Crisis, Creativity, and Modernity in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933
HIST 319
Fall 2010
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| Certificates: International Relations |
Born in defeat and national bankruptcy, beset by disastrous inflation, unemployment, and frequent changes of government, and nearly toppled by coup attempts, the Weimar Republic (1918-33) produced some of the most influential and enduring examples of modernism. Whether in music, theater, film, painting, photography, design, or architecture, the Weimar years marked an extraordinary explosion of artistic creativity. New approaches were likewise taken in the humanities, social sciences, psychology, medicine, science and technology, and new ideas about sexuality, the body, and the role of women were introduced. Nevertheless, Weimar modernism was controversial and generated a backlash that forces on the political right mobilized to ultimately bring down the republic. This advanced seminar explores these developments and seeks to understand them within their political, social, and economic contexts to allow for a deeper understanding of Weimar culture and its place within the longer-term historical trajectory of Germany and Europe. This perspective allows for an appreciation of the important links between Weimar modernism and Imperial Germany, as well as an awareness of some of the important continuities between the Weimar and Nazi years. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing
The skills of speaking will be developed by seminar discussions and a seminar presentation and writing skills will be impoved by several writing assignments and a research paper.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CJST-MN)(GRST-MN)(GRST)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Gay, Peter. Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0393322392
Kaes, Anton, Martin Jay, and Edward Dimendberg, eds. The Weimar Republic Sourcebook. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1994. ISBN-13: 978-0520067752
Peukert, Detlev. The Weimar Republic, translated by Richard Deveson. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0809015566
Roth, Joseph. What I Saw: Reports from Berlin 1920-1933, translated by Michael Hoffmann. New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0393325829
Weitz, Eric D. Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0691140964
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Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance and participation 10%
Short paper 10%
Midterm exam 30%
Seminar presentation 10%
Research paper prospectus 10%
Research paper 30% |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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