Class Roster - Spring 2020 - 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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17752 GERST 1109 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 114
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17753 GERST 1109 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17754 GERST 1109 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall G26
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17460 GERST 1170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17461 GERST 1170 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am White Hall 114
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Yigit, 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17462 GERST 1170 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall B04
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Mueller, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

5226 GERST 1210 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 204
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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.

Class Number & Section Details

5227 GERST 1210 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 204
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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.

Class Number & Section Details

5228 GERST 1210 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 204
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

5229 GERST 1210 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 204
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Davenport, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5221 GERST 1220 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

5222 GERST 1220 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

5223 GERST 1220 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall G22
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

5224 GERST 1220 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall G20
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Mandych, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

5225 GERST 1220 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- MWRF 1:25pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall G20
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Winarto, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5250 GERST 1230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall G22
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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 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

5233 GERST 2000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall 302
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

5234 GERST 2000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 302
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

7685 GERST 2040 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall G22
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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 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

6768 GERST 2060 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall B14
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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 2703

Thinking Media

From hieroglyphs to HTML, ancient poetry to audiotape, and Plato's cave to virtual reality, "Thinking Media" offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the most influential media formats of the last three ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2703, ENGL 2703, MUSIC 2703, PMA 2703
Credits and Grading Basis

3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9256 GERST 2703 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5216 GERST 3080 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Stimson Hall G27
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Prerequisite: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, GERST 2060, or equivalent or permission of instructor. This course may be counted towards the requirement for 3000-level language in the major.

GERST 3330

Laughter and Wit in German Lit

Yes, it is true: most of German lit deals with the bleaker side of life but also (and because of it) presents us with marvelous examples of great humor, satire, jokes and comedy. From slap stick, political ... 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

17291 GERST 3330 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 3512

No Rest: The Exhausted Self

The search for the active, good, or just life has increasingly come under pressure by the socio-political and economic conditions in late Capitalism or, in Deleuze's term, the "society of control." The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3512, ROMS 3512
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17287 GERST 3512 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 4002

Changing Worlds: Migration, Minorities, and German Literature

What makes a German world? The defeat of the Third Reich in 1945 and the collapse of communist Europe in 1989 were geopolitical events that still reverberate in German culture, as authors consider the ... 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

17292 GERST 4002 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 4210

Existentialism or Marxism

The most intense public encounter between Existentialism and Marxism occurred in immediate post-WWII Europe, its structure remaining alive internationally. Existentialist questions have been traced from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4251, GOVT 4015, ROMS 4210
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17328 GERST 4210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 4351

Critical Theory and Climate Change

This seminar explores what German literature and thought, especially the tradition of Critical Theory, can teach us about living in the anthropocene. Taking off from Kant's four questions for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4996, COML 6895, GERST 6351
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17283 GERST 4351 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 4413

Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depredations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 6413, JWST 4913, JWST 7913, NES 4913, NES 7913
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17044 GERST 4413 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5232 GERST 4520 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

18404 GERST 4520 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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GERST 4530

Honors Research

The Reading Course is administered by the director of the honors thesis. It carries 4 hours credit, and may be counted towards the work required for the German Major. The reading concentrates ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6866 GERST 4530 RSC 701
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5231 GERST 4540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

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GERST 4648

The Visual Economy of Work

With a focus on the pivotal period from the invention of photography until World War II, this course examines the economy of work within modern visual culture. It addresses the mediation and representation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6648, SHUM 4648, SHUM 6648, VISST 4648
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17014 GERST 4648 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Williams, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 4649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

The concept of tradition often takes a back seat to modernity, but what does it mean to be part of a tradition? How does tradition revitalize and challenge received views and stimulate individual talent? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4624, GERST 6649, JWST 4649, JWST 6649, SHUM 4649, SHUM 6649
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17028 GERST 4649 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Redfield, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6100

Marx and Marxisms

The terms "Marx" and "Marxisms" have meant different things to different people, beginning with Marx himself and continuing in his legacy today. As obviously, this legacy remains global (Europe, North ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6631, GOVT 6706, SPAN 6100
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17305 GERST 6100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6230

Aesthetic Turns: The Fin-de-Siecle

This anchor seminar offers an interdisciplinary examination of the fin-de-siècle as a crucial turning point in literature, art (painting, music, theater), architecture, psychoanalysis as well as literary ... 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

17294 GERST 6230 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5217 GERST 6320 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Limited to graduate students. Prerequisite: GERST 6310 or equivalent.

GERST 6351

Critical Theory and Climate Change

This seminar explores what German literature and thought, especially the tradition of Critical Theory, can teach us about living in the anthropocene. Taking off from Kant's four questions for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4996, COML 6895, GERST 4351
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17285 GERST 6351 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6413

Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depredations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, JWST 4913, JWST 7913, NES 4913, NES 7913
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17048 GERST 6413 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6510

Contemporary Aesthetic Theory and its Discontents

After having been reduced to a mere ideological formation of bourgeois origin, aesthetics has recently made a strong comeback in the field of theory. This course probes the reasons for this historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6510, COML 6370, GOVT 6517, VISST 6500
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17300 GERST 6510 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm Rockefeller Hall 189
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6525

Violence in Literature

What are the emotive forces that drive, inform, enable, disrupt, violate or energize narrative structures and the stories we tell? Critics from Sorel, Benjamin, Schmitt, Arendt to Derrida, Zizek and Balibar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6137
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17295 GERST 6525 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6648

The Visual Economy of Work

With a focus on the pivotal period from the invention of photography until World War II, this course examines the economy of work within modern visual culture. It addresses the mediation and representation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4648, SHUM 4648, SHUM 6648, VISST 4648
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17018 GERST 6648 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Williams, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

GERST 6649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

The concept of tradition often takes a back seat to modernity, but what does it mean to be part of a tradition? How does tradition revitalize and challenge received views and stimulate individual talent? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4624, GERST 4649, JWST 4649, JWST 6649, SHUM 4649, SHUM 6649
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17031 GERST 6649 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Redfield, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5235 GERST 7540 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Enrollment limited to graduate students.

Department Consent Required (Add)

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

5236 GERST 7541 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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 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 1230 Expanding the German Dossier

GERST 1109

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

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 2703

Thinking Media

GERST 3080

German Life Style Going Digital

GERST 3330

Laughter and Wit in German Lit

GERST 3512

No Rest: The Exhausted Self

GERST 4002

Changing Worlds: Migration, Minorities, and German Literature

GERST 4210

Existentialism or Marxism