EGE: German Literature and Culture

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ARC - Arabic Culture Cluster
ART - Arts Distributive
ASL - American Sign Language Culture Cluster
BSS - Behavioral and Social Science Distributive
CAP - Capstone
CEP - Community Engagement Pathway
CLC - Classical Civilizations Culture Cluster
DIV - Diverse Communities
DLP - Digital Literacy Pathway
ENG - English Composition
ETH - Ethics
FFC - France and Francophone Area Culture Cluster
FYE - First-Year Experience
GAP - Global Awareness Pathway
GEC - German Culture Cluster
HHP - Health Humanities Pathway
HUM - Humanities Distributive
INT - Interdisciplinary
ITC - Italian Culture Cluster
REC - Russian and Eastern European Culture Cluster
SCI - Science Distributive
SPC - Spanish Culture Cluster
SPE - Speaking Emphasis
SUP - Sustainability Pathway
WRT - Writing Emphasis

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EGE 199. German Literature and Culture Transfer Credits. 1-10 Credits.

Transfer Credits

Repeatable for credit.

EGE 301. United in Cultural Diversity: Germany and France in the European Union. 3 Credits.

This is a travel course that takes students to Paris, Brussels, Berlin, and Frankfurt to culturally examine how France and Germany are united in their many layers of diversity along ethnic and religious lines, and questions of gender and sexual orientation. Readings and screenings of culturally significant texts along with onsite visits and discussions will help students understand and identify the diversity of the EU's two most influential countries. The course fosters an informed and reasoned openness to, and understanding of, difference. It substantially examines the following historically marginalized groups in France and Germany: Jews, Muslims, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities, French Culture Cluster, German Culture Cluster

Equivalent courses: EFR 301

EGE 323. Austrian Civilization. 3 Credits.

An interdisciplinary study of Austrian civilization, focusing on Vienna 1848-1938. The relationship of selected cultural and intellectual developments to their political and social contexts. This course employs the perspective of many disciplines but is specifically concerned with the humanities and visual arts.

Gen Ed Attribute: German Culture Cluster, Interdisciplinary

EGE 404. Artists as Conscience: Postwar Lit/Film. 3 Credits.

An examination of the political and social issues of contemporary Germany through an analysis of literary and cinematic texts. Discussion topics include the Holocaust, Nazism, the Second World War, the Economic Miracle, the Cold War, terrorism, the feminist and peace movements, atomic warfare, and German reunification and its aftermath. No knowledge of German required.

Gen Ed Attribute: German Culture Cluster

EGE 405. German Film: Expressionism to Contemporary German Film. 3 Credits.

An analysis of German films from Expressionism to the present. Students shall examine the films in terms of their political and social context and as works of art. Directors include Fritz Lang, Murnau, Wiene, Fassbinder, Herzog, Schlondorff, von Trotta, and Wenders. No knowledge of German required.

Gen Ed Attribute: Arts Distributive, German Culture Cluster, Writing Emphasis

EGE 409. Impact of Holocaust on Lit and Film. 3 Credits.

This course studies the causes and effects of the Holocaust through literary, philosophical, and cinematic works of post-war Europe and America. No knowledge of German required.

Gen Ed Attribute: German Culture Cluster

EGE: German Literature and Culture

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