Fall Quarter 2026

Fall Quarter 2026

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Language Courses

• GER 001Y Elementary German

• Introduction to German grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.

  General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).

• GER 020 Intermediate German 

• Review of grammatical principles by means of written exercises; expanding of vocabulary through readings of modern texts.

  Prerequisite(s): GER 003

  General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

• GER 010 German Fairy Tales from the Grimms to Disney | Elisabeth Krimmer

• This course introduces students to the genre of fairy tale with a particular focus on the life and works of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. All works will be situated in their respective cultural and political contexts. In addition, we will discuss different adaptations of these classic tales, in particular Disney movies, but also Hollywood feature films such as the recent live-action Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Enchanted. Throughout we will pay particular attention to the construction of race, gender, sexuality, and power in these tales. Students will also get to know different theories of and approaches to folk tales and fairy tales, including historical and psychoanalytic analysis. The fairy tales to be discussed include Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Little Mermaid. No Prerequisites, No German Required

  General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
   

  
• GER 103 Writing Skills in German

• Practice in different kinds of writing, such as abstracts, correspondence, lecture summaries, analysis of or response to short literary texts. Taught in German.

  Prerequisite(s): GER 022 or consent of instructor.

  General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).

• GER 112 The Dark Canon: German Short Stories from 1800 to the Present | Elisabeth Krimmer 

  Taught in English

• In this course, we will analyze famous German short stories, including Heinrich von Kleist, “Betrothal in Santo Domingo”; E.T.A. Hoffmann, “The Sandman”; Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, “Undine”; Adelbert von Chamisso, “The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl”; Georg Büchner, “Lenz”; Theodor Storm, “The Rider on the White Horse”; Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, “Jew Beech”; Franz Kafka, “Metamorphosis”; Thomas Mann, “Death in Venice”; Ingeborg Bachmann, “Undine Goes.” We will focus on discourses of the supernatural; processes of othering, including antisemitism, racism, and class-based discrimination; mental illness; and representations of gender, the body, and desire. Taught in English; no knowledge of German required. 

  General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
   

  
• GER 168 Multiculturalism in German Literature

• Examples of German literature from the High Middle Ages to the present that explore the "encounter with the other" (people of color, different beliefs and cultures, and inner-German minorities). Taught in German.

  Prerequisite(s): GER 022 or consent of instructor.

  General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).