HIST-UA 263 - Seminar: Culture and Communism in Eastern Europe

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Studies the history of communism in Eastern Europe since World War II and especially focuses on issues of intellectual history-that is, the ways in which the intellectuals of Eastern Europe, as representative of their national cultures, responded to the crises, challenges, and constraints of communism between 1945 and 1989. Issues include the nature of political dissidence under authoritarian governments in Eastern Europe. Focuses on writers from Poland, the former Czechoslovakia, and the former Yugoslavia. The format of the course is a discussion colloquium, with weekly assigned readings.

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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