GERM 333 - Special Topics in English Translation: Berlin in Literature and Film

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD

Throughout Germany’s turbulent twentieth-century history, Berlin has been its political and cultural capital. Here, literature and film provide exceptional insights. In our course, we shall explore these interconnections through poems, essays, novels (e.g. Döblin’s Berlin Alexanderplatz), and films (e.g. Wilder’s One, Two, Three). We shall learn about different periods, such as the “Russian Berlin”, the divided city, or the multicultural Berlin of today. One overarching question will be: To what extent can literature and film be an archive of its time? Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: T. Wild
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Cross Reference/Cross Listing Information
This course is cross-referenced with Cinema Studies and also counts towards that major.