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Vienna and Paris
UH315
| WED |
| 25 |
| APR |
Sponsored in memory of Abraham Rosin
Fin de Siècle Vienna was the capital city of the huge, disparate Hapsburg Empire. Whilst the stolid Franz Joseph worked away in the Hofburg, Freud revolutionised the way we see ourselves, Strauss captivated and Mahler and Klimt challenged preconceived notions and Herzl dreamt his dreams. This course will give an in depth exploration of the city known as an experimental station on the way to the end of the world.
Topics will include:
• Introduction: Joseph II and the Jews
• Emancipation in the Hapsburg Empire
• Turn of Century Vienna: A Jewish Success Story?
• Doctor Adler, Doctor Freud and Doctor Herzl
• Race Theory and other Madnesses
• Inter-War Vienna
Paris:
• The Revolution, Napoleon and the Jews
• Heine and Marx in Paris
• The Dreyfus Affair
• Inter-War Paris
• The Politics of Vichy
Come also to the afternoon class where Patrick will look at the culture and art of Vienna and Paris.
Fin de Siècle Vienna was the capital city of the huge, disparate Hapsburg Empire. Whilst the stolid Franz Joseph worked away in the Hofburg, Freud revolutionised the way we see ourselves, Strauss captivated and Mahler and Klimt challenged preconceived notions and Herzl dreamt his dreams. This course will give an in depth exploration of the city known as an experimental station on the way to the end of the world.
Topics will include:
• Introduction: Joseph II and the Jews
• Emancipation in the Hapsburg Empire
• Turn of Century Vienna: A Jewish Success Story?
• Doctor Adler, Doctor Freud and Doctor Herzl
• Race Theory and other Madnesses
• Inter-War Vienna
Paris:
• The Revolution, Napoleon and the Jews
• Heine and Marx in Paris
• The Dreyfus Affair
• Inter-War Paris
• The Politics of Vichy
Come also to the afternoon class where Patrick will look at the culture and art of Vienna and Paris.
Course Dates
- Wed 25th April 12
- Wed 2nd May 12
- Wed 9th May 12
- Wed 16th May 12
- Wed 23rd May 12
- Wed 13th June 12
- Wed 20th June 12
- Wed 27th June 12
- Wed 4th July 12
- Wed 11th July 12
- Wed 18th July 12