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Culture in the Weimar Republic (Level 5)

Classes

Tuesday 01 October - Tuesday 10 December 2024, 6pm-7.30pm

10 sessions - Check class timetable

Register for Tuesday 01 October - Tuesday 10 December 2024, 6pm-7.30pm

Overview

Fees
£767

On this Culture in the Weimar Republic short course you will gain an overview of developments in German culture during this fascinating and difficult period of German history, the Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

Join us, as we study five works (literary texts and films) in order to explore in depth cultural movements such as Expressionism and New Objectivity and analyse the relationship between cultural artefacts and the historical context in which they are produced.

All of the texts are available in both German and in English translation. In the case of films, they will be in German with English subtitles.

We plan to examine the following texts:

  • Ernst Toller, Hinkemann (1923)
  • Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora’s Box) (1928/29)
  • Vicki Baum, Menschen im Hotel (Grand Hotel) (1929)
  • Slatan Dudow, Kuhle Wampe (1932)
  • Hans Fallada, Kleiner Mann, was nun? (What Now, Little Man?) (1932)

Assessment of this course is via a 2500-word essay (100%). 

15 credits at level 5

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