Graduate Program
The Graduate Program in German Culture and Literature at Vanderbilt University prepares a select group of highly qualified students to deal with the professional challenges in the field of German. Its purpose is to train graduate students to excel in the profession as scholars and as teachers.
Students with a Ph.D. from the German Department graduate with a profound knowledge in German literature and culture. Furthermore, collaborations with other departments and programs, and a variety of interdisciplinary research centers on Vanderbilt University’s campus allow students to attain a broad interdisciplinary understanding of historical backgrounds, cultural developments, and artistic representation. The program encourages students to develop their individual talents and to discover their intellectual potential under the guidance of a dedicated and distinguished faculty.
The program in German at Vanderbilt University offers a wide variety of courses such as on the relationship of literature to philosophy, music, and science, the German cinema, women and writing, German-Jewish culture, intellectual constellations, friendship & love, dreams in literature & philosophy, autobiographies, media studies, exile studies, the institutionalization of literature, critical theory, avant-garde movements, literary theory and criticism as well as on major authors, genres, and periods. Graduate Catalog
|
