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HUM199Y1
First Year Seminar 52S

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 40.
Notes
Students with German-speaking background are expected to consult the Department about their programs. The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of language skill.
Reading lists for the various courses are available from the Department.
Students intending to specialize in German may also consult the calendar of the University of Toronto at Mississauga for additional course offerings which may be counted for specialization.

GER100Y1
Introduction to German I 104P

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.
Exclusion: OAC German or equivalent

GER150H1
German Cultural Studies 26S

A team-taught interdisciplinary survey introducing students to German social, cultural, and intellectual history. This course is taught in English and is open to all students.
Exclusion: GER150Y1

GER200Y1
Introductory German II 104P

Continuation of work done in GER100Y1/101H1. Further expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, translation, composition, and conversation.
Exclusion: GER200H1/201H1; not open to fluent or nearly fluent speakers of German
Prerequisite: GER100Y1/101H1, OAC German or equivalent, or permission of the department.

GER204H1
German Literature in Translation 39S

An overview of some key works in German literature from 1750 to the present. This course serves as an introduction to German literature, and is suited for students with little or no prior knowledge of the German language.
Exclusion: GER204Y1

GER205H1
German Literature I 39S

An introduction to the study of German literary texts in the original German. Writings by Kafka, Brecht, Durrenmatt, and others. This course is required for majors and specialists.
Exclusion: GER304H1
Prerequisite: GER100Y1, or permission of department

GER215Y1
Reading German 78P

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. This course cannot be taken as part of a German program.
Exclusion: Any German language course.

GER232H1
German Drama in Translation 26S

Representative dramas of the 19th and 20th centuries by a variety of authors are analyzed in depth and the dramatic forms highlighted. When available, a film version of the drama will be discussed.

GER260Y1
Elementary Yiddish 104P

Introduction to Yiddish language, literature, and culture, featuring intensive practice with a native speaker. The dialect taught is that of the text College Yiddish by Uriel Weinreich.

GER299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 40 for details.

GER300Y1
Intermediate German I 78P

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 300Y1.
Exclusion: GER300H1, 301H1
Prerequisite: GER200Y1/201H1/202Y1 or permission of the department

GER305H1
German Literature II 26S

Building on the work of GER205H1, this course explores texts from the mid-18th century to the present. This course is required for majors and specialists.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER324H1
Dreams-Desires Delusions 26S

These central themes of Romanticism are examined through reading texts by authors of the era.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER325H1
Class and Society in 19th Century German Literature 26S

An examination of German literary movements as they responded to the challenge of social and economic changes in the 19th century.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER326H1
Crime and Punishment 26S

An inquiry into the literary representation of crime, the delinquent and the changing nature of retribution.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER327H1
Madness and Literature 26S

A survey of the literary confrontation with madness, deviance and the unsconscious.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER328H1
Staging Revolution 26S

A study of the theme of revolution in German drama from the period preceding the revolution of 1848 up to the post-Vietnam era.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER331H1
Kafka in Context 26S

Franz Kafka’s texts situated within the literary, historical, and philosophical context of fin-de-siècle Prague and central Europe.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER334H1
Weimar Culture 26S

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.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER335H1
Representations of Memory: 1945 to the Present 26S

An examination of post-World War II German literature and culture from “Zero Hour” through to contemporary debates about the Holocaust and its memorialization.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER351H1
German Cinema I 26S

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. Knowledge of German is not required.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department
GER352H1 German Cinema II 26S
This course concentrates on the relationship between cinematic and cultural representation through an analysis of GDR films, new German cinema, and contemporary films. Knowledge of German is not required.
Exclusion: GER353Y0
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department

GER354Y0/355Y0
Special Topics

The area of concentration depends on the instructor and can vary from year to year. These courses are offered only in Berlin.

GER354Y0
: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department
Recommended preparation: 100-level HIS/POL/GER course/International or European Studies

GER355Y0
: Students who wish to petition the department for credit toward a specialist or major program in German will be required to do part of their work in German.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department
Recommended preparation: 100-level HIS/POL/GER course/International or European Studies

GER360H1
Intermediate Yiddish 39P

Review of basic grammar, stylistics, study of short literary texts. Conducted in Yiddish.
Exclusion: GER360Y1
Prerequisite: GER260Y1

GER361H1
Yiddish Literature and Culture in Translation 26L

An overview of the major figures and tendencies in modern Yiddish literature and culture from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Readings (in English) of modern Yiddish prose, poetry, drama and cinema.
Exclusion: GER361Y1

GER362H1
Soviet and Kosher: Jewish Culture in the Soviet Union 26S

Soviet Jewish culture between 1917 and 1941. 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.
Recommended preparation: HIS208Y1, HIS242H1, HIS250Y1, or with permission of the department

GER370H1
Business German I 39P

An introduction to the use of German in the business context. Emphasis on oral and written communication.
Prerequisite: GER200Y1/202Y1/200H1, 201H1 or permission of the department
Note: This course is required for the minor program in Business German.

GER398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 40 for details.

GER400Y1
Advanced German 52P

For students with a firm grasp of German. Review of advanced features of the language. Emphasis on both oral and written communication. Introducion to aspects of stylistcs.
Exclusion: GER403H1
Prerequisite: GER300Y1 or permission of the department

GER410H1
Topics in German Intellectual History 26S

An examination of key moments and themes in German intellectual history from the Enlightenment to the present.
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department

GER411H1
Introduction to Critical Theory 26S

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.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department

GER412H1
Modernity and Its Discontents 26S

History of various concepts of modernity. This course traces the emergence of early theories of modernity in German literature, culture and theory.
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department

GER420H1
The Age of Goethe 26S

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.
Exclusion: GER420Y1, 460H1, 460Y1
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department

GER421H1
Performing Gender 26S

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.
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department

GER422H1
Focus On Berlin 26S

An exploration of the cultural development of Berlin through literature, from the Bismarckian era through the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich to the construction of the Berlin Wall and German unification.
Exclusion: GER441H1
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department

GER426H1
Middle High German 26S

An introduction to the language, literature and civilization of Medieval Germany.
Prerequisite: GER300Y1/GER205H1 or permission of the department

GER462H1
Advanced Yiddish 26P

Advanced reading, writing, vocabulary and conversation. Study of poetry, short fiction, and memoir literature by leading authors. Selected advanced grammatical topics presented in conjunction with the study of texts. Conducted entirely in Yiddish.
Exclusion: GER461Y1
Prerequisite: GER360Y1 or permission of the department

GER470H1
Business German II 39S

Intensive development of the linguistic skills needed in the context of a German business environment.
Prerequisite: GER370H1/370Y1 or permission of the department. This course is required for the Business German minor program.

GER490H1
Independent Study 26S

A reading and research project in Germanic literature or linguistics.
Prerequisite: Permission of Department to be obtained by May 1st for the Fall Term; by November 1st for the Spring Term.

GER491Y1
Individual Studies 52S

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.