Contemporary German Women Writers and Berlin

This course aims to explore the literary tradition of German women writers, focusing on primary texts by 21st-century / contemporary women writers, while at the same time helping students acquire a broad knowledge of modern German culture, society and the gender politics which create the frame of reference for our understanding of the literary texts. Because many of the contemporary women writers are from Berlin, write or live in Berlin, class discussions will also illuminate the city's role in fictional writing.