FIRST YEAR SEMINARS 052 - Weimar Culture

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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For many of us, a reference to Weimar Germany summons up images from the musical "Cabaret"-risque jazz clubs, outré fashions, and "divine decadence." The truth, of course, is much more complicated but no less fascinating. Students examine the plays, literature, films, and visual arts on Germany during the years 1919-1913, both for how they reveal the tensions of that era, and how they continue to engage and challenge us today. Students look at the works of expressionists, dadaists, the Bauhaus, and proponents of the New Objectivity, among others. (Gr

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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