GERM 202
German Comics Spring 2021
Division I
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The goal of this advanced course is to study language and culture through the exploration of German-language comics. Despite the boom in the production of comics since the reunification and the appearance of numerous talented artists in the German speaking world, German comics remain largely unknown and unrecognized abroad. This course seeks to introduce students to this rich, active genre and to deepen their understanding of it by allowing them to engage with its broad spectrum of subjects and styles. The course will address a variety of recent comics ranging from graphic novels by Nora Krug, Olivia Vieweg to literary comics by Flix, Isabel Kreitz, as well as historical comics by Simon Schwartz and Reinhardt Kleist. What are the recurrent themes in German comics? What kind of current political issues do these comics raise and what type of contemporary anxieties do they express? These are some of the questions the course seeks to answer. This course is conducted entirely in German.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 12
Class#: 5221
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: three 3- to 5-page paper and one final project
Prerequisites: GERM 104 and GERM 201
Enrollment Preferences: German majors
Distributions: Division I

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