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Jun 15, 2024
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HC 863 - The Crisis of Modernity: German Expressionism3 credits
This seminar explores the crisis of modernity in history and culture before, during, and after World War I. This crisis is exemplified in the movement of German expressionism, which first erupted as a reaction to perceived culture of conformism in the early twentieth century. Although German expressionism initially greeted World War I as an opportunity to re-imagine and re-configure society, it soon became disillusioned with the war due to its destructiveness. After the war, many German expressionists struggled with the role of art in society. Texts include not only works of history, art history, and literature, but also films such as Robert Wiene’s 1919 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Murnau’s 1922 vampire film Nosferatu, Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction classic Metropolis and 1931 thriller M.
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