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This course introduces students to post-1945 German and Austrian culture through a number of historical documents and literary works. In the aftermath of WWII, writers confronted the Holocaust, the Nazi past, and the division and reunification of Germany in different ways. We will explore the various efforts to unmask the intricate complicity of language with the Nazi regime. Particular attention will be paid to the challenges of the two Germanies and the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. Through the close study of the assigned material, this course aims at advancing the students' competence in both oral and written German.