Class Roster - Spring 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

17642 GERST 1109 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 114
- 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 1115

FWS: Sports Fanaticism

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17452 GERST 1115 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm White Hall B06
- 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

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

17456 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: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17459 GERST 1170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- 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

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

17460 GERST 1170 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Klemm, 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

17461 GERST 1170 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Instructors
  
  Meyer-Gutbrod, 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 1190

FWS: Evil, God, and Modern Thought: Exploring the Enlightenment

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17972 GERST 1190 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
- Instructors
  
  Stoltz, 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

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

5870 GERST 1210 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Mascan, 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

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

5871 GERST 1210 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Mascan, 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

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

5872 GERST 1210 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall G28
- 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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Class Number & Section Details

5873 GERST 1210 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall G28
- Instructors
  
  Mascan, 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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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

5865 GERST 1220 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

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

Class Number & Section Details

5866 GERST 1220 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

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

Class Number & Section Details

5867 GERST 1220 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 301
- 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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Class Number & Section Details

5868 GERST 1220 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 301
- 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

5869 GERST 1220 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall G22
- 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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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

5897 GERST 1230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 12:20pm - 1:10pm 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

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

5880 GERST 2000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 254
- 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 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5881 GERST 2000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 254
- Instructors
  
  Krieger, W
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, 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

9213 GERST 2040 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 301
- 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

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7575 GERST 2060 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall 301
- 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

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 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5860 GERST 3080 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Noyes Lodge - Beebe Lake 101
- Instructors
  
  Matthias, 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

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 3260

Oddballs, Outcasts and Rebels

This course examines German history and culture from the margins. Looking at „oddballs, outcasts, and rebels" in German literature and film from the 19th to the 21st century, we will study representations ... 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

16371 GERST 3260 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 158
- 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: one course at the 3000-3209 level in German or placement exam.

GERST 3552

Marx as Philosopher

Marx is often read primarily as an economic and political theorist or even as a social activist. This course will instead cast him as, first and foremost, a philosopher. Beginning with Marx's early encounters ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3252
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17833 GERST 3552 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Rockefeller Hall 230
- Instructors
  
  Smyth, 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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GERST 3581

Imagining Migration in Film and Literature

What role should imaginative arts play in debates about transnational migration, one of the principal factors re-shaping community and communication today? Focusing on literature and film from the late ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3581, COML 3580, PMA 3481, VISST 3581
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16372 GERST 3581 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 158
- Instructors
  
  Adelson, L
  Haenni, 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

University Course. Taught in English.

GERST 3800

Kafka's Worlds: Castles, Trials, and Tribulations

This seminar will explore the unique "Kafkaesque" universe of metamorphoses, labyrinthine systems of law and (in)-justice, and uncanny societies of humans and animals. Focusing on Franz Kafka's novels ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3688
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16377 GERST 3800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Rockefeller Hall 189
- 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

Readings and discussions in English. Students proficient in German at the upper intermediate level or higher may opt to do a substantial portion of the reading in German.

GERST 4250

Marx, Nietzsche, Freud

This is an introduction to the three 'master thinkers' who have helped determine the discourses of modernity and post-modernity. We consider basic aspects of their work: (a) specific critical and historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4250, GOVT 4735
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16378 GERST 4250 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Baker Laboratory 335
- 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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Additional Information

This is a lecture course, but there will be plenty of time for discussion. Formerly GERST 4150 – students who previously took GERST 4150 cannot enroll in this course. Film-screening one evening night per week, TBA.

GERST 4312

What was Film?

In retrospect, was film anything more than some highly flammable strips of celluloid? Taking its cue from the "digital turn," this course rephrases a traditional question asked in film theory about the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4312, PMA 4512, STS 4821
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16381 GERST 4312 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- 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. Film screening one evening night per week TBA.

GERST 4414

The Sound of Literature

When we speak, we think of our voice as natural to us. This course will interrogate the basis of this assumption by focusing on the voice as a trained cultural technique. In this course, we will look ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4414
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16391 GERST 4414 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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

Texts and discussions in English.

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5879 GERST 4520 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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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Additional Information

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

8498 GERST 4520 IND 602
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

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17216 GERST 4520 IND 603
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

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

Class Number & Section Details

17217 GERST 4520 IND 604
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

7711 GERST 4530 RSC 701
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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

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

18075 GERST 4530 RSC 702
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

18076 GERST 4530 RSC 703
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)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

18077 GERST 4530 RSC 704
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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 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

5878 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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Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

8818 GERST 4540 IND 602
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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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

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17188 GERST 4540 IND 603
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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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

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18078 GERST 4540 IND 604
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Waite, G
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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

16787 GERST 6131 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Smyth, 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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GERST 6210

Writing the Self

The "autobiographical" spans millennia and encompasses a vast array of seemingly dissimilar authors and modes of writing: Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, Augustine's and Rousseau's Confessions, Montaigne's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6032
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16386 GERST 6210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Olin Library 403
- 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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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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5861 GERST 6320 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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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Limited to graduate students. Prerequisite: GERST 6310 or equivalent.

GERST 6586

Schmitt, Strauss, Arendt

This is an advanced graduate seminar exploring the work of three important twentieth century political theorists: Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, and Hannah Arendt. We will engage their work chronologically ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6586
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18235 GERST 6586 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 4:30pm - 6:30pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Frank, 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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GERST 6630

Nietzsche and Heidegger

This graduate seminar provides a basic introduction to the thinking of Nietzsche and Heidegger, and to the latter's interpretation and appropriation of the former. A major concern is the articulation of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6630
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16385 GERST 6630 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm Olin Library 403
- 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 6866

Global Avant-Gardes

Focusing on a range of theories and practices from the historical avant-gardes (futurism, surrealism, constructivism) and their political cognates (fascism, capitalism, communism) to the 21st century's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6866, ROMS 6866
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17724 GERST 6866 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 494
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, 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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GERST 6910

Vision in Theory

This course takes as its point of departure the foundational questions that have informed interdisciplinary inquiry into vision and visuality in recent decades: What is an image? How do images produce ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6910, COML 6142
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16388 GERST 6910 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall B14
- 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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GERST 7000

PIRIP Independent Study

No description available. view course details

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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

9940 GERST 7000 IND 601
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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Independent Study for non-degree visiting graduate students accepted into the PIRIP

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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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5882 GERST 7540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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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Enrollment limited to graduate students.

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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

10156 GERST 7540 IND 602
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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GERST 7541

Colloquium

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5883 GERST 7541 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- F 3:00pm - 5:00pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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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GERST 1109 FWS: From Fairy Tales to the Uncanny: Exploring the Romantic Consciousness

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GERST 1115 FWS: Sports Fanaticism

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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 1190 FWS: Evil, God, and Modern Thought: Exploring the Enlightenment

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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 1115

FWS: Sports Fanaticism

GERST 1118

FWS: Let's Play!

GERST 1170

FWS: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud

GERST 1190

FWS: Evil, God, and Modern Thought: Exploring the Enlightenment

GERST 1210

Exploring German Contexts I

GERST 1220

Exploring German Contexts II

GERST 1230

Expanding the German Dossier

GERST 2000

Germany: Intercultural Context

GERST 2040

Perspectives on German Culture

GERST 2060

German in Business Culture

GERST 3080

German Life Style Going Digital

GERST 3260

Oddballs, Outcasts and Rebels

GERST 3552

Marx as Philosopher

GERST 3581

Imagining Migration in Film and Literature

GERST 3800

Kafka's Worlds: Castles, Trials, and Tribulations