Students gain fluency and advanced reading comprehension; study prominent works of German literature in their original language; and examine Germany's history, culture, politics, and contemporary society.
Sommer in Sewanee will take place this year June 17th-June 30th, 2012. The cultural topic will be "Wanderlust: Deutsche Reisen", and will explore the German fascination with travel and offers workshops in the many beautiful regions of the German-speaking world. This is an excellent opportunity for teachers and students of German to deepen their knowledge of German language and culture.
Sixteen Sewanee students will spend part of their summer in Berlin with the "Summer in Berlin" program, the German Department's new study abroad opportunity, which is directed by Dr. Reinhard Zachau. The program includes a three-week language course at Berlin's Deutsch in Deutschland German Language Institute. The afternoons are spent exploring Berlin's neighborhoods following the excursions described in Zachau's Berlin Walks, Berliner Spaziergänge published by Focus in 2010. Sewanee students will return with an appreciation of Berlin's history and architecture and its rich literature.
From Feb. 9-16, Sewanee will be holding its own German Film Festival, the Sewaneenale, to coincide with the International Film Festival being held at the same time in Berlin known as the Berlinale. The festival opens with a red carpet gala at the German House featuring a viewing of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, followed by a showing of F.W. Murnau's Faust at 7 p.m. in Gailor Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 11. Then on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m., you can see Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel. All of these films are emblematic of the Weimar Period. Fatih Akin's Soul Kitchen brings us into the modern era and closes the festival on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 8:30 p.m. at the German House. The Sewaneenale has been organized by German House Head Resident, Florian Seubert.
