The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies is engaged in the teaching of several Germanic and Slavic languages and cultures in an effort to improve mutual understanding, recognition, and respect among all peoples. Our shared history has taught us that war is not the way to achieve any of these goals, but results in untold pain and suffering.
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The Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies offers German language courses at all levels - from beginners to advanced language courses. Many of these offerings are designed as flexible online courses.
Students who already have some German-language skills or students with native, near-native or similar advanced ability should contact the Germanic & Slavic Studies Undergraduate Office for enrollment advice.
Winter 2022
GER 101 - on-campus and online
GER 102 - on-campus and online
GER 201 - on-campus
Application deadline: February 11, 2022
In co-operation with the German Pedagogical Exchange Office (PAD), the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German is accepting applications for positions as English-language assistants in the Federal Republic of Germany.
GER 383 - Culture in the Third Reich: Racism, Resistance, Legacy: An examination of German culture during the Nazi period (1933-1945). The course will analyze representations of Nazi ideology in the arts (film, art, architecture, and propaganda), the literature of exile and "inner emigration," and the impact of the Nazi legacy on post-war German culture.
Taught in English.
The Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages offers on-campus and online courses in DUTCH language and culture.
DUTCH 101 Elementary Dutch 1 (on-campus 4pm to 5:20pm Tuesdays & Thursdays)
DUTCH 271 Dutch Culture and Society (online; taught in English)
And the Boar Award goes to ...
We proudly present to you the Fall 2021 Golden Boar Awards!
The Award Ceremony will take place on December 7, 2021, 5-7 pm, EST on Zoom.
GER 303 - Interactive German Language and Culture develops German language skills and cultural awareness. Discussions include such topics as Heimat, nation, migration, and study abroad. Students will engage with and reflect on different social and cultural perspectives through interviews, videos, and texts. Online interactions, including with people in and from Germany, form an integral part of the course.
CI 200 / GER 200 Transcultural Studies provides an introduction to transcultural views of literature, film, language, and literature and media culture (e.g., fairy tales and their adaptation in other cultures, authors who work in multiple languages, transcultural comics, multilingual and transcultural films, local cultures' interaction with global arts and media scenes, etc.).
Lectures and readings are in English.
Prerequisites: None
Winter 2022 on-campus
Tuesday 2:30pm to 4:20pm (HH 150)
We are pleased to announce this month’s publication of Ann Marie Rasmussen’s book Medieval Badges: Their Wearers and Their Worlds (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). Interdisciplinary in approach, and illustrated with more than 115 color and black-and-white images, Medieval Badges: Their Wearers and Their Worlds introduces badges in all their variety and uses.