GERM 305 Germany: From the Student Revolution to the Fall of the Wall (Not offered 1997-98)

Developments in the two German states from 1968 to the collapse of the GDR. We will look at films, novels, short stories, plays, poetry interviews and essays by recent writers such as Handke, Kroetz, Braun, Plenzdorf, Strau#, Maron, Schneider, Wolf and Hein. Political, economic and cultural aspects we will examine are: the relationship between the two Germanies, the situation of women and minorities, the peace movement, the reckoning with the Nazi past. All readings in German. Requirements: active class participation, two short papers, and a 10-page term paper.

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