Spring 2021
Courses in Program
GERM 502 Middle High German
Introduction to medieval German language, literature, and culture. Readings in English, German and Middle High German. Discussions in German. This course offers a survey of German literature, language and culture from 1000-1700, as well as an introduction to research methods in medieval and early modern German literature. During this period, German literature begins to differentiate itself from other discourses like that of religion, philosophy, rhetoric and history; early aesthetic forms begin to take shape at the interface between orality and textuality. In order to be able to read medieval literature in the original and produce viable scholarly translations, students will be introduced to the Middle High German language, including grammar and semantics.
Prerequisite: GERM303 or permission of the instructor
Requirement for Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in Jewish Studies
Tues. 4:40pm - 7:10pm - Prica - Carolina Campus
GERMAN 740S East/West/Zion: German Jewish Modernism
A graduate course about Jewish literary writing in the first half of the 20th century. Topics include space and place, tradition and modernity, identity and belonging, language, nationality, religious practice, and politics. Special focus on the role of Eastern Europe in the literary imagination of German-Jewish writers, and the use of modernist form and style. Class discussions in English; readings mostly in German, with some additional texts in Polish, Russian, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Most texts available in English.
Gellen F 10:15 am – 12:45 pm. - Duke Campus
GERMAN 790.4 Topics in German Idealism
An introductory exploration of certain aspects of German Idealism (Kant and Hegel) with some attention to their legacy in later thinkers. Topics may include: Self-consciousness, the nature of judgment, experience, and the philosophy of action. All discussion and primary readings in English, though knowledge of German is helpful
Crosslist: Philosophy
Pickford Wed. 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm. - Duke Campus
