Introduction to major political, historical, and social trends which have shaped German society, both east and west, from the end of World War II to the present.

This course serves as an introduction to major political, historical, and social trends which have shaped German society, both east and west, from the end of World War II to the present. The course will include discussions of film, visual art, consumer culture, music, and literature in examining the rise and fall of the student movement and radical politics, the evolution of gender roles, the emergence of a multicultural society, the unresolved tensions of reunification and European integration, and Germany’s ongoing engagement with the Nazi past.