GERMAN 321 - Modernism

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. By the end of the 19th century, the metropolis had become a central force in the transformation of culture in Europe. This course traces various manifestations of Central European modernism in the context of three metropolitan centers, Berlin, Vienna, and Prague. Modernism I: Berlin 1871-1929 Germany's cultural transformation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is explored through works primarily by Berlin writers and artists. Various forms of modernism in the Wilhelminian and Weimar eras will be discussed through an interdisciplinary approach, with focus on literature, visual arts, music, film, and philosophy. The effect of the urban milieu on new aesthetic movements and representations of war are among the major issues to be discussed. Readings include works by Fontane, H. and Th. Mann, Holz, Schlaf, Simmel, T nnies, Rosa Luxemburg, Brecht, and D blin. Readings in German, discussion and papers in German and English. Conference. Cross-listed as Literature 321. Not offered 2009-10. Modernism II: Turn-of-the-century Vienna and Prague, 1890-1918 This course explores the cultural transformation in Central Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Impressionism, decadence, and aestheticism will be discussed as the predominant artistic modes of the epoch. The emergence of the "modern" in the late Habsburg Empire will be investigated through a broad spectrum of works, ranging from the literary movemen t Jung Wien (Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal); texts by the Prague writers Rilke and Kafka; studies in psychoanalysis (Freud); essays, memoirs, and diaries (Broch, St. Zweig, Lou-Andreas Salomé); philosophical texts (Mach, Wittgenstein); music (Schoenberg); to the fine arts (Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka). Students taking the course for German literature credit will meet once a week in an extra seminar. Conference. Cross-listed as Literature 321

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3.00

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www.reed.edu

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(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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