CULTUURKUNDE DER LAGE LANDEN

GERMAN 111

Emphasis on proficiency in Dutch through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

GERMAN 625

Topics vary. May include: medieval literature; Golden Age literature; texts from Europe, South Africa, Indonesia, the Caribbean; memory in post-war literature; women writers; twentieth-century movements; Dutch-Jewish literature. Taught primarily in Dutch.

GERMAN 314

Reading and discussion of texts dealing with the cultural history of the Netherlands and Flanders as well as samples of modern Dutch fiction.

GERMAN 325

Study of an author or theme in modern Dutch/Flemish literature, presented by the current Dutch/Flemish writer in residence.

GERMAN 245

Cultural history and traditions of Dutch speaking countries. All readings and lectures in English.