GER 452 - Seminar: Refugees in German Culture

This seminar explores refugee artwork, literature, film, and activism in contemporary German culture. Students will analyze texts about and by refugees using the tools of cultural studies, allowing us to ask questions about power, identity and difference, European constructions of race, the legacies of colonialism and genocide, (im)migration, and nation-building in the 21^st century. Students will improve and refine their critical-thinking, analytical writing, and presentation skills in German and in English by engaging with course material both in- and outside of the classroom. 

Prerequisites & Notes
German 250 or 260 or permission of the instructor.