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GERM262
Postwar German Women Writers and Directors
GERM262 FA
Crosslistings: GELT262
Next Offered in 9899 FA
The course will examine the portrayals of women's
experiences in postwar prose, poetry and film by women
writers and directors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Topics will include: reflections on Nazi Germany, "wo'man"
hating, the quest for identity, lesbian lives, older
women, women working, women and the environment,
African-German Women, and feminist language/theory/research.
MAJOR READINGS
Edith Altbach, GERMAN FEMINISM: READINGS IN
POLITICS AND LITERATURE
Susan Cocalis, THE DEFIANT MUSE: GERMAN FEMINIST POETS FROM
THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT
May Opitz et al, SHOWING OUR COLORS: AFRO-GERMAN WOMEN SPEAK
OUT
Christa Reinig, IDLENESS IS THE ROOT OF ALL LOVE.
Christa Wolf, THE QUEST FOR CHRISTA T.
Ingeborg Bachmann, THE THIRTIETH YEAR
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three essays, one oral report,
one mid-term paper, one final paper.
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-03-1998
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