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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.

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service will present a series of webinars on their student funding programs for study, research and internship opportunities in Germany at noon EST daily from October 4 - 6, 2021.

DAAD has programs for students in all fields of study and at all stages, from Bachelor to PhD, even for recent postdocs.

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GER 250/350 German Performance improves students' oral and written skills via creative performances in our everyday life. Students will be actively involved in marketing products, conducting job interviews, writing résumés, improvising theatre skits, hosting poetry slams, or even instructing yoga - all in German.

Featured Course of the Week: Infamous Lovers (GER 330)