HI 288 - Cities and Perversities:Turn-of-the-Century Paris,Vienna,Berlin,and Barcelona

Institution:

Wagner College

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Description:

One unit. Beginning with Freud and the invention of the bicycle and the cinema, this course will explore major cultural, economic, and political events and ideas that shaped the twentieth century. Urban culture will be analyzed, with a particular focus on Vienna, Paris, Berlin, and Madrid, and on issues of class, gender, sexuality, and national identity. We will also examine how emigration, "new imperialism" and the tensions leading to World WarI stimulated unprecedented global cultural exchanges. A primary goal of this course (and learning community) will be to understand the ways cultural artifacts (fi lms, novels, paintings, writings) are shaped by historical and political forces. Offered as required.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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