Berlin Alexanderplatz: Urbanism, Culture, Modernity GERM379 SP

This course will concentrate on one major work from the period of German modernism. A close reading of Alfred Doeblin's stream-of-consciousness novel BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ will acquaint students with a preeminent example of modern German literature, and engage them in a critical appraisal of the broader discourses that run through Doeblin's text (e.g., technology, city life, cultural displacement, political radicalization, etc.). In addition to Doeblin's novel, we will examine Rainer Werner Fassbinder's cinematic masterpiece based on the novel.

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COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

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Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA GERM

Prerequisites: GERM214 or GERM216 or GERM217 or WUPG251 and WUPG252

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997