German Drana Fall 2012, J. Watson
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature Seminar on Genres: The Drama Undergraduate Student Syllabus Fall Term 2012 W, 3:30-6:10 CRT 866 Course Instructor: Office: Office Hours:
Professor Jenny Watson;
[email protected] HLT 244; phone: 229-5891 M 10-11 and by appointment
CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: Welcome to the German drama! In this course, we will—clearly—concentrate on one genre in German literature, the drama. Drama, for me, is the most “alive” and interactive type of literature there is: the reader is allowed to visualize, to imagine the stage, the characters, etc, and to fill in the blanks. And I will be asking you to do that as we make our way through German drama. We will begin on the first day with an investigation of what drama is and then move into the mid-1700s, when the modern German drama was born. After this short introduction, we will begin our study of German drama in Naturalism (late 1800s). By no means am I implying, by beginning at Naturalism, that there is no good German drama before this time. There is plenty! We simply do not have time to go through all the periods. Hence, I’ve decided to start at Naturalism so that we can end at contemporary drama. In our study of German drama, we will read some excerpts and some full pieces. We will also watch quite a few productions. All of this will be contextualized in secondary source reading you will do about the drama, the dramatist and the time period. REQUIRED MATERIALS: Available at Union Bookstore: Reigen by Arthur Schniztler Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder by Bertolt Brecht Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Schlusschor by Both Strauss Available on D2L: Excerpts and secondary reading can be found on the class D2L site and you are expected to print them off and bring them to class.
EVALUATION SUMMARY: Undergraduate: Classroom participation Pre-class journaling Author presentation 2 short papers Final
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Grading Scale A+ 98-100* C+ 78-79 A 93-97 C 73-77 A90-92 C70-72 B+ 88-89 D+ 68-69 B 83-82 D 63-67 B80-82 D60-62 F 59 and below Missed test or assignments = 0 (No* A+ for final grades) EVALUATION CRITERIA: CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION: This includes coming to class on time and with your reading/ homework done. It also includes meaningfully participating while in class, whether that be through the in-class writing, in discussion, group/ partner work or solitary work. If you do not participate, I will have to assume that you did not do the reading. Please note that regular attendance is required. One absence is allowed for the semester. Absences after that will affect your final grade. Your final grade will decrease by one percentage point per absence after the two absences. Please call or email me before class, if you cannot make it to class! Missing class hurts the whole class, not just you. Please also note, that not coming to class does not excuse you from (a) turning in assignments due on the day of absence; (b) knowing about assignments given on that day; (c) tests given on that day (if your absence is excused, we may be able to work something out with tests, but that will occur on an individual basis). Please keep in mind, that it is your responsibility to stay informed about the course. PRE-CLASS JOURNALING: I want you to keep an electronic journal that you write in each week and send to me the night before class (that means by 10pm each Tuesday). In this journal, you will discuss your reaction to all that you have read. I am mainly grading for content in the journals. You must cover these points, in GERMAN: • What the piece was and what you thought of it. WITH EXPLANATION OF WHY. • How it fits into the time period, etc. • Whom you would choose for the main roles and why • Two questions to discuss in class AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Each of you will be assigned an author whom you will present in class (10 minutes). In presenting the author, you will discuss the bio as well as the importance of the author to German literature and drama. You should create a one page handout with important dates, facts, etc. that you will hand out to the class. The presentation and handout should be in German. 2 SHORT PAPERS: You will be asked to write 2 short (3-5 pages) papers over the course of the semester. One of these papers will be analytical in nature that is, discussing a theme, style, staging, etc. of a piece. One of the papers will be factual. You may write about the author and his/her work (that we read) from a factual perspective. Papers are to be in German. FINAL: The final will be determined later. CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY AND OTHER POLICIES: If you need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of the course, please contact me as soon as possible. In addition, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the requirements of this course, including what are expected of you in class, i.e., participation, homework, 2
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tests, or anything else, discuss this with me as soon as possible. You are responsible for reading this syllabus thoroughly and understanding the requirements and assessment measures for this course. The Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics intends to comply with the UWM policy on Academic Misconduct and the Students with Disabilities Act. For additional university policies, see Appendix C in UWM Timetable
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334 Semesterplan Course schedule may be subject to change by instructor. Woche 5. Sept.
Im Kurs * Introduction to course and each other * Discussion: What is drama?—Aristotles’ Poetics
12. Sept.
* Lessing * Discussion: What is modern German drama? * Who was Gerhart Hauptmann? * Begin reading Die Weber
19. Sept.
*Discussion: What is Naturalismus? * How does Die Weber fit in Nat? *Who was Arthur Schnitzler? *Bering reading Reigen
Hausaufgaben • Read Gottsched/Lessing • Look up Lessing and his impact on German drama—be prepared to present. • Write in journal and send before Tuesday at 10pm • • • •
Finish Die Weber Read Naturalismus Read: Write in journal and send before Tuesday at 10pm
• • • •
Finish Reigen Read Wiener Moderne Read Write in journal and send before Tuesday at 10pm
Was ist Biedermeyer? Wer war Droste-Hülfhoff? Discuss poems HAG: Read Effi Briest Woche 22 & 24 Februar
Dienstag Was ist Realismus? Wer war Fontane? Discuss Effi Briest
Donnerstag 10 min in class writing: “Wie ist ein Tod anders als Effi Briest?” Was ist Naturalismus? Wer war Holz/Schlaf? Discuss Ein Tod
HAG: Read Ein Tod
1 &3 März
HAG: Compare literary movements from Romanticism to Realism (in German) Discuss poems
Peer editing Was sind Gegenströmungen? Wer war Hofmannsthal? Wer war George? Wer war Rilke?
HAG: Read Vor dem Gesetz
HAG: Read poems 8 & 10 März
10 min in class writing: “Was ist das Gesetz?”
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Was ist Expressionismus? Discuss poems and authors
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Wer war Kafka? Discuss Vor dem Gesetz
15 & 78 März
29 & 31 März
HAG: Analyze poem given to you and also look up author. Midterm
HAG: Midterm
HAG: Read Deutschland, Deutschland
\HAG: Read Furcht und Elend Create your own picture/ text critique of something Discuss poems Wer war Max Frisch?
Wer war Bertolt Brecht? Discuss Furcht und Elend Was ist nach dem Krieg?
Was ist Weimarer Zeit? Wer ist Tucholsky? Discuss Deutschland Deutschland
HAG: Read Der andorranische Jude HAG: Read and analyze poem assigned to you and also look up author Woche 5&7 April
Dienstag 10 min in class writing: “Was diskutiert Frischs Stück?”
Donnerstag Discuss Der geteilte Himmel Wer war Heinrich Böll?
Discuss Der andorranische Jude Was ist ab die 60er Jahren? Wer ist Christa Wolf?
HAG: Read Ansichten eines Clowns
HAG: Read Der geteilte Himmel
12 & 14 April
19 & 21 April
10 min in class writing: Was finden Wolf und Böll schlecht an den Westen?”
10 min in class writing: “Wer war der wirkliche Kaspar?”
Discuss Ansichten eines Clowns Wer ist Handke? Start Kaspar
Discuss Kaspar Wer ist Kroetz?
HAG: Finish Kaspar and look up who he was in real life.
HAG: Read Furcht und Hoffnung Write a summary of the literary periods from Naturalism to die nächste Generation (German) 10 min in class writing: “Wie kann man die Story symbolisch lesen?”
Peer editing Discuss Furcht und Hoffnung
Was ist die Wende bis heute? Wer ist Schulze? Discuss Simple Storys
HAG: Read Simple Storys
HAG: Read Nichts als Gespenster, S. 195-216. 26 & 28 April
Wer ist Judith Hermann? Discuss Nichts als Gespenster
10 min in class writing: “Was sollten wir von der Geschichte lernen/verstehen?”
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Discuss Nichts als Gespenster Wer ist Günter Grass? HAG : Finish Nichts als Gespenster
HAG: Read Krebsgang. Write a summary of German lit since the Wende (German) 3&5 Mai
Peer editing Discuss Krebsgang
10 & 12 Mai
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Department of Foreign Languages and Literature Seminar on Genres: The Drama Graduate Student Syllabus Fall Term 2012 W, 3:30-6:10 CRT 866 Course Instructor: Office: Office Hours:
Professor Jenny Watson;
[email protected] HLT 244; phone: 229-5891 M 10-11 and by appointment
CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: Welcome to the German drama! In this course, we will—clearly—concentrate on one genre in German literature, the drama. Drama, for me, is the most “alive” and interactive type of literature there is: the reader is allowed to visualize, to imagine the stage, the characters, etc, and to fill in the blanks. And I will be asking you to do that as we make our way through German drama. We will begin on the first day with an investigation of what drama is and then move into the mid-1700s, when the modern German drama was born. After this short introduction, we will begin our study of German drama in Naturalism (late 1800s). By no means am I implying, by beginning at Naturalism, that there is no good German drama before this time. There is plenty! We simply do not have time to go through all the periods. Hence, I’ve decided to start at Naturalism so that we can end at contemporary drama. In our study of German drama, we will read some excerpts and some full pieces. We will also watch quite a few productions. All of this will be contextualized in secondary source reading you will do about the drama, the dramatist and the time period. REQUIRED MATERIALS: Available at Union Bookstore: Reigen by Arthur Schniztler Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder by Bertolt Brecht Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Schlusschor by Both Strauss Available on D2L: Excerpts and secondary reading can be found on the class D2L site and you are expected to print them off and bring them to class. EVALUATION SUMMARY: Graduate: Classroom participation Pre-class journaling Author presentation Final
20% 15% 10% 15%
Research paper Research presentation Writing on extra reading
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Grading Scale A+ 98-100* C+ 78-79 A 93-97 C 73-77 A90-92 C70-72 B+ 88-89 D+ 68-69 B 83-82 D 63-67 B80-82 D60-62 F 59 and below Missed test or assignments = 0 (No* A+ for final grades) EVALUATION CRITERIA: CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION: This includes coming to class on time and with your reading/ homework done. It also includes meaningfully participating while in class, whether that be through the in-class writing, in discussion, group/ partner work or solitary work. If you do not participate, I will have to assume that you did not do the reading. Please note that regular attendance is required. One absence is allowed for the semester. Absences after that will affect your final grade. Your final grade will decrease by one percentage point per absence after the two absences. Please call or email me before class, if you cannot make it to class! Missing class hurts the whole class, not just you. Please also note, that not coming to class does not excuse you from (a) turning in assignments due on the day of absence; (b) knowing about assignments given on that day; (c) tests given on that day (if your absence is excused, we may be able to work something out with tests, but that will occur on an individual basis). Please keep in mind, that it is your responsibility to stay informed about the course. PRE-CLASS JOURNALING: I want you to keep an electronic journal that you write in each week and send to me the night before class (that means by 10pm each Tuesday). In this journal, you will discuss your reaction to all that you have read. You must cover these points, in GERMAN: • What the piece was and what you thought of it. WITH EXPLANATION OF WHY. • How it fits into the time period, etc. • Whom you would choose for the main roles and why • Two questions to discuss in class AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Each of you will be assigned an author whom you will present in class (10 minutes). In presenting the author, you will discuss the bio as well as the importance of the author to German literature and drama. You should create a one page handout with important dates, facts, etc. that you will hand out to the class. The presentation and handout should be in German. FINAL: The final will be determined later. RESEARCH PAPER: At the end of the semester, you will be expected to turn in a 10-15 page (typed, in German or English) research paper on a topic related to the course. There will be benchmarks during the semester (see the syllabus) so that we are all on the same page when you hand your final paper in. You are expected to cite at least 5 different secondary sources and to cite using the MLA guidelines. Please make sure you understand what plagiarism and that you are not doing it—you fail the course if you do. RESEARCH PRESENTATION: AT the end of the semester, you will give a 15-20 minute presentation, in German, on your research paper. You may not read your paper. The
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presentation should be interesting and include some form of visual. You will be graded on content as well as presentation. WRITING ON EXTRA READING: Additional secondary reading will be assigned to you each week (see D2L for assignments) and I want you to write about these reading--as well as the other ones-- in your pre-class journaling. This writing is to be in German as well, and again, I am mainly grading on content in the journals.
CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY AND OTHER POLICIES: If you need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of the course, please contact me as soon as possible. In addition, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the requirements of this course, including what are expected of you in class, i.e., participation, homework, tests, or anything else, discuss this with me as soon as possible. You are responsible for reading this syllabus thoroughly and understanding the requirements and assessment measures for this course. The Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics intends to comply with the UWM policy on Academic Misconduct and the Students with Disabilities Act. For additional university policies, see Appendix C in UWM Timetable
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