COURSE INFORMATION

course description | grade distribution | required texts | course policies

Class Time: T & Th 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Room: Sever 102
Instructor: Lutz Koepnick
Email: koepnick@wustl.edu
Telephone: 935-4350
Office: Ridgley 328
Office Hours: W / Th 11-12
Teaching Assistant Sandra Marcu | Lukas Hoffmann
TA Email rmarcu@wustl.edu | lehoffma@artsci.wustl.edu
TA Office Hours T 12-1 / W 1:30-2.30 (Ridgley 44 / 935-8258) [Sandra]
  Tue: 11-12 / Wed: 12.30-1.30 (TA Room / 935-5106) [Lukas]
COURSE DESCRIPTION

Designed to foster advanced proficiency in German through the analysis and discussion of important works of German literature, poetry, philosophy, drama, film and political discourse. Discussions and papers will focus on questions of style, rhetoric and cultural significance and on developing the tools and vocabulary required for textual interpretation. Additional emphasis on subtleties of register and idiomatic expression in spoken and written German. Prerequisite: Ger 302D, or the equivalent, or permission of instructor.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION
  • 6 essays: 60%
  • 1 oral presentation: 10%
  • Participation & Attendance: 30%
REQUIRED TEXTS

Materials marked "ERES" in the course schedule are available from the Electronic Reserve System at Washington University. Login and password to be announced in class.

All other books are available for purchase at the Washington University Bookstore

  • Was ist Aufklärung?: Thesen und Definitionen. Von Kant, Erhard, Hamann, Herder, Lessing, Mendelssohn, Riem, Schiller, Wieland
    ISBN-10: 3150097142
    ISBN-13: 978-3150097144
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann: Der Sandmann
    ISBN-10: 3150002303
    ISBN-13: 978-3150002308
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann: Der Sandmann. Erläuterungen und Dokumente   
    ISBN-10: 3150081998
    ISBN-13: 978-3150081990
  • Bertolt Brecht: Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek (SBB), Nr.1, Leben des Galilei
    ISBN-10: 3518188011
    ISBN-13: 978-3518188019
 
COURSE POLICIES
Class participation is an important aspect of this class, and excessive absences will therefore aversely affect the final grade

Course evaluations will be available at the end of the semester at: evals.wustl.edu

Policy on Pass/Fail Grading Option:
Students who take Comparative Literature courses under the Pass/Fail option must receive a grade of C- or better in order to qualify for the Pass on their final grade.

Academic Integrity: Students are bound by the University policy on academic integrity in all aspects of this course.  All references to ideas and texts other than the students' own must be so indicated through appropriate footnotes, whether the source is a book, an online site, the professor, etc.  All students are responsible for following the rules outlined in the document regarding the University academic integrity policy: http://www.wustl.edu/policies/undergraduate-academic-integrity.html

Special accommodations for students with disabilities. Students seeking disability-related accommodations and guidance from the University must contact the Center for Advanced Learning Disability Resources, Cornerstone (DR) upon enrollment or once diagnosed.  Unlike high school students, college and graduate students are expected to identify themselves and to make specific requests for accommodations by notifying DR. Eligibility for accommodations is determined on an individual basis. Requests must be supported by professional documentation and must be renewed each semester. DR will guide students (undergraduates, graduate students, and prospective students) through each step of this process. Instructors will maintain strict confidentiality regarding disability issues and related accommodations, and will refer students directly to http://disability.wustl.edu/.