German Studies (GERST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

GERST 1109

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

  • 17900 GERST 1109   SEM 101

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

GERST 1115

Sports are never just entertainment. They also create communities of fans – fanatics –with values and rituals that closely resemble religious movements. The guiding principle behind this writing seminar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17907 GERST 1115   SEM 101

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

GERST 1117

In popular culture and literature, in the humanities and in the social sciences, friendship – a relationship of choice without institutional foundation – is a topic that allows for the exploration of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17908 GERST 1117   SEM 101

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

GERST 1170

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

  • 17910 GERST 1170   SEM 101

  • 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

  • 17911 GERST 1170   SEM 102

  • 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

  • 17912 GERST 1170   SEM 103

  • 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

  • 18059 GERST 1170   SEM 104

  • 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

  • 18060 GERST 1170   SEM 105

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

GERST 1190

How could a just God create a world full of incomprehensible suffering? Finding solutions to this persistent question seriously preoccupied enlightenment thinkers who promised to make the world more coherent.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17913 GERST 1190   SEM 101

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

GERST 1210

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

  •  5898 GERST 1210   LEC 001

  • 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.

  •  5899 GERST 1210   LEC 002

  • 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.

  •  5900 GERST 1210   DIS 201

  •  5901 GERST 1210   DIS 202

  •  5902 GERST 1210   DIS 203

  •  5903 GERST 1210   DIS 204

GERST 1220

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

  •  5904 GERST 1220   LEC 001

    • R Uris Hall 303
    • Mascan, A

      Matthias, G

  • Prerequisite: GERST 1210, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450.

  •  5905 GERST 1220   DIS 201

    • MTWF Uris Hall 303
    • Mascan, A

      Matthias, G

  • Prerequisite: GERST 1210, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450.

GERST 1230

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

  •  6604 GERST 1230   SEM 101

  • 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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6605 GERST 1230   SEM 102

    • MTWR Uris Hall 303
    • Mascan, A

      Matthias, G

  • 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

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

  •  6479 GERST 2000   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 303
    • Mascan, A

      Matthias, G

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6480 GERST 2000   SEM 102

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

GERST 2040

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

  •  6481 GERST 2040   SEM 101

  • 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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8448 GERST 2040   SEM 102

  • 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 2700

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. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16910 GERST 2700   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to 18 1st-semester-freshmen. Readings and discussion in English. Students must apply in writing to chair/instructor; Department of German Studies; 183 Goldwin Smith Hall. Upon availability, students of other levels will be welcome to apply.

GERST 3070

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. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16377 GERST 3070   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: GERST 2040, 2060 or equivalent. This course may be counted towards the requirement for 3000-3209-level language in the major. Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1.

GERST 3235

Idealized representations of women proliferated in the Enlightenment and Romantic philosophy, visual arts, dramaturgy, and literature. In this course we will interrogate how and why Goethe, Schiller and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 3235

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17610 GERST 3235   SEM 101

  • Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: one course at the 3000-3209 level in German or placement exam.

GERST 3511

Media make things move. Ships transport goods, cars carry passengers, devices transmit information. While origins and destinations often seem the most significant, modern media and cultural mobility also ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3112PMA 3511STS 3511

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17611 GERST 3511   SEM 101

  • Taught in English.

GERST 3550

An introduction (without prerequisites) to fundamental problems of current political theory, filmmaking, and film analysis, along with their interrelationship.  Particular emphasis on comparing and contrasting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3300GOVT 3705PMA 3490

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16378 GERST 3550   SEM 101

  • Weekly film screening, TBA.

GERST 3561

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
  •  9945 GERST 3561   LEC 001

  • 16957 GERST 3561   DIS 201

  • 16959 GERST 3561   DIS 202

GERST 4100

Topic: "Berlin Stories: Urban Life and History". Berlin's central role in the twentieth century makes it a unique place for assessing crucial junctures in the history of modern Germany. This seminar will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Berlin Stories: Urban Life and History

  •  5917 GERST 4100   SEM 101

  • Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: Any German course at the 3200-3499-level or equivalent. The Seminar is a requirement of the German Studies major, but is open to all students who have met the prerequisites. The course has a research component and is taught each fall by a faculty member in the Department of German Studies on a topic of their expertise.

GERST 4421

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in "modern" Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 6221PHIL 4220PHIL 6220

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17060 GERST 4421   SEM 101

GERST 4510

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

  •  5918 GERST 4510   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Adelson, L

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18652 GERST 4510   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Waite, G

GERST 4530

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

  •  5919 GERST 4530   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Siegel, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 18539 GERST 4530   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Adelson, L

GERST 4540

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

  •  7951 GERST 4540   IND 601

    • TBA
    • McBride, P

  • Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

GERST 5070

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10075 GERST 5070   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Lischke, G

  • Intended primarily for graduate students preparing to teach German and undergraduate students interested in deeper understanding of language study and teaching. Taught in German; readings are in English and German.

GERST 6131

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 4003PHIL 6030

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16176 GERST 6131   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Chignell, A

GERST 6160

The seminar will examine how space is represented in literary texts and pursue the question whether literary language can be connected to spatial features that are unique to prose, poetry and other poetic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6130

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16384 GERST 6160   SEM 101

  • Discussion in English; texts available in both German and English.

GERST 6221

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in "modern" Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 4421PHIL 4220PHIL 6220

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17063 GERST 6221   SEM 101

GERST 6310

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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5936 GERST 6310   SEM 101

  • Intended for graduate students with no prior experience in German.

GERST 6470

This seminar/anchor course will focus on German literature during the period of the cold war between 1949 and 1989, with some attention paid to both the immediate aftermath of World War II and the period ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16386 GERST 6470   SEM 101

  • Anchor course. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of German and graduate student status or instructor permission.

GERST 6600

Some of the most powerful approaches to visual practices have come from outside or from the peripheries of the institution of art history and criticism. This seminar will analyze the interactions between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 6060COML 6600

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16604 GERST 6600   SEM 101

GERST 7000

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-12 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17539 GERST 7000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Schwarz, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-12 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18548 GERST 7000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Fleming, P

GERST 7530

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

  •  5939 GERST 7530   IND 601

    • TBA
    • McBride, P

  • Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18663 GERST 7530   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Waite, G

GERST 7531

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. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6542 GERST 7531   IND 601