GERM-UA 220 - Introduction to German Culture

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

German thinkers and artists have exerted a profound influence on the history of philosophy, aesthetics, literature, and science. This course aims not only at providing an introduction to crucial periods and events in German cultural history since the Enlightenment, but also at familiarizing students with some of the most important figures in modern intellectual and aesthetic history. The philosophies of Kant and Nietzsche; the music of Mozart and Wagner; the literary contributions of Lessing, Goethe, Fontane, and Brecht; as well as the art movements of dada and Bauhaus all serve as the basis for a discussion of the complex constellation of "kultur," politics, and power in the German intellectual tradition.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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