Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Introduction of the German avant-garde of the twentieth century. Explores expressionism, New Objectivity, the Bauhaus movement, the manifestation of an anti-art in dadaism, and Epic Theatre. Studies works of Franz Kafka in the context of his implicit criticism of the avant-gardist movements of his time. Course is conducted in English. Cross-listed with AHS 121, CPLT 138, GER 138, and MCS 182. Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages 172 / Programs and Courses