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GERM266
Walter Benjamin and His Critics
GERM266 FA
Crosslistings: COL 268
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
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| 1 | 20 | 4 | Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:00PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
Perhaps this century's most celebrated German literary
critic, cultural historian, and homme de lettres, Walter
Benjamin (1892-1940) has been examined from a remarkably
wide array of angles, appropriated by a host of disparate
and often contradictory programs, and repeatedly considered
anew in light of evolving critical methodologies. Perceived
as a utopian Marxist, a Jewish messianist, and a historical
materialist, Benjamin has elicited responses from
commentators in such disciplines as art history, sociology,
and political science and from proponents of such diverse
theoretical enterprises as feminism, new historicism,
Marxism, and post-structuralism. The central aims of this
course are: 1. to introduce Benjamin's main works in
English translation; 2. to examine the ways in which he has
been received among his contemporaries and critics; 3. to
engage in the debate on how to appraise Walter Benjamin's
critical legacy.
MAJOR READINGS
Walter Benjamin: SELECTED WRITINGS, Vol. I
(1913-1926)
ILLUMINATIONS
REFLECTIONS
CORRESPONDENCE
M.P. Steinberg, ed., WALTER BENJAMIN AND THE DEMANDS OF
HISTORY
Gary Smith, ed., ON WALTER BENJAMIN
Bernd White, ed., WALTER BENJAMIN: AN INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHY
COURSE READER.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers, one oral
presentation, one final paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Regular attendance
and participation. Unless preregistered students attend the
first class meeting or communicate directly with the
instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped
from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a
completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA GERM
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Isenberg, N
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 4
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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