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German StudiesWelche Kurse kann ich 2016-17 nehmen? Which Courses Can I take in 2016-17?

! Language Courses Join one of our communicative and student-centered language courses (101 or 201 in the fall of ’16, 102 or 202 in the spring of ’17) and learn German from native speakers.

German 222 (Fall ’16) “From Grimm to Disney”: How did “Rapunzel” become “Tangled”?Learn how the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm became global blockbusters. MWF 9:30-10:20am.

German 211 (Fall ’16) Maintain your level of language competency with this two-credit conversation course. Meets once a week to listen to contemporary music, watch and discuss films, news events, politics, culture, etc. T 2:00-2:50pm

German 340 (Fall ’16) “Other Germans”: Investigate the literature & culture of the African diaspora in Germany, from the 18th to the 21st century. Taught in English and German, no prereqs. MW 3:30-4:45pm.

German 330 (Spr. ’17) “Trashed”:Analyze German/Swiss/Austrian environmental documentaries and produce your own documentary. Summit Leadership course. MW 2-3:15pm, Film lab M 6-8pm.

German 351 (Spr. ’17) “Women in Germany”: Explore the lives and works of female politicians, writers, and artists in Germany. Taught in English/German. MWF 9:30-10:20am.

German & Global Learning“The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.” Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading

“Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt. [The limits of my language form the limits of my world.]” Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher “Learning to speak another’s language means taking one’s place in the human community. It means reaching out to others across cultural and linguistic boundaries. Language … is culture in motion.” Sandra Savignon, Communica-tive Competence Getting to Know Yourself BetterAmong the many benefits of learning a foreign language is a new view of yourself, your environment, and your ideas. Trying to find words to describe your emotions, to

converse with friends and family makes you think about who you are and about the possibilities you have.

The German Studies program at ASC strives to provide you with a motivat-ing, communicative, and safe learning environment. Our faculty are in-ternational scholars with years of experience in language teaching and Ph.D.s in the field of German and Austrian culture and history. We use contemporary textbooks and a variety of online, multimedia collec-tions to facilitate your learning and to offer you ample opportunity for prac-ticing your listening, speaking, read-ing, and writing skills. Global Perspectives Need Local Knowledge Studying the languages and cultures of German-speaking countries also means diving into some of our times’ most complex social and historical issues. Germany today is a country where communities with different cultural, historical, religious, and racial backgrounds meet. The Ger-man-speaking countries are laborato-ries for the negotiation of identities

and the construction of political and legal frameworks for productive glob-al collaboration and cohabitation.

Numerous programs by the German government’s academic exchange service (DAAD) and the generous support of private foundations help our students to spend time in Ger -man-speaking countries. Over the past several semesters, several of our stu-dents studied in Austria and Germany and an ASC graduate won a presti-gious Fulbright Fellowship to Austria.

More than 300 German companies have offices in the Atlanta metro re-gion, providing ample opportunities for internships, study-research pro-grams, and excursions. German Stud-ies is an ideal program to satisfy

SUMMIT’s Global/Leadership Spe-cializations and acquire the linguistic and intercultural fluency beyond the ASC language requirement that will make you globally competitive.

Interested? Please do not hesitate to e-mail Prof. Gundolf Graml, Director of German Studies (ggraml@agnesscot-t.edu) for further information. Or simply take the online placement test by going to this website: http://web-cape.byuhtrsc.org/?acct=agnesscott (the password is “password”). We look forward to seeing you in one of our courses! Auf Wiedersehen!

P.S.: Check out the comments by cur-rent and former students on our blog: https://agnesscottgerman.word-press.com.

Highlights from the Offerings of German Studies Fall and Spring 2016-17

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In 2012, ASC’s German stu-dents met with German lawmakers in the Berlin Reichstag during a two-

week trip through Germany.

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German 222: “From the Brothers Grimm to Disney” (Fall 2016)

This course investigates the Disneyfi-cation and globalization of popular German folktales collected and edited by the Brothers Grimm. We will read the original Snow White, Cinderella, Princess and the Frog, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel (Tangled), discuss their social and cultural contexts, and then compare them to their 20th and 21st-century adaptations by Disney and other studios. In particular we will study how gen-der, race, and class constructions trav-el from 19th-century Europe to 20th and 21st-century America.

Fall 2016, MWF 9:30-10:20am. Taught in English with German Majors/Mi-nors doing work in German. No pre-requisites. Open for first-year stu-dents. Satisfies SUMMIT Global Learning Across the Liberal Arts/Global/Global Social & Cultural Analysis.

German 340: “‘Other Germans’-The African Diaspora in German-speak-ing Europe” (Fall 2016)

This course provides an overview of the many contributions people of African descent made to German-speaking cultures. We will address the German connections of black leaders such as W.E.B. Dubois and Martin Luther King. We will take

a closer look at Germany’s role as colonial power, at the so-called “mixed-race” children born after World War I and II, at the discrimina-tion and murder of black Germans during the Nazi period, as well as at the development of an Afro-German identity over the last couple of decades. We will read and discuss literary and scholarly texts, watch films, and analyze the lyrics of Afro-German rap songs. Students will also have an opportunity to engage with guest speakers from Atlanta’s Afro-German community.

Fall 2016, MW 3:30-4:45pm. In Eng-lish (German Majors/Minors do work in German). Cross-listed with Africana Studies. Satisfies SUMMIT Global Across the Liberal Arts/Glob-al Social&Cultural Analysis. No prereqs. Open for first-year students.

German 351: “Women in Germany”(Spring 2017)

With Germany being the largest Eu-ropean country whose government is led by a woman, what can we learn about women’s role in culture, society, and politics? What are the debates around women in the workforce and in the family? How do different gen-erations of women and men address these questions? What happened to the emancipatory ideas of East-Ger -man socialism more than a quarter-century after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?

This course enables students to trace these questions through literary and scholarly texts, films, and online mate-rials. Spring 2017, MWF 9:30am-10:20am. In English/German. Cross-listed with Women’s Studies. Satisfies SUMMIT Global Learning category/Global and Social Cultural Analysis.

German 330 Film: “Trashed”—German Environmental Documentary Films (Spring 2017)

In this course you will have the oppor-tunity to watch and discuss a range of recent German, Austrian, and Swiss documentaries focusing on environ-mental issues. Whether it is the prob-lem of plastics polluting the world’s oceans that is discussed in Plastic Plan-

et, the sustainability of energy production thematized in Fourth Revolution, or the ques-tion of what to do with our waste as it is ad-dressed in Müll im Garten Eden (Waste in

the Garden of Eden)—German speaking cinema has become a crucial venue for investigating these pressing global problems. We will discuss and analyze the specific cultural contexts and styl-istic elements of these films. Students will produce their own short docu-mentaries around a local environmen-tal issue. Spring 2017, MW 2:00-3:15pm; Film Lab M 5:00-7:00pm. Cross-listed with Public Health, Environmental & Sustainability Studies, and Film Studies. Taught in English. Satisfies SUMMIT Leadership Skills across the Liberal Arts/Global Social and Cultural Analysis.

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German Cultural Studiesoffers a broad range of courses suited for interdisciplinary majors or minors. Here are some examples for 2016-17.