DEPARTMENT OF GERMANIC STUDIES

Course Number: GER 340C (37680): Roots of Modernity: German Cultural History, 1200-1750 Semester: Spring 2019 Instructor: Peter Hess, [email protected] Prerequisites: Three credits in upper-division course work in German

DESCRIPTION:

Beginning with the development of medieval cities and concluding with the beginning of the modern era, this course focuses on the historical, cultural, and literary development of German-speaking Europe. Political, social, religious, economic, and philosophical developments as well as architecture, art, music, and literature of the time period will be examined. History will not be discussed in terms of specific events but rather in terms of large-scale developments and factors that contributed to them; focus will be on cultural history. Most importantly, we will learn to understand how Germany's past helped shape the Germany we know today.

We will study a variety of source texts and artifacts that will give you insight into historical developments, cultural production, and everyday life. You will learn to read and interpret various artifacts as specific forms of human thought and expression in their times. You also will be encouraged to reflect upon your own life as a point of comparison: this will help you understand how your own life, just like that of Germans in the past, is determined by the respective historical moment and the norms established by the cultural context.

You will be assigned daily readings and should expect to turn in at least one homework assignment per week. Some assignments will require group work (work in groups is generally encouraged). You also should expect one or two additional assignments that will require you to visit the Blanton Museum of Art and the HRC. You are expected to read the relevant pages in the textbook and/or the materials posted on Canvas in preparation for every class. One objective of this course is vocabulary building: you will receive lists with vocabulary taken from the reading assignment, and you are expected to be able to use that vocabulary in your homework and during exams. This course will be taught in German, but any motivated student with at least four semesters of college German can take this course.

This course is part of our thematic course cluster and builds on the introductory course sequence (506, 507, 612) and our transitional courses (328, 330C). As in all of our courses, language learning will be an important objective. In this course, we will primarily focus on reading skills and on vocabulary building.

GLOBAL CULTURES FLAG

This course carries the Global Cultures flag. Global Cultures courses are designed to increase your familiarity with cultural groups outside the United States. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from assignments covering the practices, beliefs, and histories of at least one non-U.S. cultural group, past or present.

CLASS AND CLASSROOM POLICIES

Cell phones must be turned off in class; computers may be used only for note-taking or to search course-related materials. If you use electronic devices for non-class related activities and create a disturbance you will be asked to leave for the remainder of that class.

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE

The Sanger Learning & Career Center (JES A115) provides free academic assistance. It offers help with reading and learning strategies. It is free to all currently enrolled students. http://lifelearning.utexas.edu The Undergraduate Writing Center (FAC 211) has trained consultants who provide assistance with writing: http://uwc.utexas.edu For help using the main library (PCL) or the Fine Arts Library see: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/assistive/policy.html http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Students with disabilities may request appropriate academic accommodations from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services for Students with Disabilities, 471-6259, http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd/

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND OTHER ABSENCES

By UT Austin policy, you must notify me of your pending absence at least fourteen days prior to the date of observance of a religious holy day. If you must miss a class, an examination, a work assignment, or a project in order to observe a religious holy day, you will be given an opportunity to complete the missed work within a reasonable time after the absence.

Documentation from a physician is required for medical absence; arrangements for work to be made up must be made promptly, and in no case should the work be completed more than two weeks after the absence. Other absences (e.g. family events) must be arranged for at least one week in advance and missed work must be turned in at the next class session after return.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Plagiarism and other forms of scholastic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students. Cheating on tests or plagiarism on papers is an F for the assignment, with no makeup possible. If you engage in any form of scholastic dishonesty more than once, you will receive an automatic F for the course. Students who engage in any form of scholastic dishonesty more than once, will receive an automatic F for the course. Consult the information produced by the Dean of Students Office and read all links and subpages: http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/acint_student.php It is your responsibility to know what plagiarism is and how to cite all of your sources appropriately. To make correct citations, researchers often use bibliographic software like UT's "NoodleBib" or Zotero: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/noodlebib http://www.zotero.com

TITLE IX AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The University of Texas at Austin is committed to maintaining a learning environment that is free from discriminatory conduct based on gender. As required by Title IX, the University encourages any student or non- student who thinks that he or she has been subjected to sex discrimination, sexual harassment (including sexual violence) or sexual misconduct by another student, member of the faculty or staff, or campus visitor or contractor, to immediately report the incident to any of the individuals persons or offices listed below.

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Students may also report incidents of sex discrimination, sexual harassment (including sexual violence) or sexual misconduct to any university Responsible Employee, who is then required to promptly notify any of the above Title IX coordinators of the reported incident. Complaints or allegations of student-on-student sex discrimination, sexual harassment (including sexual violence) or sexual misconduct will be handled by the Office of the Dean of Students. Cases of sexual violence may also be reported to the University of Texas Police Department, the City of Austin Police Department and other local law enforcement authorities. The Title IX Coordinators can assist individuals with contacting these law enforcement agencies.

CAMPUS CARRY

According to SB11 (“Campus Carry”), individuals who hold a required license are eligible to carry a concealed handgun in this classroom. While this policy does not reflect my personal viewpoint regarding this issue, UT Austin is required to follow SB11 to the letter and is not at liberty to enact policies or provisions that violate it. Any changes to the law must come through the state legislative process. If you consider exercising the legal right to carry a concealed weapon, please consult the relevant policies in the Handbook of Operating Procedures. https://www.policies.utexas.edu/policies/campus-concealed-carry The open carry of handguns is not permitted anywhere on campus, including in this classroom. Anyone who sees an openly carried handgun in this classroom should immediately call 911.

TEXTS

Hans-Georg Hofacker and Thomas Schuler. Geschichtsbuch 2: Das Mittelalter und die frühe Neuzeit. Berlin: Cornelsen, 1994. [Required; ISBN 9783464642023]

Hilke Günther-Arndt and Jürgen Kocka. Geschichtsbuch 3: Vom Zeitalter des Absolutismus bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges. Berlin: Cornelsen, 1995. [Recommended; ISBN 9783464642030]

GRADING homework 10% class participation (incl. in-class group work notes) 10% class presentation (in German) 15% three short papers (2-3 pages double-spaced) 15% three hourly exams (15/15/20%) 50%

GRADING POLICY

This course the plus/minus grading scale to record final grades. The following scale will be used for course grades: A = 4.0; A- = 3.67; B+ = 3.33; B = 3.0; B- = 2.67; C+ = 2.33; C = 2.0; C- = 1.67; D+ = 1.33; D = 1.0; D- = 0.67; F = 0.0. I will use a 100-point scale to grade tests. You can earn an A+ on an exam, but per university rule, “A” is the highest grade you can earn in this course. You also can earn extra credit for attending extra-curricular activities, such as German film, Stammtisch, etc. You can earn .5 credit each time for a maximum of 2 points. More than two unexcused absences may result in a lower grade. GER 340C: German Culture, 1200-1750 (37680) Spring 2019

LEHRPLAN

22.1. Einführung (Thema, Lehrplan, Lesestrategie) "Hinweise zur Benutzung" (5)

I. Kultur des Mittelalters

24.1. Bauern und Adlige im Mittelalter "Adel und Lehnswesen" (19) "Die Welt der Ritter und Edelfrauen" (21-23) "Die mittelalterliche Ständeordnung" (26-27) Der Bauernhof (18) H: Arbeitsblatt: Welt der Ritter G: 26-27: Ständeordnung

29.1. Höfische Kultur und Klosterkultur * Walther von der Vogelweide: Ich saß auf einem Steine * Walther von der Vogelweide: Unter den Linden * Carmina Burana: "O fortuna"; "In taberna"

31.1. Alltagsleben in der Stadt im Spätmittelalter "Hinter den Stadtmauern" (33) "Die Entstehung der Städte" (34-36) "Arbeit und Handel in der Stadt" (37-38) H: Arbeitsblatt: Entstehung der Städte

5.2. Die soziale Gliederung der Stadt "Gesellschaft und Herrschaft in der Stadt" (40-42) "Zentren des Fernhandels in Europa" (45-47) H: Arbeitsblatt: Herrschaft in der Stadt G: Rollenspiel: der Kaiser besucht die Stadt (40-42)

7.2. Kunst und Kultur im Mittelalter "Stadtspiel" (51) * Oswald von Wolkenstein: "Ach senliches Leiden" * Oswald von Wolkenstein: "Nu huss" R: Oswald von Wolkenstein

12.2. Europa im Umbruch (1350-1450) "Europa um 1500: Krise und Neubeginn" (125) "Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft" (126-130) "Aufbau einer Handelsgesellschaft um 1500 (131-132) H: Arbeitsblatt: Berufsleben im 15. Jahrhundert R: die Pest R: Jakob Fugger "der Reiche" G: 130 "Großunternehmen" pro/kontra; 131/1; 131/2a; 132/2b-c; 132/3

14.2. "Der Staat zwischen Mittelalter und Neuzeit" (134-136) "Vom Alltag des Volkes" (140-142) * Lieder des Spätmittelalters G: Lebensabschnitte, Lebensentscheidungen (140-142)

19.2. Wiederholung

21.2. ERSTE PRÜFUNG

II. Humanismus und Renaissance

26.2. Neues Weltbild von Humanismus und Renaissance "Humanismus und Renaissance" (145-147) "Bewusstsein von Zeit und Raum" (151-152) H: Arbeitsblatt: Was ist Humanismus? G: 148/1a-c; 148/1d; 149/1e; 133/4a; 133/4b R: Kolumbus R: Erasmus R: Albrecht Dürer

28.2. Kultur und Wissenschaft von Renaissance und Humanismus "Der Bergbau im 16. Jahrhundert" (133/129) G: 148/1a-c; 148/1d; 149/1e; 133/4a; 133/4b R: Copernicus / Heliozentrismus "Kunst und Technik" (148-150; 153) "Sprichwörterrätsel" (155) *** Blanton Hausaufgabe: Kunst der Renaissance

5.3. Humanistische Literatur * Conrad Celtis: "An Apollo" * Hans Sachs: "Das Schlauraffen Landt" * Matthias Holtzwart: Emblematum tyrocinia (Auszug) R: Conrad Celtis R: Hans Sachs R: Emblem

7.3. * Hermann Bote: Dil Ulenspiegel (Auszüge) * Lieder der Renaissance H: Arbeitsblatt: Botes Ulenspiegel

III. Reformation und Religionskriege

12.3. Reformation und Glaubenskriege "Reformation und Glaubenskriege" (157) "Wie [...] die Glaubensspaltung entsteht" (158-160) "Das Bild als Waffe" (161-162) G: 161/1a; 161/1b; 161/1c; 161/1d (Fragen 162/2) R: Martin Luther *** HRC Hausaufgabe: Gutenberg-Bibel

14.3. * Martin Luther: Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen * Wider die räuberischen und mörderischen Rotten der Bauern "Ritteraufstand und Bauernkrieg" (169-171) R: Der Bauernkrieg (1525) H: Arbeitsblatt: Luthers Thesen *** Erster kurzer Aufsatz

SPRING BREAK

26.3. "Die Reformation und die Gesellschaft" (164-168) "Die reformierte Lateinschule" (163) H: Arbeitsblatt: Beteiligte an der Reformation G: 169/2a; 170/2b; 170/2c; 171/3a; 171/3b R: Kaiser Karl V.

28.3. Gegenreformation und Konfessionalismus "Calvinismus, Gegenreformation und Glaubensspaltung" (172-174) "Frauen um 1600" (179-181) R: Jean Calvin R: Huldrych (Ulrich) Zwingli

2.4. Wiederholung

4.4. ZWEITE PRÜFUNG

IV. Barockkultur und Absolutismus

9.4. Der Dreißigjährige Krieg (1618-1648) "Die Niederlande" (177-178) "Der Dreißigjährige Krieg" (182-187) "Bilderrätsel" (189) G: 185/2a; 186/2b-d: 186/3; 189 R: Waffen und Kriegstechnologie R: Andreas Gryphius * Andreas Gryphius: "Thränen deß Vaterlandes Anno 1636" *** Blanton Hausaufgabe: Kunst des Barock

11.4. Der absolutistische Staat: Frankreich "Staaten und Gesellschaften" (19) "Frankreich: Ein Modell für Europa" (20-23) höfische Kultur: repräsentative Architektur * Grimmelshausen: Simplicissimus (Auszüge) R: Absolutismus

16.4. Merkantilismus "Die neue Wirtschaftsform: Merkantilismus" (24-27) H: Arbeitsblatt: Definition des absolutistischen Staates G: 24/2; 25f/3-4; 26/5; 27/7; 27/8 R: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber *** Zweiter kurzer Aufsatz

18.4. Kunst und Musik des Barock und Rokoko R: Balthasar Neumann R: Johann Sebastian Bach * Weltliche Lieder der Barockzeit

23.4. Barockliteratur R: Paul Fleming * Andreas Gryphius: "Menschliches Elende" * Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau: "Vergänglichkeit der Schönheit" * Paul Fleming: "Wie er wolle geküsset sein"; "Herrn Paul Flemingi der Med. Doct. Grabschrifft"

V. Aufklärung

25.4. Philosophie der Aufklärung R: Immanuel Kant * Immanuel Kant: Was ist Aufklärung? (1784) * Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart: Die Forelle

30.4. Der absolutistische Staat: Deutsches Reich "Die preußischen Könige: vom despotischen zum aufgeklärtem Absolutismus" (28-32) "Die Aufklärung und Friedrich II. von Preußen (33-35; 13) G: 13/4; 33/1; 33/2; 34/3-5 R: König Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Preußen R: König Friedrich II. von Preußen

2.5. "Die Politik der europäischen Großmächte im 18. Jh." (36-38) * Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim: "Bei Eröffnung des Feldzuges. 1756." R: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach R: Joseph Haydn *** Dritter kurzer Aufsatz

7.5. Wiederholung

9.5. DRITTE PRÜFUNG