# Fall 2024 Courses [### FY Seminar 53H. Burnout: Quiet Quitting, Slacking Off, and Our Addiction to Achievement ](/class/fy-seminar-53h-burnout-quiet-quitting-slacking-and-our-addiction-achievement) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2024 Instructor Stewart Date/Time 9:45am - 11:45am Who hasn’t felt burnout? Who hasn’t felt it more acutely in the years since the pandemic? And who hasn’t struggled to define just what exactly this feeling is or where it comes from? This first-year seminar takes a close look at... [### German 10a. Beginning German ](/class/german-10a-beginning-german) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time MTWTH 9:00AM - 10:00AM MTWTH 10:30AM - 11:30AM MTWTH 12:00PM - 1:00PM MTWTH 1:30PM - 2:30PM Instructor Staff An introduction to German language and culture for students with no knowledge of the language. Students develop basic communication competencies (spoken and... [### German 10ab. Beginning Intensive German ](/class/german-10ab-beginning-intensive-german) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time MWTH 9:00AM - 10:15AM Instructor Staff A complete first-year course in one term for students with little or no knowledge of German. Provides an introduction to language and culture of the German-speaking countries. Students develop basic communication competencies... [### German 126. The Magic World of Fairy Tales ](/class/german-126-magic-world-fairy-tales) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM Instructor Pirozhenko In this course, we will get to know Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and their methods to collect, edit, and publish fairy tales and we will reflect on their legacy. We will read and discuss fairy tales written by E.T.A. Hoffmann... [### German 179. Austrian History in Literature ](/class/german-179-austrian-history-literature-0) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2024 Instructor Frank Johnson Date/Time T 12:45 - 2:45 pm This course uses Austrian literature to think through some of the most pressing questions of modern European (and, specifically, Austrian) history. We will read some of the greatest novels and novellas in modern German... [### German 181. Walter Benjamin’s Theory of Modernity: History, Language, Technology, Catastrophe ](/class/german-181-walter-benjamins-theory-modernity-history-language-technology-catastrophe) **Year offered:** 2024 Instructor Stewart Date/Time W 3:00 - 5:00 pm Although he is arguably one of the most influential Western thinkers of the 20th century, what does Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) have to teach the 21st century? A great deal, it turns out. For the questions about history, language... [### German 20a. Intermediate German ](/class/german-20a-intermediate-german) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time MWF 9:00AM – 10:15AM MWF 10:30AM – 11:45AM Instructor Staff This third-semester language course offers a thorough review and practice of grammar and an expansion of vocabulary. Focus on enhancing students' communicative competencies in all four skill areas... [### German 291. Questions of Theory ](/class/german-291-questions-theory) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time T 12:00–2:45pm Instructor Sütterlin To explore key literary, cultural and critical theories, we pose questions through readings of classic and contemporary theorists, from Aristotle to Kant, Schiller, Arendt, Barthes, Foucault, Glissant, Ortiz, Kittler, and Butler... [### German 61. Advanced Grammar and Reading ](/class/german-61-advanced-grammar-and-reading) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time TTh 12:00PM – 1:15 PM Instructor Dymek Advanced language instruction through systematic study of the rules of grammar, their nuances, and their exceptions. Application of this knowledge through the meticulous reading and parsing of selections from sophisticated... [### German 67. Essen, Fressen, Mahlzeit und Prost! Esskultur auf Deutsch ](/class/german-67-essen-fressen-mahlzeit-und-prost-esskultur-auf-deutsch) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2024 Instructor Pirozhenko Date/Time T TH 9:00 am - 10:15 am We need food to live. Consisting of protein, carbohydrates, fat, and other nutrients, food provides energy for our bodies. We have our own food preferences, dietary restrictions, family dishes, tastes, table manners... [### German 90R. Germanic Language Tutorial: Dutch ](/class/german-90r-germanic-language-tutorial-dutch) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time TBA Instructor TBA Individualized study of Dutch at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Contact hours with language coach. Emphasis on literacy. [### German 91R. Supervised Reading and Research ](/class/german-91r-supervised-reading-and-research) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time TBA Instructor TBA Advanced reading in topics not covered in regular courses. [### German 99a. Tutorial - Senior Year ](/class/german-99a-tutorial-senior-year) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time TBA Instructor Parkes Open to concentrators writing an honors thesis under faculty supervision. Students are expected to enroll for the entire year. Permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required. Part one of a two-part series. [### GermPhil 280. Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching ](/class/germphil-280-approaches-foreign-language-teaching) Day/Time This course is not being offered during the current academic year. Instructor Parkes A practical and theoretical introduction to foreign language instruction. Emphasis on historical and current theories of second language acquisition and their implications for the... [### HIST 1265. Germany, 1848-1949 ](/class/hist-1265-germany-1848-1949) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2024 Instructor Frank Johnson Date/Time T Th 10:30 - 11:45 am German History loomed like a specter over the twentieth century. In the twenty-first century, Americans have been debating the relevance and legitimacy of comparisons between German history and our contemporary world... [### HIST 2323. Reading Marx ](/class/hist-2323-reading-marx) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2024 Instructor Frank Johnson Date/Time M 9:45 - 11:45 am This graduate seminar is designed as a close and cooperative framework for reading new interpretative literature on Marx, with an emphasis on philosophical questions and contemporary debates concerning, e.g., Marxist... [### MBB 980BB. Your Brain on Poetry ](/class/mbb-980bb-your-brain-poetry) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2023 Day/Time M 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Instructor Dymek Poetry is a powerful tool for expressing and exploring the human experience. But what is it about poetry that allows it to connect with us so deeply? What can we learn about the workings of the brain, the mind, and the nature of... [### Scandinavian 191r. Supervised Reading and Research ](/class/scandinavian-191r-supervised-reading-and-research) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time TBA Instructor Broomé Advanced readings in topics not covered in regular courses. [### Scandinavian 90r.a. Danish ](/class/scandinavian-90ra-danish) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time Section 01: M 5:30–7:00pm Section 02: T 7:00–9:00pm Section 03: T 4:30–5:45pm Instructor TBA Individualized study of Danish at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Contact hours with language coach. Emphasis on literacy. [### Scandinavian 90r.b. Finnish ](/class/scandinavian-90rb-finnish) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time TBA Instructor TBA Individualized study of Finnish at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Contact hours with a language coach. Emphasis on literacy. [### Scandinavian 90r.c. Norwegian ](/class/scandinavian-90rc-norwegian) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time Section 01: TR 1:30–2:45pm Section 02: MW 10:30–11:45am Section 03: MW 12:00pm–1:15pm Instructor TBA Individualized study of Norwegian at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Contact hours with language coach. Emphasis on literacy. [### Scandinavian 97. Tutorial - Sophomore Year ](/class/scandinavian-97-tutorial-sophomore-year) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time TBA Instructor Broomé Group or individual tutorial designed to supplement course work and acquaint students with appropriate analytical methods. Open to concentrators in the Scandinavian option. Permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Scandinavian... [### Scandinavian 98. Tutorial - Junior Year ](/class/scandinavian-98-tutorial-junior-year) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time TBA Instructor Broomé Group or individual tutorial designed to supplement course work and to develop analytical techniques. Open to concentrators in the Scandinavian option. Permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Scandinavian required. [### Scandinavian 99a. Tutorial - Senior Year ](/class/scandinavian-99a-tutorial-senior-year) **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time TBA Instructor Broomé Open to concentrators writing an honors thesis under faculty supervision. Students are expected to enroll for the entire year. Part two of a two part series. Permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Scandinavian required. [### Swedish 10a. Beginning Swedish Language and Literature ](/class/swedish-10a-beginning-swedish-language-and-literature) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time M-Th 9:00-10:15am Instructor Broomé A basic course focusing on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. During fall term, pronunciation and listening comprehension will be emphasized, as well as regular writing assignments. Literary, film, music and other... [### Swedish 20a. Intermediate Swedish: Childhood in Swedish Literature and Culture ](/class/swedish-20a-intermediate-swedish-childhood-swedish-literature-and-culture) **Semester:** Fall **Year offered:** 2022 Day/Time TBA Instructor Broomé Sweden and Swedish Finland have produced some of the most translated and beloved works of children's fiction in the world. In this intermediate Swedish language course, we will review the essentials of Swedish grammar and vocabulary as we...