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WLGE 440 Green Germany: Nature and Environment in German Speaking Cultures
Survey of the long "Green" tradition in German-speaking cultures as reflected in the arts, in literature, and in scientific discoveries that have made Germany, Austria, and Switzerland leaders in development of alternative environmental technologies. Discussion in German of issues such as Romantic nature poetry, industrialization, Nazi attitudes towards nature, deforestation, the Green Party, air and water pollution, waste management, energy production, climate change, transportation systems, green architecture, sustainability, and the latest environmental technologies. Practice and assessment through class debates, group work, writing tasks, student presentations, and a portfolio.
Prerequisite: 3 Hours of 300-Level German
GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Typically offered in Fall only