GERM 232 Contemporary Germany: Culture and Society After 1945

This course covers major trends and developments of the cultural history of postwar Germany. Topics include the reconstruction of culture after 1945 the makeup of cultural institutions the mass media popular culture vs. traditional culture the counter culture of the sixties and early seventies and the problems of unification after 1989. Taught in German with emphasis on oral presentations and essay writing. Readings include literary texts and documentary material newspaper and magazine articles.