Course Catalog Information (24-25)
INTL 16
Multicultural Voices in Germany
Course Description
An interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary multicultural Germany through the lens of film, literature, and music. A critical analysis of how filmmakers, writers, and other artists from Afro-German, Turkish-German, and other backgrounds are creating new modes of representation that engage with issues of marginalization, ethnicity, citizenship, cultural and linguistic hybridity, gender, post-colonialism, and national identity in the unique German cultural and political context. Course conducted in English.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify the impact of social, historical, political contexts on artistic expression illustrated in the case of minority voices in contemporary German culture.
- Analyze the range of expressions of identity negotiations of minority voices in the unique context of German culture, politics, and history Examine issues of multilingualism, identity politics, xenophobia, gender, and post-colonialism in the specific German cultural context.
- Analyze and evaluate the historical and contemporary relations of power between minority and majority voices in German culture Analyze the impact of different political cultures in Germany on the construction of identities of minority communities.
- Compare and contrast the different genres, modes of representation, and themes of minority artists in Germany.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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