Middlebury

GRMN0435A-S16

German Pop Literature

/Popliteratur/ and the Literary Archives of Pop Culture
In 1968, a new genre of literature emerged in Germany: Popliteratur. Grounded in Dadaism, the Beat Generation, and Pop Art, its young authors attacked the literary establishment and its highbrow dogma with works bridging the gap between high and low culture. In this course, we will investigate the crossover characteristics of Popliteratur, reading it as the literary equivalent of pop music, with an eye to American influence on pop culture in postwar Germany. Through theoretical lenses ranging from Adorno's classic Kulturindustrie to Fiedler's Playboy article, "Cross the Border, Close the Gap"! we will examine primary works by Brinkmann, von Stuckrad-Barre, and Meinecke alongside other products of pop culture, particularly of the last decade. (Formerly GRMN 0306) 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22246
Subject Code:
GRMN
Course Number:
0435
Section Identifier:
A

Course

GRMN 0435

All Sections in Spring 2016

Spring 2016

GRMN0435A-S16 Seminar (Feiereisen)