Germans-Jewish Culture and Modern Multiculturalism in Germany (Intersession 2021)

Course Number

GERM 286

Syllabus Date

Winter 2021

Faculty Member

Robert D. Tobin, Clark University

Department course is offered by

GERM - German

Course description

"This class studies the expression of cultural identity in central European literature. How many people come to think of themselves or others as "Germans", "Jews", "Turks", "Foreigners", "Immigrants"? While the Holocaust is obviously central to the German-Jewish relationship, it is not the only focus of this course -- we will read literary reflections of the emancipation of the Jews, of German-Jewish assimilation and symbiosis, of the rise of anti-Semitism and Zionism, as well as attempts to remember the past. And while the long history of the relationship between Jews and non-Jews in Germany will be a major component of our course, we will also study the emergence of Germany today as a multicultural nation."

Keywords

Germany, Jews, German culture, Jewish culture, multiculturalism

Recommended Citation

Tobin, Robert D., "Germans-Jewish Culture and Modern Multiculturalism in Germany (Intersession 2021)" (2021). Syllabi. 39.
https://commons.clarku.edu/tobinsyllabi/39