This course will address these and other changes and will survey the post-war history of the two German states. It will focus on the problems and solutions after unification and the plans for integration of the European state with the largest population and strongest economy into the European Union. Discussion of the political and economic systems, cultural life and Germany s dealing with its past. Weekly journals, midterm, and one research paper. The course is offered as an entirely enriched honors course.
Majors read original texts.
Selected literary works in all genres written between 1740 and 1820 in their cultural and historical contexts. The Enlightenment, Empfindsamkeit, Sturm und Drang, Classicism, and early Romanticism will be discussed. Conducted in German. Requirements may include papers, exams and an oral presentation. Interdisciplinary and internet projects are encouraged.