This class explores inflections of cross-cultural interactions in the Middle Ages as well as representations of "Otherness" in various cultural settings and discourses.

In this course, you will gain a better understanding of the “biography” of the German language in the geographical areas of its origin as well as abroad. English-language course!

This course examines the strategies and motivations in different media of fostering sympathy for commonly held enemies or discriminated groups. English-language course.

This course traces the development of the filmic production of Weimar Germany from pre-WWI to the rise of Hitler. Through an analysis of significant films from the era, we will explore the stylistic, generic, and thematic trends of this turbulent period in German history.  English-language course.

When we examine how bodies are culturally represented, it becomes clear that writers and artists have long suggested that bodies are porous and in a constant state of change.

How was gender portrayed in Vienna 1900, and what did people do to resist and undercut rigid definitions. How does a society react when their stable, comfortable world begins to collapse? 

This seminar will provide you with a new understanding of the “not-so-dark” Middle Ages through aspects of diversity, including race and racism, religion,

What happens when you sell your soul to the devil?

Was Shakespeare actually German?

Just how relative is time and does that affect deadlines for this course?