298. Experimental Course
These courses are taught in English. German majors have the option to get 300-level credit with extra reading and work assignments in German.
Literary Translation in Theory and Practice
This course encompasses both the theory and practice of translation. The main work of the course will be to develop the students' own skills in translation. To achieve this, students will be introduced to professional translators, translation agencies and organizations which support the work of translators in America. Students enrolling in this class must have a strong intermediate competence in a foreign language. (Reinhard Mayer)
German Lyrical Poetry and the Tradition of the Art Song
The tension between language and music will be explored in terms of various theories of and programs for setting words to music. The interpretive qualities of recitation, setting and performance will be studied and whenever possible, rehearsed. Selected works of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf and Mahler will be examined as well as the poets: Goethe, Eichendorff, Heine, and Mörike. This course will be cross-listed in the Music Department.
(Reinhard Mayer, Ann Sears)
Holocaust
This course will investigate the problems and controversies surrounding the depiction of the Nazi period in German history from the perspectives of historians, playwrights and poets, literary critics, documentary and feature film directors and artists constructing public memorials in commemoration of the Holocaust. (Reinhard Mayer)