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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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