| Course Title: German Culture and Histories: 'The Graphic Novel in Germany: Histories and Identities in Words and Pictures' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: In this course we will read a selection of German-language graphic novels, including Nora Krug's 2018 Heimat: Ein deutsches Familienalbum, Birgit Weyhe's 2016 Madgermanes and Simon Schwartz's 1983 Drüben!. We focus on themes such as the representation of the Holocaust, reunification and migration and we examine the graphic novel as a unique literary genre that has garnered controversy in recent history. We will analyze the relationships between visual art and texts, as well as gain an understanding of how to read the graphic novel. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Catherine McNally | cemcnally@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | CIRU - Ciruti | 123 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Coreq: GRMST-221L. | Take concurrently | Recommended |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Taught in German. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 7 | Available: 11 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Heimat: Ein Deutsches Familienalbum Author: Krug, Nora Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9783328107071 Publisher: Penguin Verlag |
Required | 27.47 |
| Title: Madgermanes Author: Birgit, Weyhe Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9783945034422 Publisher: Avant-Verlag |
Required | 34.00 |
| Title: Drueben! Author: Schwartz, Simon Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 3939080373 Publisher: Avant-Verlag |
Required | 18.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |