21F.017 Germany and its European Context

As taught in: Fall 2002

Level:

Undergraduate

Instructors:

Prof. Charity Scribner

Map of Europe.
Map of Europe. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.)

Course Features

Course Highlights

This course features a comprehensive set of lecture notes.

Course Description

This course focuses on main currents in contemporary German literary and visual culture. Taking Nietzsche's thought as a point of departure, students will survey the dialectics of tradition and modernity in both Germany and other European countries, particularly the UK, France, Denmark, and Poland. Primary works are drawn from literature, cinema, art, and performance, including works by Peter Sloterdijk, Thomas Vinterberg, and Michel Houellebecq.
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