This course explores major trends in European culture in the period 1848-1920. Topics studied include major social changes and their significance for culture (e.g. political participation by women and other previously excluded groups, bourgeois liberalism, revolts in the mid-19th century, World War I), thinkers who have shaped the 20th century, avant-garde movements and innovation in the arts and letters (e.g. impressionism, futurism, expressionism, surrealism). Particular attention will be paid to the role of women and changing concepts of gender during this period.
This course explores major trends in European culture in the period 1848-1920. Topics studied include major social changes and their significance for culture (e.g. political participation by women and other previously excluded groups, bourgeois liberalism, revolts in the mid-19th century, World War I), thinkers who have shaped the 20th century, avant-garde movements and innovation in the arts and letters (e.g. impressionism, futurism, expressionism, surrealism). Particular attention will be paid to the role of women and changing concepts of gender during this period.
