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SOCI/HIST 299--Spring '07 Music, Culture, Genocide German Music and German Extremism in the 20th Century Spring 07—Munich, Nuremberg, Berlin Why did the Germans turn to the Nazi Party in their time of crisis after the First World War? This course examines the special way in which music (particularly German opera) expressed the German people's deep yearnings for national pride, cultural greatness, and heroic leadership. We’ll study German culture and music at home in the classroom during the Spring Semester, then embark on a 10-day tour of Germany, including the principal sites of the Third Reich and the greatest opera houses in the world. Click here for a look at the tentative syllabus. Click here for the full travel itinerary. Highlights:
Your Instructor and Guide ... is Dr. Brian Fogarty, Professor of Sociology and author of Why Not Here? Germany, America, and the Origins of Fascism (in progress). Fogarty has spent the past several years studying German history, language, and culture, as well as becoming familiar with the opera repetoire. He also wrote the words to Mozart in Manhattan, an opera by Albert Biales that had its premier at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in Februray 2005. He has taught this course three times previously. This course earns Social Science or History Core credit. Cost: $3,795 |
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