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Academic Year 2003/2004

Feminists, Femme Fatales, or Father's Little Girl? The "New" German Woman
GERM 259 SP

In Germany, the turn of the 20th century saw a new sense of nationhood (Germany was unified as an empire in 1871), a population surge, and increased industrialization. Opportunities for women were expanding as well, but these were far more resistant to radical change. This course will examine the social and cultural tension surrounding the emergence of a ¿New Woman¿ in the last decades of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th. Using novels, short stories, and film, we will explore how women were portrayed in mainstream culture, how women "performed" their gender in the period in question, and how some wrote about their own experiences and ideals.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Askey,Jennifer Drake   

Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM;     Location: FISK114

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: 19

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

FYI:    First Year Initiative:Seminar

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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