GENT 414 and 14: Between the Wars (1918-1945)
[The course is a look at the period between, leading up to, and including World War II. It examines such topics as Communism and Stalinism and the rise of fascism, the impact of the Great Depression, and cultural responses to the challenges of the period, including radical new kinds of art, literature, and philosophy.]
Tuesday [March 31
No Class; Holiday
Thursday [April 2]
8:45-9:40 The Treaty of Versailles, Najm
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Virginia Woolf and Literary Modernism, Alan
Tuesday [April 7]
8:45-9:40 Europe in the Early 20th century (continued), Gamble
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Birth of the Modern Middle East, Najm
Thursday [April 9]
8:45-9:40 Logical Positivism, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 James Joyce, Alan
Tuesday [April 14]
8:45-9:40 The United States in the early 20th century, Gamble
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Tensions after WWI and the Great Depression, Najm
Thursday [April 16]
8:45-9:40 Existentialism, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Music of Post World War I (1920-1945), Alan
Tuesday [April 21]
8:45-9:40 Mexico in the early 20th century, Gamble
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Surrealism, Stephanie
Thursday [April 23]
8:45-9:40 Dialogue, Team
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Exam for Students Taking for Credit
