Good, Evil, Human: German Fairy Tales and Their Cultural Impact
GRST 279
Spring 2021
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01
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| Crosslisting:
COL 279, GELT 279, WLIT 251 |
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: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)(GRST-MN)(GRST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Grimm: FAIRY TALES
Selected other tales
Disney movies
Theoretical writings by Propp, Bettelheim, Zipes, and others
Terry Pratchett, THE HOGFATHER or Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell, THE SLEEPER AND THE SPINDLE
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will include discussion moderation, regular journals, two papers (ca. 3 pages) and a final project with a creative component. |
| Instructor(s): Baeumel,Martin Times: .M.W... 01:00PM-02:20PM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 4 | FR: 4 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 15 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 5 |
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