Department of German Studies
201 Guilford House
Phone: 368-3071; Fax 368-2216
David Benseler
David Benseler (Ph.D., University of Oregon)
Louis D. Beaumont University Professor of Humanities and Program Director; German literature, emphasis on drama and prose; modern German culture; popular culture; methods and bibliography; history of the profession
Christa Carvajal (Ph.D., University of Texas)
Professor of Theater History; criticism; history of theater (16th-18th century); dramaturgy
Martin Helzle (Ph.D., Cambridge University)
Assistant Professor of Classics; Greek and Latin influences in German literature; classical influences in Germany; Hoelderlin
Susannah Heschel (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania)
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver Associate Professor of Judaic Studies; modern German intellectual history; women and religion; Germans and Jews; the Holocaust
Barbara Krasner (Ph.D., University of North Carolina)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy; 19th-century German philosophy, esp. Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche; the Frankfurt School, esp. Adorno; critical theory, esp. Habermas
Marie-Pierre Le Hir (Ph.D., University of Iowa)
Associate Professor of French and German; 19th-century literature, literary criticism & theory; cultural history; women's studies
Kenneth Ledford (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., University of North Carolina)
Assistant Professor of History; Modern German history; history of the professions; German middle-class society and culture; European legal history
Alan Rocke (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin)
Professor of History; history of German science; international relations; current politics
Gerhard Rosegger (M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania; D. Jur, Universitaet Graz)
Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics industrial economics; international economics; economic history, esp. Austro-Hungary; history of social thought
Martha Woodmansee (Ph.D., Stanford University)
Associate Professor of English; 18th-19th century German and English literary relations; critical theory; law and literature
In its reconstituted form, Germany has again become a major player in European and global affairs. Germany has always been considered important to European development--at various times it has been called the crossroads of the entire continent--but the economic might of the modern German nation and the integration of the European Economic Community have now made American understanding of German culture and civilization, of German contributions to the development of western civilization, more important to--and worthy of study by--American students than at any other time since 1945.
The German Studies Program prepares students for life-long learning, enables and encourages them to pursue a course of study that helps prepare them for a career in international business, for study toward a graduate degree in a variety of disciplines, or for future study in professional programs such as law, business administration, and others.
The German Studies major differs from the traditional major in German language and literature by the breadth of its offerings. A German Studies Major encourages students to study in several disciplines from a generous selection of approved courses in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and economics. A graduate of the German Studies Program is expected: to be prepared for life-long learning; to be knowledgeable and conversant about German contributions to western culture in such areas as literature, film, philosophy, science, and music; to be proficient in the German language; to understand and be able to discuss German history, government, attitudes about religion; and to use all of the above as the mark of an educated person in pursuit of a career in business or in study toward a graduate or professional degree.
Thirty hours from the list of Approved German Studies courses, including German 303 and 304, German Studies 398 (Senior Colloquium), and twenty-one additional hours from the approved list, no more than nine of which may be in any one department.
History and Philosophy; German Literature and Theater History; Political Science and History; Art History, Music History, and Religion; etc. Note that the above combinations are examples only. Within Program requirements, students are free to shape the major as they wish based on their own intellectual interests.
At least one of German 303 or 304; four additional 300-level courses on the approved list of German Studies courses from any two departments; or a thematic course of study (12 hours) approved in advance by the Director of the German Studies Program.
(Complete Course Descriptions are given under the appropriate departmental listings in this General Bulletin.
Art History Courses (Prereq: None)
- ARTH 382, Twentieth-Century European Painting and Sculpture
- ARTH 387, Dada and Surrealism
- ARTH 399, Independent Studies
Comparative Literature Courses (Prereq: None)
- CMPL, 300 Berlin/Vienna at the Turn of the Century
- CMPL, 390 Independent Studies
Economics Courses (Prereq: ECON 102; 103)
- ECON 335, Comparative Economic Systems
- ECON 374, International Economics
- ECON 399, Independent Studies
English Courses (Prereq: ENGL 150)
- ENGL 361B, Romanticism
- ENGL 368N, German Film
- ENGL 390, Independent Studies
German Language & Literature Courses (Prereq: GERM 202)
- GRMN 302, Advanced Written and Spoken German
- GRMN 303, Studies in German Civilization I
- GRMN 304, Studies in German Civilization II
- GRMN 311, Advanced Conversation
- GRMN 313, Introduction to German Literature
- GRMN 330, The German Novella
- GRMN 365, Literature of Enlightenment/Storm & Stress
- GRMN 366, From Lessing to Young Goethe
- GRMN 367, German Classicism/Romanticism
- GRMN 375, 19th-Century Literature
- GRMN 380, 20th-Century Literature I
- GRMN 386, 20th-Century Literature II
- GRMN 395, Special Topics in German Literature
- GRMN 399, Independent Studies.
German Studies Course (Prereq: Senior Status in GRST)
- GRST 398, Senior Colloquium
History Courses (Prereq: None)
- HSTY 309, Reformation Europe
- HSTY 334, History of Nineteenth-Century Germany
- HSTY 335, History of Twentieth-Century Germany
- HSTY 399, Independent Studies
Music History Courses
(Prereq: MUSC 221 is Prereq for MUSC 222; consent of Instructor required for all 300-level courses)
- MUSC 221, Intro to Music: The Listening Experience I [if student has no significant musical background]
- MUSC 222, Intro to Music: The Listening Experience II
- MUSC 322, History of Western Music II
- MUSC 326, Symphonic Literature
- MUSC 327, Vocal Literature
- MUSC 399, Independent Studies
Philosophy Courses (Prereq: PHIL 101)
- PHIL 355, Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy
- PHIL 358, The Frankfurt School
- PHIL 399, Independent Studies
Political Science Courses (Prereq: None)
- POSC 260, Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POSC 367, Western European Political Systems
- POSC 395, Special Projects
Religion Courses
(Prereq: None)
- RLGN 254, The Holocaust
- RLGN 308, The Problem of the Historical Jesus
- RLGN 314/414, Jews and Christians in Germany
- RLGN 331/431, German-Jewish Thought & History
- RLGN 374, Reformation Europe 1500-1650 (Same as HSTY 309)
- RLGN 390, Independent Studies
Theater History Courses
(Prereq: None)
- THTR 228, Theater History I
- THTR 229, Theater History II
- THTR 397, Honors Studies I
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