Part II

German language papers at Part II

GEC1 - Translation from and into German

GEC2 - German Text and Culture

German scheduled papers at Part II (updated June 2022)

GE8 - History of the German Language

GE9 - German Literature, Thought and History in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods

GE10 - German literature, thought, and history from 1700 to 1815 (including Goethe's works to 1832)

GE11 - History and identity in Germany, 1750 to the present

GE12 - Revolutions and Disruptions in German Culture, 1830–1945

GE13 - Memory and Identity in German-speaking Europe since 1945

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