Good, Evil, Human: German Fairy Tales and Their Cultural Impact (FYS)
GRST 279F
Spring 2020
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01
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| Crosslisting:
GELT 279F, COL 279F |
The collected folk tales of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm have had a substantial impact on the cultural history of Germany and beyond. Despite our sense that we already know these texts, it is worth taking a closer look at their messages. Deceptively simple, these little tales communicate and negotiate extraordinarily important and complicated messages about what it means to be human, to behave in acceptable ways, to have and control unwelcome desires, and to (be able to) imagine a better world. We will read selected fairy tales from the Grimm collection and other texts, investigate the historical context in which the Grimms undertook their ambitious project, learn about ways in which scholarship has framed fairy tales, and discuss adaptations of the fairy-tale tradition in films and texts of the 20th century. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA GRST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GRST-MN)(GRST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Grimm: FAIRY TALES
Selected other tales
Disney movies
Theoretical writings by Propp, Bettelheim, Zipes, and others
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will include discussion moderation and oral presentations; regular journals; short papers with rewrites; peer reviews; a final project, which can be research-based or creative. |
| Instructor(s): Baeumel,Martin Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK412; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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