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German studies (R200): The study of the German language, its structure, history, grammar and use. May include study of German culture and literature using the techniques of literary analysis and interpretation.

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Link A reading and translation of Goethe's poem Das Rosenband

Goethe's poem Das Rosenband performed by Christian Wewerka in German, with text and synchronised translation. From the Goethe Podcasts web site,...

Advanced German, German Language, German Intermediate, Arts and History; Arts; German; Goethe; History; Lieder; Music; Poems; Poetry; Schubert, German Poetry view
Link Elections, Parties, and the Party System

Lecture by Andreas Busch from 2007 on German Elections: Parties after 1945: continuities and change — Parties and the German State — The main...

German history, German Politics view
Link German Culture, Media, and Society

Instructors:

Dr. Kurt Fendt

As taught in: Fall 2006The topic for Fall 2006 is...

Advanced German, Arts and History; Arts; German; Goethe; History; Lieder; Music; Poems; Poetry; Schubert, German Literature, German Cinema, German comprehension view
Link German II

Instructors:

Ellen Crocker

As taught in: Spring 2005In this course students are...

Beginners German, Elementary German, German comprehension, German Language view
Link German IV

Instructors:

Ellen Crocker

As taught in: Spring 2005

This course focuses...

Advanced German, Arts and History; Arts; German; Goethe; History; Lieder; Music; Poems; Poetry; Schubert, German Cinema, German comprehension, German Language, German Language and Linguistics, European cinema view
Link German: Regionen, Traditionen und Geschichte

If you already have a good working knowledge of the German language, this unit will help to improve your language skills, knowledge of German-...

German history, Advanced German, German comprehension, German listening, German Language view
Link Germany and its European Context

This course focuses on main currents in contemporary German literary and visual culture. Taking Nietzsche's thought as a point of departure,...

Advanced German, German Literature, European history, Comparative literature, European Literature view
Link Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language and Culture

Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and cultural issues, using newspapers,...

Advanced German, German comprehension, Arts and History; Arts; German; Goethe; History; Lieder; Music; Poems; Poetry; Schubert view
Link Process and Effects of Unification

2007 Lecture by Andreas Busch: The history of the Wall — Developments up to 1989 — The international handling of German unification — The domestic...

German history, 20th century, European history view
Link Schubert's Lieder: settings of Goethe's poems

This unit looks at the short poems in German that were set to music by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) for a single voice with piano, a genre known as...

19th century, German listening, German history, Germany, Nineteenth-century Germany, Music, Music appreciation, chamber music, Piano music, Arts and History; Arts; German; Goethe; History; Lieder; Music; Poems; Poetry; Schubert view
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