GERMAN 302
Washington University
Fall 2000
Instructor: Lutz Koepnick
Room: Eliot 316
Office: Ridgley 328
Telephone: 935-4350
Email: lkoep@artsci.wustl.edu
Office hours: M 4:00-5:00 & W 4:00-5:00
Teaching Asst.: Ann-Kristin Drenkpohl
Office:Â Â Ridgley 418
Telephone:Â 935-5106
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COURSE OUTLINE
Advanced German 302D is designed to refine
and expand your German communication skills (speaking, listening, writing,
reading). The course will introduce you to a more sophisticated use of
vocabulary, and work through problems of stylistic expression. At the same
time, the course will introduce you to a variety of cultural issues pertinent
to contemporary Germany and help you learn to interpret and evaluate fictional
and non-fictional materials.
The majority of texts and films this semester
were written or produced during the 1990s. They reflect the emergence of
a new generation of German writers and filmmakers who challenge some of
the paradigms of postwar literary and film culture. Most of the texts deal
with issues of individual transformation and redress, of generational conflict
and imaginary escape. We will witness protagonists struggling with the
legacies of the past or searching for new orientations. We will encounter
characters realizing their dreams and passions or being shattered by the
intractable order of the day. And we will read novels and view films that,
in spite of their very personal voices and designs, enable us to explore
the diversity and heterogeneity of German culture today.Â
PROCEDURES
This class will be conducted entirely
in German. Advanced German is a work-intensive course. Its success will
depend on you and the amount of time you invest. Please be aware that attendance
in both the main section and the subsection is crucial. Unexcused absences
affect your grade in the performance and written homework category.
PREREQUISITES
German 301D, the equivalent, or placement
by examination
REQUIRED TEXTS
Required course materials are available
for purchase at the Washington University Bookstore.
Delius, Friedrich Christian. Der Spaziergang
von Rostock nach Syrakus. Reinbek: Rowohlt Taschenbuch, 1998.
Dörrie, Doris. Der Mann meiner Träume.
Zurich: Diogenes, 1992.
Jenny, Zoe. Das Blütenstaubzimmer.
Frankfurt a. M.: btb, 1999.Â
Kracht, Christian. Faserland. Munich:
Goldmann, 1997.
Schlink, Bernhard. Der Vorleser. Zurich:
Diogenes, 1997.
Teichel, Hans-Ulrich, Der Verlorene.
Frankfurt a. M.: Surhkamp, 1998
Wahrig, Gerhard. Deutsches Wörterbuch
GRADESÂ
Your final grade will be determined by
the following breakdown:
40% classwork
30% weekly essays
20% final essay
10% Midterm
SUBSECTION
The bi-weekly subsection is an integral
part of this course. It is designed to review grammar issues and
improve your writing. Weekly writing assignments for this subsections are
due every Friday by 4pm.
COURSE
SCHEDULE
W 8/30 Introduction
F 9/1 Schlink, Der Vorleser (5-22)
M 9/4Â Labor DayÂ
W 9/6 No Classes: Göttingen
/ Tübingen Day
F 9/8Â Schlink, Der Vorleser (23-74)
M 9/11Â Schlink, Der Vorleser (75-108)
W 9/13Â Schlink, Der Vorleser (109-139)
FÂ 9/15Â Â Film: Joseph
Vilsmaier, Comedian Harmonists (1998)
M 9/18 Schlink, Der Vorleser (140-173)
W 9/20Â Schlink, Der Vorleser (174-207)
F 9/22Â Schlink, Der Vorleser—Final
Discussion
M 9/25 Film: Didi Danquart, Viehjud Levi
(1999)
W 9/27 Treichel, Der Verlorene (7-32)
F 9/29Â Treichel, Der Verlorene
(32-73)
M 10/2 Treichel, Der Verlorene (73-108)
W 10/4 Treichel, Der Verlorene (108-138)
F 10/6Â No Classes
M 10/9 Treichel, Der Verlorene (138-175)
W 10/11 Delius, Der Spaziergang (7-39)
F 10/13 Film: Konrad Wolf, Solo Sunny
(1980)
M 10 /16 Delius, Der Spaziergang (40-83)Â
W 10/18 Delius, Der Spaziergang (83-110)
F 10/20 Fall Break
M 10/23 Delius, Der Spaziergang (111-155)
W10/25 Delius, Der Spaziergang—Final
Disucssion
F 10/27 Doris Dörrie, Bin ich schön?
(1998)
M 10/30 Dörrie, Der Mann meiner Träume
(5-36)
W 11/1 Dörrie, Der Mann meiner Träume
(36-71)
F 11/3 Dörrie, Der Mann meiner
Träume (71-102)
M 11/6 Jenny, Das Blütenstaubzimmer
(5-30)
W 11/8 Jenny, Das Blütenstaubzimmer
(30-59)
F 11/10 Jenny, Das Blütenstaubzimmer(59-80)
M 11/13 Jenny, Das Blütenstaubzimmer
(80-122)
W 11/15 Jenny, Das Blütenstaubzimmer—Final
Discussion
F 11/17 Film: Fatih Akin, Kurz und schmerzlos
(1999)
M 11/20 Film: Fatih Akin, Kurz und schmerzlos
(1999)
W 11/22 Thanksgiving Break
F 11/24 Thanksgiving Break
M 11/27 Kracht, Faserland (9-43)
W 11/29 Kracht, Faserland (44-77)
F 12/1 Tom Tykwer, Winterschläfer
(1998)
M 12/4 Kracht, Faserland (78-114)
W 12/6 Kracht, Faserland (115-154)
F 12/8Â Final Discussion
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