German Studies

• German Studies
  • GERMAN STUDIES PROGRAM COMMITTEE
  • THE GERMAN STUDIES PROGRAM
    • Requirements for the Major in German Studies
    • Sample Concentrations for the German Studies Major
    • Requirements for a Minor in German Studies

German Studies

201 Guilford House
Phone: 368-3071
David Benseler

GERMAN STUDIES PROGRAM COMMITTEE

David Benseler (Ph.D., University of Oregon)

Louis D. Beaumont University Professor of Humanities and Chair, Modern Languages and Literatures; Director, German Studies Program
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, Theater Arts
Criticism; history of theater (16th-18th century); dramaturgy

Margaretmary Daley, Ph.D. (Yale University)

Assistant Professor of German and Comparative Literature
Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century German literature; contemporary writing; women's studies; literary theory.

Martin Helzle (Ph.D., Cambridge University)

Associate Professor, Classics
Greek and Latin influences in German literature; classical influences in Germany; Hoelderlin

Susannah Heschel (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania)

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, Philosophy
Nineteenth-century German philosophy, esp. Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche; the Frankfurt School, esp. Adorno; critical theory, esp. Habermas

Kenneth Ledford (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., University of North Carolina)

Assistant Professor, History
Modern German history; history of the professions; German middle-class society and culture; European legal history

Marie-Pierre Le Hir, Ph.D. (University of Iowa)

Elizabeth C. and William M. Treuhaft Associate Professor of Humanities; Director, French Studies Program
Nineteenth-century French literature; literary criticism & theory; cultural history; women's studies.

Alan Rocke (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin)

Professor of History and Chair
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)

Professor, English
18th-19th century German and English literary relations; critical theory; law and literature

Peter Jianhua Yang, Ph.D. (University of Utah)

Jesse Hauk Shera Assistant Professor of German, Chinese, and Comparative Literture; Director, Language Laboratory
German literature, emphasis on twentieth-century German literature; German theater; technology-enhanced language learning; language teaching pedagogy; business German; theatricality

THE GERMAN STUDIES PROGRAM

In its reconstituted form, Germany again has become a major player in European and global affairs. Germany always has 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 now have 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 and 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, and 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.

Requirements for the Major in German Studies:

Thirty hours from the list of approved German studies courses, including German 303 and 304, German Studies 398 (Senior Colloquium), and 21 additional hours from the approved list, no more than nine of which may be in any one department.

Sample Concentrations for the German Studies Major:

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.

Requirements for a Minor in German Studies:

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 program director.

Approved German Studies Courses: (Complete Course Descriptions are given under the appropriate departmental listings in this General Bulletin.

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