Current curriculum
German course listing
Summer 2008
Spring 2008 300/400
Fall 2007 300/400
Creative Inquiry
Exit exam
Questions-answers
| Course | Title | Information |
| Ger 299 | German Play (1 credit) | TBA Instructor: Lee Ferrell Phone: 656-1348 E-mail: ferrell@clemson.edu |
| Ger 316 | German for International Trade (3 credits) | MW 2:30-3:45 in 301 Edward Instructor: Lee Ferrell Phone: 656-1348 E-mail: ferrell@clemson.edu |
| Ger 360 | German Literature to 1832: "Romanticism" (3 credits) | MWF 12:20-1:10 in 210 Daniel Instructor: Helene Riley Phone: 656-3402 E-mail: rhelene@clemson.edu |
| Ger 397 | Creative Inquiry-German: "Podcasting" (3 credits) | W 5:00-6:15 in 102a Daniel Instructor: Johannes Schmidt Phone: 656-4299 E-mail: schmidj@clemson.edu |
| Ger 455 | German Film: "German Film Classics" (3 credits) | TTh 11:00-12:15 in 214 Daniel T 5:00-7:00 in 214 Daniel Instructor: Margit Sinka Phone: 656-4299 E-mail: smargit@clemson.edu |
| Ger 475 | Advanced German Seminar: "Nietzsche—Der Philosoph als Esel" (3 credits) | MW 4:00-5:15 in 213 Daniel Instructor: Jeff Love Phone: 656-3411 E-mail: gjlove@clemson.edu |
| ENG (LANG) 454 | Special Topics in International Film: "German New Wave Cinema" [in English] (3 credits) | TTh 3:30-4:45 in 413 Daniel M 5:30-7:30 in 214 Daniel Instructor: Margit Sinka Phone: 656-4299 E-mail: smargit@clemson.edu |
| LANG 462 | Borders: "Forbidden Knowledge: Remnants of Auschwitz" [in English] (3 credits) | TTh 3:30-4:45 in 214 Daniel Instructor: Johannes Schmidt Phone: 656-4299 E-mail: schmidj@clemson.edu |
| HUM 309 | Studies in Humanities: "Nihilism" [in English] (3 credits) | MW 2:30-3:45 in 313 Daniel Instructor: Jeff Love Phone: 656-3411 E-mail: gjlove@clemson.edu |
Lee Ferrell
Catalogue description: "Spoken and written German common to the German-speaking world of business and industry emphasizing business practices and writing and translation business letters and professional reports. Cross-cultural references provide opportunity for comparative and contrastive analysis of Americana and German cultural patterns in a business setting."
This course will look to various news media to examine the current business environment in Germany today. This course will introduce the student to the language and culture of German business. Topics covered will include:
A variety of texts will be used as well as articles from print media and the Internet.
Prerequisite: German 305, 306 or consent of department chair.
Ger 360 German Literature to 1832: Romanticism
Helene Riley
German 360 is a study of Romanticism, one of the most significant literary periods in Europe. A survey of the German Romantics includes short stories and poetry. English and French Romanticism is discussed briefly. The course is organized to include an overview of the history, music, art, and science of the time. Supplementary materials include audio-visuals.
Ger 475 Advanced German Seminar:
Nietzsche—"Der Philosoph als Esel"
Jeff Love
This course examines two of Nietzsche's most important late texts, On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) and Twilight of the Idols (1888) with emphasis on their subversion of traditional models of authority, be they religious, philosophic or literary. In this respect, our guiding question will be: Who is Nietzsche? Is he a philosopher at the end of a tradition, a literary figure, a deceiver, a malignantly ironic jester, a godless beast or a god?
ENG (LANG) 454: Selected Topics in International Film
HUM 309: Studies in Humanities
Jeff Love
This course considers nihilism as disruption of the relation between subject and object, the founding relation of modernity. Examining several varieties of disruption in this manner allows us to consider the presence of nothingness, of negation, from two different and intimately related points of view; the intent is to achieve a broader understanding of the essence of nihilism and its ambiguous role in our late modernity. Readings to include works by Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Heidegger; Beckett and Borges. Films by Tarkovsky, Fassbinder and von Trier.
