Thanks are owed to Caroline Degg who helped with the bibliographical research for this course.
The German Family in the Nineteenth Century
Reading Assignments
Week 1 January 17 Introduction January 19 R--Hausen, Karen. "Family and Role Division"
Goethe, Elective Affinities, Forward-Ch. 8Week 2 January 24 Elective Affinities; Ch 9-Ch. 24 Report 1--Gender and Gender Roles
R--Scott, Joan. "Gender: A Useful Category of Analysis"
(Lim and Van Arsdale)
R-Frevert, Ute. "Gender in German History."
(Rockenstein)
R-Kimmel and Messner Introduction to Men' Lives.January 26 Elective Affinities, Ch. 24-end Report 2--The Family
R-Abrams, Lynne, "Companionship and conflict"
(Farley)
R-Hausen, Karin. "'..eine Ulme für das schwanke Efeu.' "Week 3 January 31 Büchner, Woyzek, entire play February 2 Woyzek Report 3--Men and Violence
R-Spierenburg, Pieter. "Masculinity, Violence, and Honor: An Introduction." (Zesiger)
R--Ramanathan, Geetha. "Male Subjectivity and the Female Body: Büchner's Woyzeck." (Hirschy)Week 4 February 7 Herzog, Woyzek (on reserve in library)
Complete film worksheet and send 2 discussion questions to the listserveFebruary 9 Keller, A Village Romeo and Juliet, entire text February 11 Paper 1 due by 5 p.m. Week 5 February 14 No class today February 16 A Village Romeo and Juliet February 18 Lewald, The Education of Fanny Lewald, Book 1 (the class will not meet, but please do reading and write journal entry for this section Week 6 February 21 Lewald, The Education of Fanny Lewald; Books 1 & 2 Report 4-German Women Writers and the Women's Movement
R-Frederiksen, Elke. "German Women Writers in the Nineteenth Century: Where are they? " (Scott)
R-Goodman, Kay. Dis/closures: Women's Autobiography in Germany between 1790 and 1914 (chapter on Lewald and Ebner Eschenbach). (Van Arsdale)February 23 Lewald, The Education of Fanny Lewald, Book 3 Week 7 Wednesday, March 1 Marlitt, The Old Mam'sell's Secret, Ch. 1-11 Report 5--Parents and Children (Flowers and Ruttinger)
R--Schütze, Yvonne. "Mutterliebe-Vaterliebe. Elternrollen in der bürgerlichen Familie des 19. Jahrhunderts."Thursday, March 2, 5:30-7 pm The Old Mam'sell's Secret, Ch. 12-21 Report 6--Popular Literature
R--Mosse, George, "What Germans Really Read" (Sullivan and Erdmann)Week 8 March 6 The Old Mam'sell's Secret, Ch. 21-end March 8 Midterm March 13-24 Spring Break Week 9 March 27 The Old Mam'sell's Secret Report 6--Popular Literature
R--Bramsted, "Popular Literature and Philistinism" (Rockenstein)
R--Liebs, "Diktierte Träume: Mütter und Töchter in populären Lesestoffen"March 29 Ebner-Eschenbach, Beyond Atonement, Ch. 1-11 Week 10 April 3 Beyond Atonement; Ch. 12-end Report 7--The Mother
R-Möhrmann, Renate. "Einleitung." Verklärt, verkitscht, vergessen. Die Mutter als ästhetische Figur. (Scott and Sanford)
R--Allen, Ann Taylor. Introduction. Feminism and Motherhood in Germany 1800-1914. (Erdmann and Hollenberg)April 5 Beyond Atonement Report 7--The Mother
R--Harriman, Helga H. "Maria von Ebner-Eschenbach in Feminist Perspective."(Sanford)April 7 Paper 2 due by 5 p.m. Week 11 April 10 Fontane, Effi Briest, Introduction-Ch. 12 April 12 Effi Briest; Ch. 13-24 Report 8--Sexuality
R-Jamison, Robert L. "The Fearful Education of Effi Briest." (Sullivan and Zesoger)
R-Leventhal, Jean H. "Fact into Fiction. Effi Briest and the Ardenne Case." (Lim and Hollenberg)Week 12 April 17 Effi Briest, Ch. 25-end Report 8--Sexuality
R-Pascal, Ray. From Naturalism to Expressionism. German Literature and Society 1880-1918 (chapter 8: The Family; Woman; Youth and ch. 9 Literature and Sex). (Hirschy and Ruttinger)April 19 Fassbinder, Effi Briest
Complete the worksheet and send two discussion questions to the listserve.Week 13 April 24 Reuter, From a Good Family, Introduction-Ch. I-11 April 26 From a Good Family; Ch. I-12-II-3 Report 9--Parents and Education (Farley and Flowers)
Albisetti, James C. Introduction and Ch. 2. Schooling German Girls and Women. Secondary and Higher Education in the Nineteenth Century.Week 14 May 1 Reuter, From a Good Family, Ch. II-4-end May 3 Eyes Wide Shut (Film). Complete the worksheet and send two questions to the listserve. May 5 Paper 3 due by 5 p.m. May 12 Final Exam or Research Paper
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