Spring 2019
Meeting:
MW 1:00pm - 2:20pm / CDH 139
SLN:
12219
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
GERMAN 351 A , LIT 298 D
Instructor:
S. Kye Terrasi
"THE NAKED TRUTH: CRISIS AND
DISSOLUTION IN VIENNA 1900"
TURN OF THE CENTURY VIENNA WAS AN
ERA OF CONTRADICTIONS, MARKED BY
BOTH CRISIS AND GRANDEUR. THIS
COURSE WILL FOCUS ON AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY EXAMINATION OF
MAJOR THEMES FROM THE PERIOD,
SUCH AS SEXUALITY, GENDER, DECAY
AND RENEWAL, AND THE CRISIS OF
IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE. WRITERS
AND ARTISTS SUCH AS GUSTAV KLIMT,
ARTHUR SCHNITZLER AND SIGMUND
FREUD SOUGHT TO DELVE BENEATH
VIENNA'S ELEGANT SURFACE AND TO
HOLD UP A MIRROR TO SOCIETY IN
ORDER TO REVEAL THE 'NAKED
TRUTH'.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Catalog Description:
Each colloquium examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 7, 2024 - 5:59 pm