GERM 65.02 German Humor--Not an Oxymoron!
German Humor--Not an Oxymoron! This seminar analyzes texts, artwork, films, and songs ranging from the early 20th-Century literary tradition to contemporary visual humor. The topics for discussion will include political satire on war, nationalism, and reunification, Hitler comedies, immigrant comedies, humor on gender, and satires on what it means to be German. This seminar also provides an introduction to German Studies research methods. Conducted in German. German majors may take this course as their Culminating Experience by doing additional work.