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GER German CoursesHUM199Y1
Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 44. GER100Y1
An intensive language course for students with no previous knowledge of German. Practice in comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. This course can be counted towards all programs in German. GER150H1
(formerly GER150Y1) 26S GER200Y1
(formerly GER200H1/201H1) 104P GER204H1
(formerly GER204Y1) 39S GER205H1
An introduction to reading and translating German scholarly and scientific texts with the aid of a dictionary. No previous knowledge of German necessary; basic grammer and pronunciations are taught. GER215Y1
This course is designed as an introduction to reading scholarly and/or scientific German. Emphasized are translations (German to English), basic grammar, and necessary pronunciation. No previous knowledge of the language is required. There is a computer module for additional practice. GER232H1
Representative dramas of the 19th and 20th centuries by such authors as Büchner, Hauptmann, Wedekind, Kaiser, Brecht and Dürrenmatt are analyzed in depth and the dramatic forms highlighted. When available, a film version of the drama will be discussed. GER260Y1
Introduction to the Yiddish language and the culture of Ashkenazic Jews. It includes a study of elementary Yiddish grammar, composition and conversation and will allow students to discover the treasures of Yiddish culture: songs, literature, folklore, and films. The text is Uriel Weinreich, College Yiddish I. GER299Y1
GER300Y1
German at the intermediate level: extension of vocabulary, specific problems of grammar, practice in translation, essay-writing, reading and conversation. Students intending to specialize in German must take a full course equivalent in literature as well. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate course in the series GER200Y1 and 300Y. GER305H1
Building on the work of GER 205H1, this course explores texts by Goethe, Schiller, Rilke, Hofmannsthal, Mann, Kafka, Hesse. This course is required for majors and specialists. GER324H1
Dreams - desire - delusion: these central themes of Romanticism are examined through reading texts by Schlegel, Tieck, Kleist, Hoffmann, Novalis, Chamisso, Eichendorff, Heine and other authors. GER325H1
An examination of German literary movements as they responded to the challenge of social and economic changes in the 19th century. Discussions of the literary representations of property and the obsession of possession as critique of class distinctions and society. GER326H1
An inquiry into the literary representation of crime, the delinquent and the changing nature of retribution. Texts include Schiller, Kleist, Droste-Hülshoff, Brecht, Böll, Süskind. GER327H1
A survey of the literary confrontation with madness, deviance and the unsconscious. GER328H1
A study of the theme of revolution in German drama from the period preceding the revolution of 1848 up to the engagement with revolution in the post-Vietnam era. GER331H1
Franz Kafka's texts situated within the literary, historical, and philosophical context of fin-de-siècle Prague and central Europe, taking account of writers such as Freud, Nietzsche, Hofmannsthal. GER334H1
Expressionism, dada, Bauhaus, the 'Golden Age' in German film: an examination of literary and artistic movements in the era between World War I and the rise of Nazism. GER335H1
An examination of post-World War II German literature and culture from "Zero Hour" through to contemporary debates about the Holocaust and its memorialization. Texts by Grass, Plenzdorf, Peter Schneider, Schlink, Peter Weiss, and others. GER351H1
This introduction to German Cinema will provide a historical perspective on German film and the innovations of German filmmakers. Students will engage with film language and the analysis of film. GER353Y0
(formerly GER351Y1) GER360H1
A continuation of GER 260Y1, this course begins with
a review of the essentials of Yiddish grammar. Readings of modern Yiddish poetry
and prose are included. The oral component of the course will consist of
mini-lectures, singing, poetry recitation, conversation, and student
presentations. Textbook: David Goldenbert, Yiddish af Yiddish. GER361H1
An overview of the major figures and tendencies in modern Yiddish literature and culture from the beginning of the 19th century to the present,
featuring readings (in English) of modern Yiddish prose, poetry, drama and cinema.
Students with a knowledge of Yiddish are encouraged to read some original texts. GER362H1
This course examines the remarkable transformation of Soviet Yiddish culture between 1917 and 1941.
We will analyze Soviet massive cultural engineering programs directed towards
the Jews and how Jews were transformed within a generation into loyal Soviet
citizens. W Works in translation by Soviet Yiddish writers and poets, performances of central Yiddish theatres, and publications in central Yiddish periodicals will be analyzed as expressions of Soviet ideology and of ethnic identity. GER370H1
An introduction to the use of German in the business context. Building on grammar and vocabulary knowledge already acquired, the course enables students to correspond and converse in basic business situations. GER398H0/399Y0
GER403H1
Advanced studies in German language, including text-based analysis, introducing students to elements of rhetoric and stylistcs. GER410H1
An examination of key moments and themes in German intellectual history from the Enlightenment to the present. GER411H1
Current debates in critical theory. This course will familarize students with some of the key issues in critical theory today, and provide the background to these debates. GER412H1
History of various concepts of modernity. This course traces the emergence of early theories of modernity from Heine and Nietzsche to Freud, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Martin Buber, Walter Benjamin and the Frankfurt School. GER420H1
An innovator and superb craftsman across the whole literary spectrum of drama, prose, and poetry, Goethe will be studied in the context of his age. GER421H1
With the representation of gender as its focus, this course will examine key works of modern German literature, where typical themes range from love, lust and treachery to masochism, cross-dressing and other forms of gender trouble. GER422H1
(formerly GER441H1) 26S GER462H1 (formerly GER461Y1) Advanced reading, writing, vocabulary and conversation. Study of poetry, short fiction, and memoir literature by
Zeitlin, Bergelson, Gladshteyn, Sholem Aleichem and I.I. Singer. Selected advanced grammatical topics presented in conjunction with the study of texts. Conducted entirely in Yiddish. GER470H1
Intensive development of the linguistic skills needed in the context of a German business environment. GER490H1
TBA GER491Y1
A scholarly project chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. All project proposals should be submitted by June 1. |
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