Course Description:

In this course, we will analyze famous German short stories, including Heinrich von Kleist, Betrothal in Santo Domingo; E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Sandman; Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Undine; Adelbert von Chamisso, The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl; Georg Büchner, Lenz; Theodor Storm, The Rider on the White Horse; Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Jew Beech; Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis; Thomas Mann, Death in Venice; Ingeborg Bachmann, Undine Goes.

We will focus on discourses of the supernatural processes of othering, including antisemitism, racism, and class-based discrimination; mental illness; and representations of gender, the body, and desire.

Course Registration Info:

• CRN: 33474
• TR 10:30 - 11:50 AM
• Professor: Elisabeth Krimmer