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German (GER)
202 Friendly, 541-346-4051
Department of German and Scandinavian
College of Arts & Sciences
9 - Low cost (less than $50) for class textbook materials.
Course Data
  GER 367   Themes in German Lit >1 4.00 cr.
Significant literary texts organized by theme--crime and society, travels and explorations, nature and technology, relationships between the sexes, the Nazi past.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Calhoon KE-mail Office:   356 PLC
Phone:   (541) 346-4060
See CRN for CommentsPrereqs/Comments: Coreq: GER 311.
Additional Web Resources AvailableWeb-related Resources: German and Scandinavian Course Information
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes
  25802 6 12 1200-1320 tr 131 GSH Calhoon K Additional Web Resources Available!9
Academic Deadlines
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January 7:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
January 13:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 13:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 14:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
January 14:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
January 15:   Add this course
January 15:   Last day to change to or from audit
January 21:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
January 21:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
January 28:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
January 28:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
February 4:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
February 4:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
February 25:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
February 25:   Change grading option for this course
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Expanded Course Description
This course explores significant cultural artifacts, above all literary texts, in the German language traditions each time in terms of a given theme. Such a thematic study of literature is to be distinguished from studies based on author, period, or genre (form). Examining its chosen theme in works by various authors, from diverse periods, and in multiplicitous forms (and even artistic and discursive modes), this course examines continuities of interest and concern across potentially large stretches of the tradition. Examples of themes treated in the past are: crime and society, travel and exploration; nature and technology, the relationship between the sexes, and the Nazi past. While studying its given theme, the course also pursues a theoretical reflection on the notion of a theme in general, raising questions such as: what is a theme in literature? What constitutes its continuity? On what level of analysis and in what are ways are discontinuities in the literary history of a theme to be established? To what kinds of significance does the study of themes in literary history give us access, in distinction to the study of genres, authors, and periods? Readings, discussion, and written assignments are in German.
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