A Secret History of the Twentieth Century: Popular Culture in Europe, 1914 to Present

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the cultural history of 20th Century Europe, with a particular emphasis on hitherto ignored or underground,avantgarde, and pop culture manifestations. The class will focus on a “secret history”, in which artists/ filmmakers/fashion designers/musicians produced seminal work, either for diverse audiences or a small clique whose influence far outweighed their size. They shared ideas and spaces with queer and feminist activists/performers, teenagers, colonial denizens and African American expatriates, and political activists across the continent. Three credits. Not offered 2026-2027.