POST WAR: ART IN EUROPE, 1945-2000

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

This course will examine the heterodox individual artistic practices and movements in post-World-War Two Europe. Focusing on the countries of France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, England, and the Soviet Union, particular attention will be given to the post-war reconstruction of the Marshall Plan, economic austerity and recovery, the French colonial war in Algeria, the legacy of the German occupation, the rise of the student movement and the protests of May ’68, Stalinism and the cold war, and the national guilt of the Holocaust. In addition to weekly readings, each student will be responsible for a 20-minute presentation and a 10-15 page final paper. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 505 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 305 if student has credit for HART 505 .