LARTS 417 - Europe in the 20th Century

Institution:

The New England Conservatory of Music

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The story of Europe's decline from great power into civil war, totalitarianism, and cultural confusion. Students will read and discuss such issues as the alienation of the "Lost Generation," the appeal of fascist and communist ideologies, the emergenceof anti-democratic thinkers, the retreat from liberal ideals, loss of empire, and collapse of Soviet-styled socialism. We will read and discuss such 20th-century artists and thinkers as Ernst Junger, Picasso, Jean Paul Sartre, Fredrich Hayak, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Franz Fanon. (2 credits) Klein

Credits:

2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

necmusic.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 585-1100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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