Recoveries and Transitions: 1945-Present (321-3-1)
Instructors
Isabel von Holt
Meeting Info
University Library 3322: Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
From the end of the war to the end of the wall, German literature of the past half-century has been engaged in a complicated relationship with the socio-political sphere. Through a study of select literary texts, non-fiction essays, and films, we will explore how the author engages with (or, alternatively, rejects engagement with) the socio-cultural environment through the counter-discourse of literature. Topics of particular focus will include: representation of the National Socialist past; inter-generational conflict in German society; the ‘terrorist' movement of the 1970s; the politicized climate of the women's movement; the response of the writer in East Germany; the role of historical memory in contemporary Germany; and the politics of national unification and citizenship.
Registration Requirements
Prerequisite in German: Three 200-level courses in German (at least one in literature) or permission of the DUS.
Evaluation Method
Weekly response papers
Class Materials (Required)
Texts will be available in pdf Format on the Class Canvas site.
Class Attributes
Historical Studies Distro Area
Interdisciplinary Distro-rules apply
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area