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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2022 |
Registration ID | GERMB320001 |
Course Title | Topics in German Lit & Culture-Die Erzählkunst des Krimis |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | German |
Instructor | Reif,Margaret S. |
Times and Days | TTh 09:55am-11:15am
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Room Location | DAL10 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2009 Section 001 (Fall 2022): Die Erzählkunst des Krimis; Section 001 (Fall 2021): Funny Germans; Fall 2022. This is a topics course. Course content varies. Taught in German. Current topic description: This is a course on television, film, graphic novels and literature, taught in German, about mysteries and narratives of crime. Students will study German history, politics, society, and culture through the lens of mysteries, drawing on texts such as the television series Tatort (since 1970), Fritz Lang's film M- die Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931), and Arne Jysch's graphic novel adaptation of Volker Kutscher's Der nasse Fisch (2008), which was adapted to the Netflix series Babylon Berlin (2017). Through studying these texts, students will gain a richer understanding of how the genre is transformed with regard to media-specificities and interrogate how narratives of transgression affirm or challenge social order through its interruption and restoration.; Current topic description: This is a course on television, film, graphic novels and literature, taught in German, about mysteries and narratives of crime. Students will study German history, politics, society, and culture through the lens of mysteries, drawing on texts such as the television series Tatort (since 1970), Fritz Lang’s film M- die Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931), and Arne Jysch’s graphic novel adaptation of Volker Kutscher’s Der nasse Fisch (2008), which was adapted to the Netflix series Babylon Berlin (2017). Through studying these texts, students will gain a richer understanding of how the genre is transformed with regard to media-specificities and interrogate how narratives of transgression affirm or challenge social order through its interruption and restoration. Approach: Writing Attentive; Haverford: A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (A), Humanities (HU) Enrollment Cap: 15; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Placement Exam; Permission of Instructor; |
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