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FROM HEGEL TO HABERMAS: HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY AND BERLIN'S PHILOSOPHICAL EVOLUTION
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy German
UCEAP Course Number
150
UCEAP Course Suffix
D
UCEAP Official Title
FROM HEGEL TO HABERMAS: HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY AND BERLIN'S PHILOSOPHICAL EVOLUTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
BERLIN PHIL EVOLUTN
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course examines how the University of Berlin (now Humboldt University) became Europe's philosophical center, tracing its evolution from its revolutionary founding in 1810 through its various transformations. By exploring the dynamic relationship between the university's philosophers and Berlin's cultural and political life, this course follows how philosophical ideas developed within its walls and resonated beyond them. The course examines key figures who taught, studied, or lectured at the university—from Hegel's influential tenure and the Young Hegelians, through Dilthey's establishment of the human sciences and Cohen's Neo-Kantianism, to the philosophical responses to war, division, and reunification. Furthermore, students explore how the University of Berlin shaped major philosophical movements while being shaped by Berlin's dramatic historical transformations: from Prussian reform era through imperial expansion, from Weimar culture through Nazi persecution, from Cold War division through reunification. By examining philosophical texts alongside historical documents and cultural materials, students understand how the University of Berlin fostered philosophical innovations that responded to and influenced some of the most significant political and cultural developments of modern Europe.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
42600077
Host Institution Course Title
FROM HEGEL TO HABERMAS: HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY AND BERLIN'S PHILOSOPHICAL EVOLUTION
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Berlin Perspectives

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UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT
UCEAP Transcript Title
RISE RADICAL RIGHT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

Over the past decades, the radical right has been on the rise worldwide, creating challenges to democratic governance. This seminar investigates the drivers of radical right support, the consequences of their success, as well as responses by civic society to foster democratic resilience. The focus is on quantitative research on Europe and North America. The seminar is split into four parts. The first part gives a brief overview of core concepts and definitions that guide students throughout the course. This involves a discussion of ideological features that characterize the radical right as well as the issues they campaign on. The second part covers the causes of far right success by examining demand-side explanations involving classic theories of voting behavior, as well as supply-side explanations with a focus on theories of political competition. This includes the strategies radical right parties employ and how mainstream party reaction affects their electoral fortunes. The third part gives an extensive overview of consequences of radical right success on democratic governance and civic society. Students analyze how these successes affect democratic governance, other parties’ positions, as well as public opinion. The fourth part engages with a growing literature on interventions that are aimed at bolstering democratic resilience. The seminar is designed to familiarize students with seminal contributions in the theoretical and empirical literature on voting behavior, political competition, and democratic governance that help understand the rise of the radical right.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
42600081
Host Institution Course Title
UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT
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Host Institution Department
Institut für Sozialwissenschaft

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SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURES
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
119
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURES
UCEAP Transcript Title
SURVEY ENGLISH LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This lecture series provides an introductory, selective, and exemplary overview of English literary history from the Middle Ages to the present. Selected English literature texts from Chaucer to Kureishi (and others) are presented in their contexts and interpreted in their specific aesthetics and as representatives of the respective epoch.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5250002
Host Institution Course Title
SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURES
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Host Institution Department
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

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RADICAL BODIES, RADICAL DESIRES: SEX AND GENDER IN WEIMAR BERLIN
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Women’s & Gender Studies German
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
D
UCEAP Official Title
RADICAL BODIES, RADICAL DESIRES: SEX AND GENDER IN WEIMAR BERLIN
UCEAP Transcript Title
SEX/GEND WEIMR BRLN
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This interdisciplinary course examines how gender and sexuality were experienced, represented, and contested in Weimar-era Germany (1918-1933). Drawing on a diverse array of primary sources - including theater, visual art, literature, film, and theoretical texts - students explore how marginalized individuals and communities navigated, expressed, and politicized their identities. Key topics include the emergence of sexual science and the conceptualization of the "third sex"; the proliferation of queer spaces, subcultures, and social movements in 1920s Berlin; intersections of gender, sexuality, race, class, and disability; artistic and literary depictions of gender fluidity and erotic desire; medicalization, criminalization, and the state's response to gender/sexual nonconformity; the rise of fascism and the violent backlash against LGBTQ+ rights. Through close engagement with primary sources and cutting-edge scholarly work, students gain a nuanced understanding of the complex, often contradictory dynamics that defined gender and sexuality in Weimar Germany. This course equips students with the critical tools to analyze the interplay between cultural production, social movements, and the politics of identity.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
42600075
Host Institution Course Title
RADICAL BODIES, RADICAL DESIRES: SEX AND GENDER IN WEIMAR BERLIN
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Berlin Perspectives

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PRAGMATICS
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics English
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PRAGMATICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PRAGMATICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course introduces into the linguistic sub-discipline pragmatics. Students examine how meaning emerges in context, and how this contextual meaning can be distinguished from the literal meaning of a linguistic expression. The range of topics includes assertion, presupposition, implicature, and speech acts.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5250057i
Host Institution Course Title
PRAGMATICS
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Host Institution Department
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

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LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND LINGUISTIC INSECURITY
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics German
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND LINGUISTIC INSECURITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
LANGUAGE ANXIETY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

Language anxiety and linguistic insecurity are central topics in multilingual and transcultural contexts. In this seminar, students investigate the causes and effects of language anxiety, in language acquisition as well as in the day to day. The class looks at different forms of linguistic insecurity and language anxiety that are affected by social norms, language ideologies, and individual experiences. The goal of the seminar is to develop a critical understanding of this phenomenon and how to approach linguistic insecurity. The readiness to work with research literature in English is required. Students need to take this seminar alongside the lecture "Second Language Acquisition and Multilingualism".

Language(s) of Instruction
German
Host Institution Course Number
5220010
Host Institution Course Title
LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND LINGUISTIC INSECURITY
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Host Institution Department
Institut für deutsche Sprache und Linguistik

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ALL ROADS LEAD TO BRUSSELS: EU'S FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH THE ENLARGEMENT METHODOLOGY
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science European Studies
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
B
UCEAP Official Title
ALL ROADS LEAD TO BRUSSELS: EU'S FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH THE ENLARGEMENT METHODOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
EU FOREIGN POLICY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course discusses the different aspects of EU's foreign policy such as conflict transformation, financial aid packages and sanctions, geo-strategic investment, energy diplomacy and more, introducing students to the workings of EU's diplomatic bodies and their influence in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Trio. The course considers the candidate countries' regional dynamics and motivations behind their foreign policy alignment. It concludes with a simulation exercise focused on the EU's supranational institutions within a fictional negotiating scenario.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
53194
Host Institution Course Title
ALL ROADS LEAD TO BRUSSELS: EU'S FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH THE ENLARGEMENT METHODOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Institut für Sozialwissenschaft

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PROSODIC MORPHOLOGY
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
D
UCEAP Official Title
PROSODIC MORPHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
PROSODIC MORPHOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This seminar investigates morphological patterns in which prosody plays a central role for word structure, such as clippings/ truncation (fab < fabulous, veggie < vegetarian), -er comparatives (red - redder, conventional - *conventionaler but more conventional), infixation (uni-bloody-versity, Minne-fuckin'-sota) or reduplication (mish-mash). Using English and other languages as a data source, the course introduces Optimality Theory as a framework for modelling the interaction of morphology and phonology in these constructions.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5250062i
Host Institution Course Title
PROSODIC MORPHOLOGY
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Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF AI: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF AI: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTHRO OF AI
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

The increasing uptake of generative AI technologies for a range of purposes from emotional care and companionship to work flow optimization serves as a rich field of inquiry for anthropologists studying human-technology relations. While all technologies are imbued by popular narratives and imaginaries, the use of AI tools in particular is informed by myths of hype and anti-hype that underline the need for ethnographic approaches exploring how these technologies are actualized in practice. This course explores the potential of anthropological theory and methods for elucidating the social, cultural, and political implications of generative AI. With tech companies touting the greater efficiency and profitability promised by these technologies at the expense of other considerations, qualitative research providing a more nuanced picture of human-AI entanglement in everyday life is crucial. So too, the far-reaching impacts of AI technologies provide an opportunity to revisit some of the key perspectives and questions animating cultural anthropology as well as the ways these might intersect productively with other disciplinary approaches. Key topics in the course include the political economy of AI and its impact on the future of work, race and gender logics and biases of AI, and the integration of AI into social media, virtual worlds, and the metaverse.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
51721
Host Institution Course Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF AI: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Institut für Europäische Ethnologie

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HAUNTED SPACE(S) IN 1980S BRITISH LITERATURE
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
D
UCEAP Official Title
HAUNTED SPACE(S) IN 1980S BRITISH LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HAUNTOLOGY BRIT LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course examines how British literature from the 1980s is already full of ghosts, specters, and pasts that destabilize any secure sense of present or future. In the first section, students read the novel Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd (1985) as well as parts of the graphic novel From Hell by Eddie Campbell and Alan Moore (1989-1998). They then move on to Jeanette Winterson’s novel Sexing the Cherry (1989), analyzing the feminist potential of (re)turning to nonlinear histories. In the final section of the class, students examine how selected Black British poetry, and the film Twilight City (1989) conjure the violent specter of the British Empire as always already all-too-present. The course has a distinct focus on improving close reading skills and developing methods to approach theory productively. Along with British Cultural Critic Mark Fisher’s and Jacques Derrida’s concepts of hauntology, students build a theoretical toolkit that includes work on historiographic metafiction and the spatial turn. Additionally, the course draws on trauma theory, queer temporality and phenomenology, as well as Afrofuturist and Afropessimist writing.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5250006
Host Institution Course Title
HAUNTED SPACE(S) IN 1980S BRITISH LITERATURE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
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