GERMAN 391
Central Europe and the South Pacific
Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for GERMAN 391.
Description
A study of the German connection with New Zealand, with special reference to the arts and sciences, German-speaking settlements in the nineteenth century, and German and Austrian refugees in the twentieth century.
For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for GERMAN 391.
Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.
Availability 2022
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Nicole Perry
Reading/Texts
Christian Kracht, Imperium, 2013 https://www.bookdepository.com/Imperium-Christian-Kracht/9783596185351?ref=grid-view&qid=1528331398471&sr=1-3 (Links to an external site.)
James Bade ed., Eine Welt für sich: Deutschsprachige Siedler und Reisende in Neuseeland im 19. Jahrhundert, (1998) - Contact the course convenor.
James Bade ed., Im Schatten zweier Kriege: Deutsche und Österreicher in Neuseeland im 20. Jahrhundert, (2005) - Contact the course convenor.
Recommended Reading
See Talis for course readings.
Assessment
Coursework only
Points
GERMAN 391: 15 points
Prerequisites
GERMAN 201
Restrictions
GERMAN 291