Sylke Tempel
OVERVIEW:
Dr. Sylke Tempel is editor in-chief of Internationale Politik, published by the German Council of Foreign Affairs. She has studied Political Science, Jewish Studies and History at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and did her Ph.D. dissertation on "Attitudes of American Jewish Organisations towards the Federal Republic of Germany after 1945" at the University of Armed Forces, Munich.
Courses
-
GERGEN142Spr2011-12
Germany's relations to the Middle East have been shaped by recent events (9/11) and a long cultural history, dating from the emergence of "Oriental" studies in the romantic era. "Orient" and "Occident" came to be understood as cultural, religious, political, and social opposites. Special focus on how these views have changed over time and how they informed German and, more broadly, European foreign policy and culture through literature, history, cinema and politics. Readings include: Herodotus, Rushdie, Wheatcroft, Said, Osterhammel, Wolfgang von Goethe, Herf, McMeekin, Boveri, etc. Taught in English, reading knowledge of German required.
-
GERGEN146Spr2011-12
Germany's relations to the Middle East after 1945 are marked by two poles: political-economic interests in the Arab world and "special relations," based on historical moral obligations, towards Israel. Emphasis on the exploration of the roots of contemporary Germany's politics in the Middle East; the concept of "moral obligation," its validity, and shifting meaning in the realm of "Realpolitik." Readings include: McMeekin, Herf, Witzthum, Buettner, Achcar, etc. Taught in English.
