Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- GMST100: Introduction to Germanic Studies
- GMST101: Beginning German I
- GMST102: Beginning German II
- GMST105: Business German
- GMST108: Introduction to Translating German Texts
- GMST110: Intensive Beginning German
- GMST153: Representations of the Holocaust in Popular Culture
- GMST180: Myths, Fairy Tales and Fantasy Fiction
- GMST201: Intermediate German I
- GMST202: Intermediate German II
- GMST210: Special Topics
- GMST300: Germanic Cultural Studies
- GMST301: Advanced German I
- GMST302: Advanced German II
- GMST350: A Short History of German Film
- GMST351: The New German Cinema
- GMST353: Literature and Film of the Holocaust and "Third Reich"
- GMST354: Weimar and Nazi Germany
- GMST355: German Expressionism (1910-1933)
- GMST362: The Two Germanies
- GMST364: The Emergence of Sexology in the German-Speaking World
- GMST365: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud
- GMST369: Topics in Scandinavian Studies
- GMST389: Experiential Learning
- GMST401: Topics in Popular Culture (in German)
- GMST402: Film (in German)
- GMST405: Reading, Grammar and Translation
- GMST410: Special Topics
- GMST420: Foreign Language, Culture and Identity
- GMST450: Major Filmmakers
- GMST453: After-Images of the Holocaust in Text and Film
- GMST454: A Cultural History of Vampires in Literature and Film
- GMST455: German Visual Culture
- GMST462: Nietzsche in the English-Speaking World
- GMST465: Adorno, Benjamin and Frankfurt School Critical Theory
- GMST480: Major Writers
- GMST482: Special Topics in Holocaust Studies
- GMST484: Holocaust Testimony and Archival Practice
- GMST487: The Theatre and Dramaturgy of Bertolt Brecht
- GMST488: Performing German Drama
- GMST489: I-witness Field School
- GMST490: Directed Studies
- GMST499: Honours Thesis
GMST401
Topics in Popular Culture (in German)
Explores popular cultural trends in German-speaking countries with emphasis on music, film, television and cultural traditions in terms of their historical development and contemporary significance. All four language skills are developed and practiced so that students can effectively discuss and analyze the material in German.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5