Topics in German Literature and Culture (346-0-21)

Instructors

Susan A Manning

Meeting Info

Parkes Hall 214: Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Focusing on dance and other performance genres during the Weimar Republic, this seminar examines works in the historical context of interwar Germany, a time of intense fracturing between the right and the left. Perhaps for this reason, contemporary artists have often deployed Weimar performance as a source for their own works. Highlighting the complex relations between history and memory, this seminar looks at works by Mary Wigman, Valeska Gert, Kurt Jooss, Oskar Schlemmer, and Bertolt Brecht and by contemporary artists who have reperformed their predecessors. Readings and discussion in English; students may deploy German or other modern languages for their independent research.

Class Attributes

Advanced Expression
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area