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
GER101H1
Introduction to German 52P
An intensive language course for students with some prior knowledge of German but not quite OAC level. This course is
equivalent to the Spring Term of GER100Y1.
GER150H1
Introduction to German Culture 39S
An interdisciplinary course, which introduces 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/GER101H1. 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/GER101H1, 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. This course is required for majors and specialists.
Exclusion: GER304H1
Prerequisite: GER100Y1, or permission of department
GER215Y1
Reading German (for Graduate Students) 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 39S
Representative dramas of the 19th and 20th centuries by a variety of authors are analysed 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 43 for details.
GER300Y1
Intermediate German 78P
German at the intermediate level: extension of vocabulary, specific problems of grammar, practice in translation, essay-writing,
reading and conversation. The Department reserves the right to place students
in the appropriate course in the series GER200Y1
and 300Y1.
Exclusion: GER300H1, 301H1
Prerequisite: GER200Y1/ 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
GER310H1
Topics in Contemporary German Culture 39S
Focus is on contemporary German culture as expressed through a variety of media.
Prerequisite: GER300Y1 or equivalent as decided by 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 unconsciousTopics in
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-siŠcle 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
Topics in 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. For details,
consult the Cinema Studies Program Office, Innis College.
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department
GER352H1
Topics in 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.For details, consult the Cinema Studies
Program Office, Innis College.
Exclusion: GER353Y0
Prerequisite: GER205H1, or permission of the department
GER354Y0
Special Topics Summer course in Berlin
The topics depend on the instructor from year to year. Interested students can address questions to Woodsworth College. 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
Summer course in Berlin
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.
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 26S
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.
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
GER363Y1
Cultural History of East European Community 1800-2000 52S
This course examines how artistic works created by Jews portrayed and interpreted historical realities during that period. All
artistic media will be examined.
GER364H1
Introduction to the History of Yiddish Cinema 52L
This course traces the history of Yddish cinema from its beginnings in 1911 to the end of the twentieth century. There will be 2
hours viewing time and 2 hours lectures per week. Cross-listed with the Cinema Studies Program Innis College.
GER370H1
Business German I 39P
An introduction to the use of German in the professional/business context. Emphasis on oral and written communication.
Prerequisite: GER200Y1 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 43 for details.
GER371H0
Berlin Summer Internship
A three week intensive internship in Berlin, focusing on work/study and intercultural learning.
Prerequisites: good working knowledge of German and permission from the instructor.
GER400Y1
Advanced German 78P
For students with a firm grasp of German. Review of advanced features of the language. Emphasis on both oral and written
communication. Introduction to aspects of stylistics.
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. This course is offered in English
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. This course is offered in English. This course is also open to graduate students.
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department
GER420H1
The Age of Goethe 26S
An examination of Goethe and his contemporaries as they respond -through drama, prose, and poetry- to the challenges of
changing times. This course is also open to graduate students.
Exclusion: GER420Y1, 460H1, 460Y1
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department
GER421H1
Gender and Identity 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.
Prerequisite: GER305H1, or permission of the department
GER423H1
Different Voices 26S
Different topics and a variety of different authors; to be decided from year to year.
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
GER429H1
Topics in Medieval German Literature 26S
A study of specific topics in Medieval Literature.
Prerequisite: GER426H1 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 39P
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, 2005.
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