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LITTRANS 280

FROM GRIMM TO GRYFFINDOR: GERMAN FAIRYTALES (RE)IMAGINED

3 credits.

From Rumpelstiltskin to Rapunzel, the rich fairy-tale tradition of the German-speaking world is filled with familiar themes and subversive morals. With an eye to depictions of gender, gender roles, sexuality, and race, we critically engage with these tales and contextualize them within the social and political landscapes that shaped them.

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Requisites: Satisfied Communications A Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically engage with German fairytales from different time periods and contextualize them within the social and political landscapes that shaped them Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore fairytales through a variety of analytical lenses, including feminist and queer theories, ecocriticism, and psychoanalytic perspectives Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and analyze the fairytale’s transcultural influences in literature, art, music, poetry, and pop culture Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically engage with German fairytales from different time periods and contextualize them within the social and political landscapes that shaped them Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore fairytales through a variety of analytical lenses, including feminist and queer theories, ecocriticism, and psychoanalytic perspectives Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and analyze the fairytale’s transcultural influences in literature, art, music, poetry, and pop culture Audience: Undergraduate

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