Class Roster - Spring 2019 - 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

17746 GERST 1109 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm White Hall B04
- 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://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17747 GERST 1109 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm White Hall 114
- 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

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

Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17748 GERST 1109 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am White Hall 114
- 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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Additional Information

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

GERST 1121

FWS: Writing Berlin

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17750 GERST 1121 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
- 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://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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

17751 GERST 1170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Lincoln Hall 107
- 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

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

Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17752 GERST 1170 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- 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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Additional Information

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

Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17753 GERST 1170 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall B02
- Instructors
  
  Gindner, 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://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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

5297 GERST 1210 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall B14
- 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

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

5298 GERST 1210 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall B14
- 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

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

5299 GERST 1210 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 204
- 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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Class Number & Section Details

5300 GERST 1210 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Stimson Hall 206
- Instructors
  
  Leonard, 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

5292 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

5293 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

5294 GERST 1220 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Friedman, 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

5295 GERST 1220 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall G20
- 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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Class Number & Section Details

5296 GERST 1220 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall G22
- 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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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

5321 GERST 1230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 254
- 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

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

5304 GERST 2000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm Morrill Hall 102
- 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

5305 GERST 2000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm 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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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

7848 GERST 2040 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall G22
- Instructors
  
  York, 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: 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

6880 GERST 2060 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall B14
- 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 3013

German Foreign Language Across the Curriculum (FLAC)

This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by supplementing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Introduction to Comparative Government & Politics
Class Number & Section Details

18546 GERST 3013 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 4:10pm - 5:00pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Lagodny, 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

Conducted in German. Co-requisite: GOVT 1313.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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

5287 GERST 3080 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Stimson Hall G27
- 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

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 3350

Kafka in Context: Trials of Modernity

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16638 GERST 3350 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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 discussion in German. Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisites: one course on the GERST 3000-3209 level or placement by examination.

GERST 3525

New German Cinema

This course introduces the New German Cinema (1962-85), an influential movement of West German filmmakers including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, Alexander Kluge, Margarethe von Trotta, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3535, PMA 3525, VISST 3535
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16692 GERST 3525 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Rockefeller Hall 110
- 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. Screenings in German with English subtitles.

GERST 3561

Freud and the Invention of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis considers the human being not as an object of treatment, but as a subject who is called upon to elaborate an unconscious knowledge about what is disrupting her life, through analysis of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3781, FGSS 3651, FREN 3560, ROMS 3560, STS 3651
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17619 GERST 3561 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  McNulty, 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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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

16640 GERST 3581 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- 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

Taught in English.

GERST 4245

Critical Thinking and Literary Methods

This seminar offers a systematic introduction to methods of literary interpretation from Romanticism to the present, with a particular emphasis on the German roots of hermeneutics and critical thought. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4995, GERST 6245, ROMS 4245
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16713 GERST 4245 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.

GERST 4260

The Animal

In recent years literary representations and philosophical discussions of the status of the animal vis-à-vis the human have abounded. In this course, we will track the literary phenomenology of animality. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4240, ENGL 4260, GOVT 4279
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16717 GERST 4260 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 232
- 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 English.

GERST 4285

Introduction to Medieval German Literature

This course introduces the canon of medieval German literature: lyric poetry (Minnesang), Arthurian romance (Gottfried's Tristan, Wolfram's Parzival, Hartmann's Iwein), and the heroic epic (Nibelungenlied). ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6285, MEDVL 4295
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16943 GERST 4285 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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. Anchor Course. Reading knowledge of Middle High German is not required; some exposure to the language will be facilitated with the aid of bilingual editions.

GERST 4290

Spinoza and the New Spinozism

Spinoza was excommunicated, wrote under death threats, and has remained a scandal to philosophy, psychoanalysis, politics, ethics, literature. "Every philosopher has two philosophies, his own and Spinoza's" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4090, GOVT 4769, JWST 4790
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16636 GERST 4290 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- 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 4411

The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (1945-1961)

There is an astonishing discrepancy between our perception of the Holocaust as a central event of the twentieth century and its marginal place in postwar culture. It is during those years, nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4415, COML 6415, FREN 4415, FREN 6415, GERST 6411, GOVT 4786, GOVT 6786, HIST 4233, HIST 6233, JWST 4410, JWST 6415, ROMS 4410, ROMS 6410
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16632 GERST 4411 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 2:15pm 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 4473

Messiah and Modernity

This course combines Jewish religious history with studies in the philosophy of modernity, focusing on changing conceptions of time and history. We will interrogate possible or implicit connections between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4473, ANTHR 7473, GERST 7473, JWST 4473, JWST 7473, NES 4473, NES 7473
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17154 GERST 4473 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 204
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, 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 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

5303 GERST 4520 IND 601
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

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)

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

6979 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)

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)

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5302 GERST 4540 IND 601
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

Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

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GERST 4635

Authority and Anti-Authority: Kafka and Genet

A far-reaching distrust and crisis of authority seems to be coextensive with the European Enlightenment and modernity—but what is authority? Amidst the different attempts at definition and classification, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4622, ROMS 4635, ROMS 6635, SHUM 4635, SHUM 6635
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16526 GERST 4635 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 110
- Instructors
  
  Schuster, 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 6160

Spaces of Literature

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6130
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16646 GERST 6160 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- 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

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

GERST 6245

Critical Thinking and Literary Methods

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4995, GERST 4245, ROMS 4245
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18087 GERST 6245 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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GERST 6285

Introduction to Medieval German Literature

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4285, MEDVL 4295
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18086 GERST 6285 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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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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

5288 GERST 6320 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  Dunham, D
  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

Limited to graduate students. Prerequisite: GERST 6310 or equivalent.

GERST 6340

German Romanticism

This graduate seminar introduces major authors, themes, and problems in European--also German--literature, philosophy, art, and critical theory from ca. 1770 to 1830. This, our own, legacy includes: Europe ... 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

16649 GERST 6340 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 2:15pm White Hall B14
- 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

Most readings in German, though some translations exist; discussions in English. This is a German Studies Anchor Course, but students in other disciplines and languages are encouraged to participate.

GERST 6411

The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (1945-1961)

There is an astonishing discrepancy between our perception of the Holocaust as a central event of the twentieth century and its marginal place in postwar culture. It is during those years, nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4415, COML 6415, FREN 4415, FREN 6415, GERST 4411, GOVT 4786, GOVT 6786, HIST 4233, HIST 6233, JWST 4410, JWST 6415, ROMS 4410, ROMS 6410
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17950 GERST 6411 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 2:15pm 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 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

7993 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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Additional Information

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

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GERST 7473

Messiah and Modernity

This course combines Jewish religious history with studies in the philosophy of modernity, focusing on changing conceptions of time and history. We will interrogate possible or implicit connections between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4473, ANTHR 7473, GERST 4473, JWST 4473, JWST 7473, NES 4473, NES 7473
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17170 GERST 7473 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 204
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, 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 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

5306 GERST 7540 IND 601
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

Enrollment limited to graduate students.

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GERST 7541

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

5307 GERST 7541 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- 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 1109 FWS: From Fairy Tales to the Uncanny: Exploring the Romantic Consciousness

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GERST 1121 FWS: Writing Berlin

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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 1121

FWS: Writing Berlin

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 2040

Perspectives on German Culture

GERST 2060

German in Business Culture

GERST 3013

German Foreign Language Across the Curriculum (FLAC)

GERST 3080

German Life Style Going Digital

GERST 3350

Kafka in Context: Trials of Modernity

GERST 3525

New German Cinema

GERST 3561

Freud and the Invention of Psychoanalysis