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GERM271
German-Jewish Cultural Identity: Jewish Writers in Germany from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust
GERM271 FA
Crosslistings: GELT271
Next Offered in 9899 FA
This course provides insight into German-Jewish identity.
Essays, autobiographies, and journalism from the
Enlightenment and Emancipation to the post-Holocaust period
will be our sourses for an examination of the religions and
social conflicts that typify the history of Jewish
existence in German-speaking lands during the modern epoch.
MAJOR READINGS
Jurek Becker, BRONSTEIN'S CHILDREN
Franz Kafke, BASIC KAFKA
Lion Feuchtwanger, JEW SUESS
Morris Kertzer, WHAT IS A JEW?
Joseph Roth, RADETZKY MARCH
Arthur Schnitzler, PROFESSOR BERNHARDI
Moses Mendelssohn, JERUSALEM & OTHER WRITINGS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three papers, active class
participation, final examination.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA GERM
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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