Class Roster - Fall 2017 - Subject

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17669 GERST 1109 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm White Hall 114
- 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

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

17668 GERST 1109 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Instructors
  
  Tam, B
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 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17643 GERST 1118 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Instructors
  
  Pirozhenko, 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

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:

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17665 GERST 1170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  McBride, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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

17663 GERST 1170 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 162
- Instructors
  
  Oosterom, 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

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

17664 GERST 1170 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Instructors
  
  Dunham, 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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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

17666 GERST 1170 SEM 104
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 164
- 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

17667 GERST 1170 SEM 105
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Un, 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 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

5918 GERST 1210 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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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

5919 GERST 1210 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

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

5920 GERST 1210 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 254
- Instructors
  
  Aupiais, 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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Class Number & Section Details

5921 GERST 1210 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 254
- 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

5922 GERST 1210 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 254
- Instructors
  
  Giannuzzi, 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

5923 GERST 1210 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 1:25pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall 254
- Instructors
  
  Larsen, 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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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

5924 GERST 1220 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 303
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, 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, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.

Class Number & Section Details

5925 GERST 1220 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, 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, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.

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

6595 GERST 1230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 303
- Instructors
  
  Tackett, 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

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6596 GERST 1230 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, 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

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

6474 GERST 2000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am 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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Additional Information

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

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6475 GERST 2000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Matthias Phelps, 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 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 2020

Literary Contexts and Texts: The Myth of 1968

1968 marked a turning point in German history. Protesting students upended the social, cultural, and political order with a utopian vision of revolution that ended in a decade-long wave of domestic terrorist ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16743 GERST 2020 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Instructors
  
  McBride, 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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Additional Information

Prerequisite: GERST 2000, or equivalent or placement by examination. Taught in German. Can be used in partial fulfillment of the humanities distribution requirement. 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 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

6476 GERST 2040 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall 312
- 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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Additional Information

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 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

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

Class Number & Section Details

9878 GERST 2700 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 160
- 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

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.

Department Consent Required (Add)

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:

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

9594 GERST 3070 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Instructors
  
  McBride, 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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Additional Information

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 3290

Mean Streets: German Crime and Detective Fiction

This class surveys the history and contemporary developments of crime and detective fiction in German. In addition, we may read a number of theoretical reflections on the figure of the detective, the history ... 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

16701 GERST 3290 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- 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

Taught in German. Any course at the 3000-3209-level in German or permission of instructor. Satisfies Option 1.

GERST 3515

Cinema of the Weimar Republic

This course introduces the cinema of the Weimar Republic (1918-33), a golden age of German cinema comparable to the classical Hollywood era. During this period, the German film industry developed a variety ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3514, VISST 3515
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17003 GERST 3515 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- 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

Taught in English.

GERST 3590

Kant

An intensive study of the metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of the Critique of Pure Reason. Some editions of the course may also consider Kant's ethical views as laid out in the Groundwork of ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: PHIL 3230
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16954 GERST 3590 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Rockefeller Hall 102
- Instructors
  
  Pereboom, 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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Class Number & Section Details

17157 GERST 3590 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 3:20pm Rockefeller Hall 103
- 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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GERST 4100

The Seminar

This seminar explores 1) how texts try to move; how they attempt to create or shape (artistic, political) movements, 2) how texts attempt to capture political movements. We will study flyers and leaflets ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Section Topic

Topic: Texts and Movements
Class Number & Section Details

5937 GERST 4100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- 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

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 4210

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: COML 4251, GOVT 4015, ROMS 4210
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16851 GERST 4210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- 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 4220

Technologies of Verse

Poems disrupt the flow of reading. In so doing, rather than rendering them transparent, they call attention to their media – often the page or voice. This course will examine the experimental writing techniques ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4413, ROMS 4225, VISST 4221
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17020 GERST 4220 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Solanki, 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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Additional Information

Taught in English.

GERST 4355

Images and History:Siegfried Kracauer

As an outstanding figure of critical theory in the twentieth century, Siegfried Kracauer left an astonishingly rich body of work spanning literature and the sociology of mass culture, film criticism and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6355, HIST 4235, HIST 6235, JWST 4350, ROMS 4350, ROMS 6350
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16577 GERST 4355 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Traverso, 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 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

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5938 GERST 4510 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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

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.

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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

5939 GERST 4530 RSC 701
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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Additional Information

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

10245 GERST 4530 RSC 702
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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

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

7909 GERST 4540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  McBride, 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

Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

Department Consent Required (Add)

GERST 5070

Teaching German as a Foreign Language: Principles and Practices

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

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9188 GERST 5070 SEM 101
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- T 9:00am - 10:30am Rockefeller Hall B15
- Instructors
  
  Lischke, G
- R 2:30pm - 4:30pm Rockefeller Hall B15
- 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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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 6070

Prose of the World: 19th C. Letters

This seminar takes as its theoretical starting point Hegel's notion of the "prose of the world" to describe the modern age, and the 19th c in particular—an age no longer defined by the exception and heroes, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6894, ROMS 6070
Credits and Grading Basis

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

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16848 GERST 6070 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 110
- 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

Taught in English. Anchor course. All texts available in English.

GERST 6090

Poetologies & Dramaturgies After 1945

Novelists, poets, and dramatists have reflected on the act of writing and poetic practice for centuries. Since the 1950s, though, public reflections on literary work have become essential to the performance ... 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

16702 GERST 6090 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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

Taught in German.

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
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

9488 GERST 6131 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 6:30pm - 8:30pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Aug 28 - Dec 1, 2017
- 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 6175

Empathy: Affects and Sociality in Literature and Theory

Examination of affects at the intersections of aesthetics, ethics, politics, philosophy and psychoanalysis. Points of inquiry: how are social feelings of empathy, solidarity and identification evoked ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6136
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16850 GERST 6175 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Olin Library 403
- 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

Taught in English.

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)

Class Number & Section Details

5956 GERST 6310 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Instructors
  
  Calla, 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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Additional Information

Intended for graduate students with no prior experience in German.

GERST 6355

Images and History: Siegfried Kracauer

As an outstanding figure of critical theory in the twentieth century, Siegfried Kracauer left an astonishingly rich body of work spanning literature and the sociology of mass culture, film criticism and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4355, HIST 4235, HIST 6235, JWST 4350, ROMS 4350, ROMS 6350
Credits and Grading Basis

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

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16578 GERST 6355 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Traverso, 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 6780

Persecution and the Art of Writing

Our title derives from the political philosopher Leo Strauss, who provides our initial analytic, methodological, and theoretical model. We extend beyond Straussian ideological positions to include art ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6780, COML 6661, GOVT 6785, JWST 6780
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16704 GERST 6780 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall 106
- 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 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

10084 GERST 7000 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

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

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

10246 GERST 7000 IND 602
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.

Department Consent Required (Add)

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

5959 GERST 7530 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  McBride, 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

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

Department 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

6535 GERST 7531 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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 1109 FWS: From Fairy Tales to the Uncanny: Exploring the Romantic Consciousness

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GERST 1118 FWS: Let's Play!

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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 1109

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

GERST 1118

FWS: Let's Play!

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 2020

Literary Contexts and Texts: The Myth of 1968

GERST 2040

Perspectives on German Culture

GERST 2700

Introduction to German Culture and Thought

GERST 3070

Challenge of Literary Language

GERST 3290

Mean Streets: German Crime and Detective Fiction

GERST 3515

Cinema of the Weimar Republic