This course will cover the cultural and political interaction between the Arab world and the West in the contemporary world. Topics will include the long-term impact of the penetration of Europe into the Islamic World, Orientalism, and Occidentalism...
The course, from a comparative perspective, examines the current process of wall building along borders experienced by diverse nation-states in the Western world. Despite the fact that common discourse on globalization dismisses borders as...
Spanish Literature has generated a significant number of literary myths in Western literature; these myths have been found in other literary works and have been noted in many imitations. El Quijote is a prime example, as well as others like Don Juan...
This seminar will examine how burning social issues are discussed in contemporary German literature. What differences and similarities can we identify and what possible explanations exist? Students will question assumptions about German and American...
This course focuses on 21st-century nature writing, particularly on the variety of approaches through which contemporary literature represents and responds to nature in the era of the climate crisis. Its purpose is to demonstrate literature as a...
Crime, criminal law, and criminal justice are more than ever on the political agenda of national governments, in Europe and in the US. Widespread concern about rising crime, “insecurity” and anti-social behavior and new analyses of crime are leading...
This course is created to provide a comprehensive overview of basic marketing concepts. During this course, participants will learn how firms create value for their (potential) customers by examining their needs. While learning about theory-based...
This course provides students with the strategic and technical tools and approaches needed to comprehensively understand and effectively manage brands in various contexts, industries, and markets.
The course will draw on several local cases to...
This course is a survey of Western musical practice from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. While learning how to develop critical listening skills, the student will explore each different stylistic period, its historical context and certain...
An introduction to the various traditions of philosophical thinking in Germany which trace the history of ideas as well as the political and social situation in Germany. The most important philosophers (Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Dilthey...