17001 |
GER 106
Intensive German |
Franz
Kempf |
T W Th F 8:30am-11:30am |
OLINLC 120 |
FL |
FLLC |
8 credits Intensive German is designed to enable
students with little or no previous experience in German to complete three
semesters of college-level German within five months: spring semester at Bard, plus
four weeks from June 10 to July 10 at Bard College Berlin (upon successful
completion carrying four additional credits). Students will meet ten hours a
week (including a one-hour conversation class with the German language tutor).
Outside of class, students will have the opportunity to connect and prepare for
course work with innovative teaching and learning experiences online. The
communicative approach actively involves students from day one in this class.
As the course progresses, the transition is made from learning the language for
everyday communication to the reading and discussion of classical and modern
texts (such as Goethe, Heine, Kafka, Brecht) as well as of music and film. The
concluding four weeks of the program will be spent at Bard’s sister campus in
Berlin: Students will further explore German language and culture in a twenty
hours per week course, which is accompanied by guided tours introducing
participants to Berlin’s intriguing history, architecture, and vibrant cultural
life. Students interested in this class must consult with Prof. Kempf before on-line registration (Need-based financial aid for the
Berlin section of the course is available; please discuss further details with
instructor.) Class size: 15
17048 |
GER 303
Grimms Marchen |
Franz
Kempf |
T Th 1:30pm-2:50pm |
OLIN 305 |
FL |
FLLC |
“Enchanting,
brimming with wonder and magic, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are the
special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives,” writes
translator and Grimm scholar Jack Zipes.
Unfortunately, we seem to know these tales only in adaptations that greatly
reduce their power to touch our emotions and engage our imaginations. Through a
close reading of selected tales, with emphasis on language, plot, motif, and
image, this course explores not only the tales’ poetics and politics but also
their origins in the oral tradition, in folklore and myth. The course considers
major critical approaches (e.g., Freudian, Marxist, feminist) and conducts a
contrastive analysis of creative adaptations (Disney, classical ballet,
postmodern dance) and other fairy-tale traditions (Perrault, Straparola, Arabian Nights). Creative and
critical writing assignments. Conducted in German.
Class size: 12
17049 |
GER 422
Contemporary German Literature
& Film after 1989 |
Thomas
Wild Screenings: |
T Th 11:50am-1:10pm T 6:30pm-8:30pm |
OLINLC 118 PRE 110 |
FL |
FLLC |
What is at stake for
contemporary German writers, filmmakers, and intellectuals? What topics do they
address in their movies and documentaries, which problems do they discuss in
their novels, poems, and plays? How do these artworks reflect
Cross-listed courses:
17212 |
LIT 2481 Theater and Politics |
Thomas Wild |
T Th 4:40pm-6:00pm |
OLIN 201 |
FL |
ELIT |
Cross-listed: German Studies; Theate Class
size: 22