12021 |
GER 202 Intermediate
German II |
Stephanie
Kufner |
. T W . F |
8:50 -9:50 am |
OLINLC 120 |
FLLC |
In order to enter the spirit of Greek lyric, we will
begin by reading for a couple of weeks the opening the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, which sings of the birth, haunts and skills
of the god who presides over lyric composition and performance. We will then read selected poems of the two
great poets of Lesbos, Sappho and Alcaeus, and later in the spring enter the
world of victory song in odes of Pindar and Bacchylides. For a final stretch we will study a few of
the great choruses of the Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes, to
be chosen in consultation with student interest. Careful attention will be paid from the
beginning to meter, to questions of original performance practices, and to the
occasions for which the texts we have were first fashioned. Class size: 18
12069 |
GER 206 German
Immersion |
Franz
Kempf |
M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F |
9:00 - 10:00 am 11:00 - 12:00 pm 2:00 -3:00 pm |
OLINLC 118 OLINLC 118 OLINLC 118 |
FLLC |
12 credits. Intensive
study of a foreign language helps to create a highly effective and exciting
learning environment for those who wish to achieve a high degree of proficiency
in the shortest possible time. German immersion is designed to enable students
with little or no previous experience in German to complete two years of
college German within five months (spring semester at Bard, plus June in
Germany for 4 additional credits). To achieve this goal, students take fifteen
class hours per week during the semester at Bard, and twenty hours per week
during June at Collegium Palatinum, the German language institute of Schiller International
University in Heidelberg. Each participant will be able to enroll concurrently
in one other course at Bard. This will allow the student to pursue a more
balanced study program or to fulfill certain requirements (e.g., Freshman
Seminar). Beginning with elementary pronunciation, students are plunged into
daily intensive usage of German, with practice in all four language skills
(speaking, listening‑comprehension, reading, writing). The communicative approach actively involves the
student in a variety of activities including structured practice, role playing,
linguistic games, student‑to‑student give‑and‑take, teacher‑to‑student
give‑and‑take (and vice versa), response
to listening‑ comprehension exercises, and invention of creative oral
and/or written exchanges. Emphasis will be placed on linguistic accuracy and
cultural authenticity. As the course progresses, the transition is made from
learning the language for everyday communication to the consideration of
literary and cultural values through the reading of classical and modern texts
(e.g., Goethe, Eichendorff, Kafka, Brecht) which are
representative for the thought and forms of the age in which they were
written. The last month of the program
will be spent in Germany. Participants will study at Collegium
Palatinum, in Heidelberg for four weeks. Course days are Monday through Friday,
leaving students most evenings and weekends free for independent study,
research, leisure, and excursions. The Collegium
Palatinum offers a complete program of information,
cultural activities, and excursions. In July and August, after the completion
of the program, participants may travel in Europe on their own or return to the
U.S. immediately. To cover the costs of the program, financial aid will be made
available. Class size: 15
12126 |
GER 425 Culture and
Society in Weimar Germany |
Florian
Becker |
M . W . . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
OLINLC 210 |
FLLC |
A critical exploration of German literature, theatre,
visual arts, architecture, and film in the period from 1918 to 1933. The Weimar
Republic witnessed the emergence of a distinctive brand of modernism,
characterized by an unprecedented openness to mass culture and to the use of
new technologies of reproduction. Much of the cultural production we shall
examine does not simply seek to refashion aesthetic practice; it aims to
reconfigure the human sensory and cognitive apparatus, in an attempt to
transform the basic structures of social life. We shall analyze works of
literature and art in their relation to the rapid technological and social
modernization that shaped the period, and to the profound socio-political
conflicts to which this process gave rise. Class
size: 15
12181 |
ARTH 341 Preserving
Berlin |
Susan Merriam |
. T . . . |
3:10 -5:30 pm |
FISHER ANNEX |
AART |
12533 |
HIST 2017 Berlin -
Vienna:The Science of Metropolis,
1890-1933 |
Gregory
Moynahan |
. T . Th . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
OLIN 309 |
HIST |