Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTELLECTUALS, ARTISTS, AND THE STATE

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Focus on the multiple relationships 20th century artists/intellectuals have displayed towards the German/Austrian state in which they have lived and worked. Do artists/intellectuals carry public responsibility? Are artists/intellectuals supposed to act as a "public conscience"? Is art always political? Taught in German. Recommended prerequisite(s): Intermediate to high proficiency (speaking and writing); successful completion of GERM 303 (or equivalent).