Prerequisites/Notes:
GER 312
Catalog Description :
Topics in German Cultural Studies allows for an in-depth examination of topics across time, for example, women’s writing or crime fiction, or it permits a detailed analysis of special topics, for example, Turkish-German culture in contemporary German film. May be repeated when topic is different.
Topic for Winter 2025: Cold War Kids
PREREQUISITES: GER 312
What does rebellion look like in a socialist society, where people’s lives are planned for them “from cradle to grave,” and where the state employs a vast network of spies to monitor and control its own citizens? The course explores various perspectives on this topic in the context of the GDR’s (East Germany's) history and its afterlife in united Germany. The focus is not only on rebellious youth within East Germany, but also on transnational connections (the solidarity movement, Angela Davis as a youth icon, experiences of guest workers from countries such as Vietnam, Mozambique, or Cuba). This course is appropriate for first-year students and is taught in English.
Attributes: Course for First Year Students, GER Humanities Div, 400-599 Advanced Course
Term |
Winter Term 2025 |
Instructors |
Petra Watzke |
Course |
GER 418 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP: COLD WAR KIDS |
Final Exam |
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CRN |
1758 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
11:10 AM-12:20 PM MWF MAIN 216 |
Start-End Date |
Jan 06, 2025-Mar 19, 2025 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
| Course materials |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Enrollment: |
Unlimited |
3 |
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