Culture in the Age of Commerce: Europe, 1789-1920

4 credits · Undergraduate

Cultural history in Europe across the long nineteenth century, from the French Revolution through World War I. Topics: cultural production including music, theater, visual images, literature, and religious devotion (among others), as experienced in the street and indoor venues across social strata and ethnicities from east to west. This course will critically investigate emerging boundaries between “high” and “low culture;” between creativity and economic productivity; leisure and labor; and the interplay between politics, economics, the production of culture, and social solidarities.