GERM 325 - Transnationalism in Contemporary German Culture

As demographic changes in Europe unmoor conventional conceptions of national culture, the discourse of transnationalism has emerged to address contemporary political and cultural phenomena no longer confined to nation-states. Abreast such developments, students examine the transnational imagination at work in recent German cultural production, with a focus on cinematic and literary negotiations of German and European identity since 1989. Factors contributing to these negotiations include the tenuous legacy of German unification, the fragile consolidation of the European Union, and the ongoing migration of people to German-speaking Europe from non-European backgrounds. The method of inquiry is multidisciplinary, addressing contemporary films and literary writings in conjunction with cultural history and social and political theory. To address the aesthetic qualities of transnational cinema and literature, students familiarize themselves with the terminology and methodologies of film and literary studies in German.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite:

GERM 325L

Prerequisites:

GERM 202

or equivalent
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Recommended:

FMST 200

is desirable but not required
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study and The Process of Writing

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