Course Description
The Berlin Wall as a site of history and imagination within the context of post-war politics, culture, and everyday life. Discussion of the physical border and the persistence of mental "walls" between East and West Germans. Prose supplemented by political documents, interviews, films, and music. Taught in German.
Athena Title
The Wall
Prerequisite
GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To gain understanding of the Berlin Wall as a site of history and imagination within the context of post-war politics, culture, and everyday life. Students will be evaluated on the basis of in-class discussions and oral presentations, written assignments, such as essays and written homework, and in-class exams.
Topical Outline
1. Berlin Wall as a Cultural Icon 2. Mental Walls 3. The Building of the Wall 4. Divided Heaven 5. Defending the Wall 6. Art and the Wall 7. Border Crossings 8. The Fall of the Wall 9. Nostalgia for the GDR 10. The New Germany
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus