Syllabus
Selection of topics:
- singularity vs. plurality of culture
- definitions of identity - national, regional, local, religious
- dealing with the past (not only nazi and communist)
- migration and its shapes in context of history
- media reflexion of the today's world, the social construction of reality
Annotation
The aim of the course is to study the development of culture in Germany and Austria in the 20th century. The core interest is the affirmative and negative confrontation of culture with Nazi regime and the question of pro-regime (propagandistic) and counter-regime (exile, inner emigration, resistance) culture.
The course is also dedicated to the conservative precursors of Nazi regime, left-wing intellectuals warning against the coming system and postwar reflexions and question of guilt.