularity of serial storytelling is evident today in the proliferation of serial television, films, popular literature, and podcasts, but the history of the serial reaches back to 19th century literature ... 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

17669 GERST 1160 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  York, L
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

For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

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

17673 GERST 1170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B02
- Instructors
  
  Davenport, J
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

For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17674 GERST 1170 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm Goldwin Smith Hall 164
- Instructors
  
  Roberts, 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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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

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. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5064 GERST 1210 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 12:05pm Stimson Hall 105
- Instructors
  
  Matthias, 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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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.

Class Number & Section Details

5065 GERST 1210 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm Stimson Hall 105
- Instructors
  
  Matthias, 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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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.

Class Number & Section Details

5066 GERST 1210 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 302
- Instructors
  
  Hayakawa, 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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Class Number & Section Details

5067 GERST 1210 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 260
- Instructors
  
  Matthias, 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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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. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5059 GERST 1220 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 110
- 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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Class Number & Section Details

5060 GERST 1220 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall 110
- 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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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 1210, LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

Class Number & Section Details

5061 GERST 1220 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 303
- Instructors
  
  Mueller, 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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Class Number & Section Details

5062 GERST 1220 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 303
- 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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Class Number & Section Details

5063 GERST 1220 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 303
- Instructors
  
  Sommer, A
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 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

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

Class Number & Section Details

5092 GERST 1230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 382
- Instructors
  
  Winarto, 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

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

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

5074 GERST 2000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 312
- Instructors
  
  Noellgen, 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

Prerequisite: GERST 1230, or LPG score of 56-64, or SAT II score of 590-680 or placement by examination. Satisfies Option 1. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5075 GERST 2000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 254
- Instructors
  
  Brown, A
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

Prerequisite: GERST 1230, or LPG score of 56-64, or SAT II score of 590-680 or placement by examination. Satisfies Option 1. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.

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

16472 GERST 2040 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 262
- Instructors
  
  Noellgen, 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

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 2060

German in Business Culture

Learn German and understand German business culture at the same time. This is a German language course that examines the German economic structure and its major components: industry, trade unions, the ... 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

6886 GERST 2060 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall B14
- 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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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 2000 or placement by examination. Students without previous knowledge of Business German are welcome. Satisfies Option 1.

GERST 3080

German Life Style Going Digital

In this course, we will encounter German culture of today in and through Web 2.0. No technical knowledge is required since, in the process, a solid base of knowledge concerning the use of media will be ... 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

5053 GERST 3080 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Noyes Lodge - Beebe Lake 101
- Instructors
  
  Matthias, 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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Additional Information

Taught in German. Satsfies Option 1. Prerequisite: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, GERST 2060, or equivalent or permission of instructor. This course may be counted towards the requirement for 3000-level language in the major.

GERST 3410

History Will Be Televised

When the American TV series "Holocaust" was broadcast in West Germany in 1979, more than 20 million people watched. Journalists and historians were baffled by the viewers' deeply emotional response, since ... 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

16473 GERST 3410 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Sibley Hall 211
- 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

Prerequisites: Any German course in the 3000-3200 level or equivalent, by placement test or permission of instructor. Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1.

GERST 3522

Dark Passages: Film Noir

This course examines the origins, evolution, and contemporary resonance of film noir. Beginning with a look at expressionist and crime films of Weimar Germany, we will then examine a body of classic films ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3522, VISST 3522
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16475 GERST 3522 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Instructors
  
  Dobryden, 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 3530

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century European Thought

Survey of European social theory from Hegel to Foucault (via Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Weber, and the Frankfurt School). view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2240
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7803 GERST 3530 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Rockefeller Hall 230
- Instructors
  
  Kosch, 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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Class Number & Section Details

7805 GERST 3530 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- M 7:30pm - 8:20pm Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Instructors
  
  Kosch, 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 3640

Me, Myself, I: Subjects of Literature

When did the Self become a central topic for literature? When did fiction begin to describe the individual, its soul and psychic life? This course will trace the history of the individual in German and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3689
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16480 GERST 3640 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Instructors
  
  Schwarz, A
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 4010

Existentialism or Marxism

The most intense public encounter between Existentialism and Marxism occurred in immediate post-WWII Europe, its structure remaining alive internationally. Existentialist questions have been traced from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4015
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16483 GERST 4010 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 122
- Instructors
  
  Waite, 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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GERST 4170

Topics in German Philosophy

Discussion of an advanced topic in German philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6241, PHIL 4240, PHIL 6240
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Section Topic

Topic: Kantian Approaches to Self-Consciousness
Class Number & Section Details

16680 GERST 4170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Smyth, 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 4420

Changing Worlds: Migration, Minorities, and German Literature

What makes a German world? The defeat of the Third Reich in 1945 and the collapse of communist Europe in 1989 were geopolitical events that still reverberate in German culture, as authors consider the ... 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

16474 GERST 4420 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  Adelson, L
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

Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: Any 3000-level course taught in German, or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Required readings and discussion in German.

GERST 4440

Screening the Environment

This course will examine intersections of film history and the environment. Using German cinema as a case study, we will look at how moving image media have negotiated ecological issues from the early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6440, PMA 4440, VISST 4441
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16477 GERST 4440 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Lincoln Hall 107
- Instructors
  
  Dobryden, 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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Additional Information

Weekly film screening, TBA.

GERST 4506

European Temporal Imagination

This course offers an exploration of the European temporal imagination, or the ways that questions and concerns about time have been integral to both cultural self-understanding and philosophical reflection. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4503, SHUM 4506
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17475 GERST 4506 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 110
- Instructors
  
  Grotke, K
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 4520

Independent Study

Undergraduate 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

5073 GERST 4520 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Waite, 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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Additional Information

To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7981 GERST 4520 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Dobryden, 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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Additional Information

To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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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

7030 GERST 4530 RSC 701
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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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Additional Information

Department Consent Required (Add)

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

5072 GERST 4540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Schwarz, A
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

Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

8880 GERST 4540 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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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GERST 6230

Aesthetic Turns: The Fin-de-Siecle

This anchor seminar offers an interdisciplinary examination of the fin-de-siècle as a crucial turning point in literature, art (painting, music, theater), architecture, psychoanalysis as well as literary ... 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

16482 GERST 6230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 394
- 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

Anchor course.

GERST 6241

Topics in German Philosophy

Discussion of an advanced topic in German philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4170, PHIL 4240, PHIL 6240
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Section Topic

Topic: Kantian Approaches to Self-Consciousness
Class Number & Section Details

7600 GERST 6241 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Smyth, 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 6320

Reading Academic German II

Emphasis on development of the specialized vocabulary of student's field of study. 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

5054 GERST 6320 SEM 101
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- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am Olin Library 403
- Instructors
  
  Krieger, W
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

Limited to graduate students. Prerequisite: GERST 6310 or equivalent.

GERST 6340

German Romanticism

This graduate seminar introduces major authors, themes, and problems in European--also German--literature, philosophy, art, and critical theory from ca. 1770 to 1830. This, our own, legacy includes: Europe ... 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

16485 GERST 6340 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm Olin Library 403
- Instructors
  
  Waite, 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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Additional Information

Most readings in German, though some translations exist; discussions in English. This is a German Studies Anchor Course, but students in other disciplines and languages are encouraged to participate.

GERST 6440

Screening the Environment

This course will examine intersections of film history and the environment. Using German cinema as a case study, we will look at how moving image media have negotiated ecological issues from the early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4440, PMA 4440, VISST 4441
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16479 GERST 6440 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Lincoln Hall 107
- Instructors
  
  Dobryden, 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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Additional Information

Enrollment limited to 20 students. Weekly film screening, TBA.

GERST 6490

Collapse of the Secular Future

Formations of progressive or revolutionary hope have become increasingly rare and are often replaced, for many working out of the German critical tradition, by critique of Enlightenment. This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6890, COML 6893, JWST 6990, NES 6990
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16486 GERST 6490 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 2:15pm Olin Library 403
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
  Fleming, 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 6560

Aesthetic Theory: The End of Art

This course investigates the emergence of aesthetics as its own philosophical discipline at the end of the eighteenth century. In a first phase, we will examine the rationalist articulation of aesthetics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6560, PHIL 6951
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17896 GERST 6560 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Olin Library 403
- 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 6720

Futures in German Studies

With the end of the cold war and the growth of globalization, new questions and anxieties arise about "the future" in German culture and European life in an interconnected and precarious world, about utopia, ... 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

16496 GERST 6720 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Olin Library 403
- Instructors
  
  Adelson, L
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

Reading knowledge of German and graduate status or instructor permission required. Discussion in English.

GERST 7000

PIRIP Independent Study

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-12 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18223 GERST 7000 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Fleming, 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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Additional Information

Independent Study for non-degree visiting graduate students accepted into the PIRIP

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GERST 7540

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

5076 GERST 7540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Waite, 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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Additional Information

Enrollment limited to graduate students.

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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

19025 GERST 7540 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Groos, A
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 7541

Colloquium

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

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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

5077 GERST 7541 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- F 3:00pm - 5:00pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  Fleming, 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 1103 FWS: Fables of Capitalism

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GERST 1150 FWS: German Lyric Poetry

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GERST 1160 FWS: Serial Storytelling

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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 2000 Germany: Intercultural Context

GERST 1103

FWS: Fables of Capitalism

GERST 1150

FWS: German Lyric Poetry

GERST 1160

FWS: Serial Storytelling

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 2000

Germany: Intercultural Context

GERST 2040

Perspectives on German Culture

GERST 2060

German in Business Culture

GERST 3080

German Life Style Going Digital

GERST 3410

History Will Be Televised

GERST 3522

Dark Passages: Film Noir

GERST 3530

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century European Thought

GERST 3640

Me, Myself, I: Subjects of Literature

GERST 4010

Existentialism or Marxism

GERST 4170

Topics in German Philosophy