GERM 320 – GERMAN LIT & CULT/1945-TODAY
Unit(s): 4
Taught in English. Fulfills Core-C Literature requirement. Listed as elective for International Studies and European Studies. This course centers on discussions of literary production in post – World War II Germany against the background of the profound historical, political and social changes in central Europe and the world at large, which mark the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. After explorations into different works from East- and West-Germany until 1989 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, a particular emphasis will be placed on developments in the “new” German capital Berlin. Students examine texts in different genres, including prose, poetry, theory, and film, while gaining a deeper understanding of the contexts in which new ideas and forms of expression emerge. A special focus will be the question of identity and identifications as shaped by personal, national, and trans-national influences.
