SHUM 3075

SHUM 3075

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

"Print Culture from the Medieval to the Modern" employs texts and images in the Kroch Rare Books Library and Johnson Museum of Art as a prism to consider how advances in printing technology transformed life in Germany by making verbal and visual literacy possible for most members of society. Topics include Martin Luther and the Creation of a National Language, Albrecht Dürer and the Creation of Print Art, and Käthe Kollwitz and the Politics of Print Art. All discussion, reading, and writing in German.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: GERST 2020 or GERST 2040 or GERST 2060 or placement by language exam.

Distribution Category (LA-AS, ALC-AS)
Language Requirement Satisfies Option 1.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 3075

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17711 SHUM 3075   SEM 101

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • McBride, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: GERST 2020 or GERST 2040 or GERST 2060 or placement by language exam. Enrollment limited to: 15 students. This language proficiency course will be taught entirely online. You do not have to be physically present to complete any aspect of the course. Students in Ithaca will have the opportunity to study rare print objects, if the library and museum are able to reopen. Taught in German.