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 26]
8:45-9:40 European Art in the Early 20th Century, Gamble European Art of the early 20th century
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Virginia Woolf and Literary Modernism, Alan
Thursday [March 28]
8:45-9:40 US Art in the Early 20th Century, Gamble Art in the U.S. during the early 20th century
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Treaty of Versailles, Najm
Tuesday [April 2]
8:45-9:40 Existentialism and Jean-Paul Sartre, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Music of Post World War I (1920-1945), Alan
Thursday [April 4]
8:45-9:40 Simone de Beauvoir, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Birth of the Modern Middle East, Najm
Tuesday [April 9]
8:45-9:40 Mexican Art in the Early 20th Century, Gamble Mexico in the early 20th century
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Henry Miller, Alan
Thursday [April 11]
8:45-9:40 Surrealism, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50Tensions after WWI and the Great Depression, Najm
Tuesday [April 16]
8:45-9:40 George Orwell, Alan
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Road to World War II, Najm
Thursday [April 18]
8:45-9:40 Dialogue, Team
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Exam for Students Taking for Credit
