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GERMAN IDENTITY: HISTORICAL AND CURRENT DEBATES
Country - Partner Institution - Programs: Germany - Free University of Berlin - 'Free Univ. Berlin'
UC Course SubjectGerman
Number & Suffix: 113
Full UC Title: GERMAN IDENTITY: HISTORICAL AND CURRENT DEBATES 
Transcript Title: GERMAN IDENTITY 
UC QTR Units - Division: 4.5 - Upper Division 
Course Description: This course offers a study of German identity. Students examine the question, “What is German Identity?” The course is separated into three distinct parts. The first part of the course reviews key elements of the concept of national and cultural identity from a cultural studies perspective. The second part utilizes examples from history to illustrate how national identity is a problematic concept, especially in Germany. The third part of the course explores meaningful texts that reflect the question of German identity in various times of crisis and from various perspectives, including excerpts from texts by Richard Wagner, Theodor W. Adorno, and Thomas Mann, as well as recent selected texts from scientists, writers, politicians, and journalists. 
Language of Instruction: German
 
Partner Title: "DEUTSCHE IDENTITÄT": ZUR AKTUALITÄT UND GESCHICHTE EINER TYPISCH DEUTSCHEN DEBATTE 
Partner University Department: Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie 
Partner University Course Number: 16851