German Studies (GERST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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

  • 19569 GERST 1109   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Wegner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19570 GERST 1109   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19571 GERST 1109   SEM 103

    • TR Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Gounot, Q

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GERST 1121

Germany's capital is a city that constantly reinvents itself. This course will offer a glimpse into Berlin's rich history in the 20th and 21st centuries—from the rise of the metropolis during the Weimar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19572 GERST 1121   SEM 101

    • MW Malott Hall 205
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Pirozhenko, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GERST 1122

Singing boys. Dancing horses. Waltzing debutantes. Those fortunate enough to live in a city where each day begins with a pastry and ends with a two-liter bottle of wine must live a charmed existence! Not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19573 GERST 1122   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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

  • 19574 GERST 1170   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19576 GERST 1170   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GERST 1175

Small forms can contain big ideas. This course will put contemporary microformats, such as tweets, snaps, lists, and text messages, in dialogue with a much broader spectrum of small, short, and simple ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19577 GERST 1175   SEM 101

    • TR White Hall B06
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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

  •  4199 GERST 1210   LEC 001

    • T Morrill Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lischke, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4200 GERST 1210   LEC 002

    • T Morrill Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lischke, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4201 GERST 1210   DIS 201

    • MWRF Uris Hall 254
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4202 GERST 1210   DIS 202

    • MWRF Uris Hall 254
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4203 GERST 1210   DIS 203

    • MWRF Uris Hall 254
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4204 GERST 1210   DIS 204

    • MWRF Uris Hall 254
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lischke, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

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

  •  4205 GERST 1220   LEC 001

    • T White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: GERST 1210, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.

  •  7628 GERST 1220   LEC 002

    • T White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: GERST 1210, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.

  •  4206 GERST 1220   DIS 201

    • MWRF Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: GERST 1210, or LPG score of 37-44, or SAT II score of 370-450. Must enroll in one lecture and one discussion.

  •  7629 GERST 1220   DIS 202

    • MWRF White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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

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

  •  4831 GERST 1230   SEM 101

    • MTWF White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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 1776

Provides an introduction to reading, writing, aural comprehension, speaking and grammar, as well as to some of the basic elements of Ashkenazi Jewish culture. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 1776NES 1776

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16163 GERST 1776   SEM 101

    • MTWRF
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Kraemer, A

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and will be streamed from Yale University using videoconferencing technology. Students who may have a scheduling conflict with the published course time should contact the instructor.

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

  •  4721 GERST 2000   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall G20
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Pfeifer, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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

  •  4722 GERST 2000   SEM 102

    • MWF White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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

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: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7047 GERST 2020   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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

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

  •  4723 GERST 2040   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lischke, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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

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

  •  6893 GERST 2700   SEM 101

    • MW White Hall 104
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Schwarz, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to 18 1st-semester-freshmen. Readings and discussion in English. Students must apply in writing to 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

  •  7630 GERST 3070   SEM 101

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

GERST 3350

Focus on Kafka's literary, theatrical, political, historical, religious, personal and intellectual environment and its impact on his literary productions. Topics of discussion include: the individual versus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16709 GERST 3350   LEC 001

    • MW Sibley Hall 211
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Schwarz, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 16710 GERST 3550   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 3620

Shortly after the 2016 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.  Combined with: COML 3541ENGL 3920GOVT 3636

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7637 GERST 3620   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 4100

Topic: Hope in German Literature and Thought: Hope is an appeal to better futures. What creative strategies and critical thought does German literature make available for engaging hope in hard times in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Hope in German Literature and Thought

  •  4218 GERST 4100   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisites: standard German proficiency as required for this level: 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, including poster presentations of all final projects, and is taught each fall by a faculty member in the Department of German Studies on a topic of their expertise.

GERST 4255

Marx, never reading Freud, produced analysis of ideology and fetishism as class struggle; Freud, barely mentioning Marx, produced critique of socialism and communism. Freudo-Marxism began 1920s: Austria/Germany ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18771 GERST 4255   SEM 101

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to Seniors and Graduate Students.

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

  •  4219 GERST 4510   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Pirozhenko, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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.

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

  •  4220 GERST 4530   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Siegel, E

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6972 GERST 4530   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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

  •  5969 GERST 4540   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Siegel, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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 approaches and discusses various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6806 GERST 5070   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 375A
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lischke, G

    • F Uris Hall 375A
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lischke, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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

  •  6851 GERST 6131   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 6255

Marx, never reading Freud, produced analysis of ideology and fetishism as class struggle; Freud, barely mentioning Marx, produced critique of socialism and communism. Freudo-Marxism began 1920s: Austria/Germany ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18772 GERST 6255   SEM 101

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to Seniors and Graduate Students.

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

  •  4237 GERST 6310   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Intended for graduate students with no prior experience in German.

GERST 6340

Notoriously difficult to define, romanticism emerged in the 1790s as a literary-philosophical movement that envisioned a revolutionary renewal of life and thought, premised on aesthetic autonomy, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16715 GERST 6340   SEM 101

    • W Ives Hall 103
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Gilgen, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 6960

New forms of German literature emerged in the wake of transnational labor migration, especially after 1989. Taking leave of a sociological model that interprets this literature only in terms of intercultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6960NES 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17662 GERST 6960   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4240 GERST 7530   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to graduate students.