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GERST 1109
FWS: From Fairy Tales to the Uncanny: Exploring the Romantic Consciousness

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17695 GERST 1109   SEM 101

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17696 GERST 1109   SEM 102

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

GERST 1118
FWS: Let's Play!

Why do we play games and why do we have fun with them? What makes us winners and losers? This course will explore various approaches to games and humans at play. We will try to understand why people play ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17609 GERST 1118   SEM 101

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17610 GERST 1170   SEM 101

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17611 GERST 1170   SEM 102

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17612 GERST 1170   SEM 103

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  • 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.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5398 GERST 1210   LEC 001

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    • R White Hall B14

    • Kelingos, L

      Matthias Phelps, G

  • 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.

  •  5399 GERST 1210   LEC 002

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    • R White Hall B14

    • Kelingos, L

      Matthias Phelps, G

  • 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.

  •  5400 GERST 1210   DIS 201

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    • MTWF Uris Hall G24

    • Kelingos, L

      Matthias Phelps, G

  •  5401 GERST 1210   DIS 202

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    • MTWF Uris Hall G24

    • Davenport, J

      Kelingos, L

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.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5393 GERST 1220   LEC 001

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

  •  5394 GERST 1220   LEC 002

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

  •  5395 GERST 1220   DIS 201

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  •  5396 GERST 1220   DIS 202

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  •  5397 GERST 1220   DIS 203

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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. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5424 GERST 1230   SEM 101

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5407 GERST 2000   SEM 101

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5408 GERST 2000   SEM 102

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  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8282 GERST 2040   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: GERST 2000, or placement by examination (placement score and CASE). Satisfies Option 1. Students must take one of the following courses as a prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, or GERST 2060.

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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7047 GERST 2060   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: GERST 2000 or placement by examination (placement score and CASE). Students without previous knowledge of Business German are welcome. Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Students must take one of the following courses as a prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, or GERST 2060.

GERST 3013
German Foreign Language Across the Curriculum (FLAC)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18938 GERST 3013   SEM 101

  • Conducted in German. Co-requisite: GOVT 1313.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5388 GERST 3080   SEM 101

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

GERST 3215
Performance Theater and Politics

With Schiller's famous treatise on the stage as moral institution, the theater starts to fullfil a moral, pedagogical, public task. The landscape of German theater is unique because of a political commitment ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17140 GERST 3215   SEM 101

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  • Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1.

GERST 3580
Nineteenth Century Philosophy

Survey of nineteenth century philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3250

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16776 GERST 3580   LEC 001

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  • Survey of German philosophy from late 18th through late 19th century, covering Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, and (depending on student interest) either Kierkegaard or Nietzsche.

GERST 3620
Introduction to Critical Theory

Shortly after the last election, The New Yorker published an article entitled "The Frankfurt School Knew Trump was Coming." This course examines what the Frankfurt School knew by introducing students to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: COML 3541, ENGL 3920, GOVT 3636

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17199 GERST 3620   SEM 101

  • Taught in English.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17205 GERST 3620   DIS 201

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17206 GERST 3620   DIS 202

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 18415 GERST 3620   DIS 203

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 18416 GERST 3620   DIS 204

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

GERST 4375
The Holocaust and History Writing

In the last decades, "Holocaust Studies" witnessed an extraordinary expansion, covering different fields of scholarship, from history to literature, from philosophy to aesthetics.  This seminar will retrace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 15872 GERST 4375   SEM 101

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GERST 4413
Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death  is emblematic of the intellectual depradations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 15015 GERST 4413   SEM 101

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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. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5406 GERST 4520   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Waite, G

  • 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. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7834 GERST 4520   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Adelson, L

  • 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. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9233 GERST 4520   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Siegel, E

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9234 GERST 4520   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Lischke, G

  • 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. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7152 GERST 4530   RSC 701

    • TBA

    • Gilgen, P

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9497 GERST 4530   RSC 702

    • TBA

    • Siegel, E

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9498 GERST 4530   RSC 703

    • TBA

    • Adelson, L

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9499 GERST 4530   RSC 704

    • TBA

    • Waite, G

  • 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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5405 GERST 4540   IND 601

    • TBA

    • McBride, P

  • Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8096 GERST 4540   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Siegel, E

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9217 GERST 4540   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Adelson, L

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9500 GERST 4540   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Waite, G

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

GERST 6131
German Philosophical Texts

Reading, translation, and English-language discussion of important texts in the German philosophical tradition. Readings for a given term are chosen in consultation with students. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 4003, PHIL 6030

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8993 GERST 6131   SEM 101

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    • TBA

    • Kosch, M

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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5389 GERST 6320   SEM 101

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

GERST 6375
The Holocaust and History Writing

In the last decades, "Holocaust Studies" witnessed an extraordinary expansion, covering different fields of scholarship, from history to literature, from philosophy to aesthetics.  This seminar will retrace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 15875 GERST 6375   SEM 101

  •  

GERST 6413
Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depradations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17427 GERST 6413   SEM 101

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GERST 6610
Fictions of Law: Literature, Philosophy, and Culture in the Long 18th Century

This course examines the profound cultural and social changes that took place during the Enlightenment and their aftermath as reflected in German literature and philosophy. The main focus will be on the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17217 GERST 6610   SEM 101

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  • Anchor course. German reading knowledge is required.

GERST 6760
Alexander Kluge, Narrative Writing and Social Time

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17125 GERST 6760   SEM 101

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  • Discussion in English. Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor required.

GERST 7000
PIRIP Independent Study

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-12 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8486 GERST 7000   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Fleming, P

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

    Department Consent Required (Add)

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. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5409 GERST 7540   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Waite, G

  • Enrollment limited to graduate students.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8564 GERST 7540   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Adelson, L

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

GERST 7541
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. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5410 GERST 7541   IND 601

  •