HIST139E CM - Culture and Society in Weimar and Nazi Germany

A study of the transformation of German culture and society from 1919-1945. Begins with intellectual dilemmas of 19th-century Germany. Examines flourishing culture and political turmoils of Weimar democracy, Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and Nazi perversions of culture. Focuses on literature, art, architecture, film, and music. Themes include the artist's role in society, the rise of modernism, art as propaganda, and responses to the Holocaust.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: HIST139E CM

This course information is from the 2023-2024 Catalog. View this catalog.
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