CIVILIZATION AND THE ARTS: FIN-DE-SIECLE VIENNESE CULTURE AND THE COFFEEHOUSE

GNST 1400: SPRING (II) 2001

Bob Corbett, instructor

MEETS: 1 - 3 PM, TUESDAY - THURSDAY

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Date General topics Class Readings, assignments and expectations
March 20, Tues. General introduction to the course, Modernism and coffee house culture. 1
March 22, Thur. Basic introduction to the coffee houses and plans for projects and meetings 2
March 27. Tues. Introduction to Schorske's book and first chapter: Schnitzler and Hofmannsthal 3 Read Schorske, pp. xvii-xxx and pp. 3-23. Quiz on readings. Discussion of texts.
March 29, Thur. Individual meetings with Corbett concerning your research paper. 4 You must meet with Corbett and convince him of your topic for your research paper.
April 3, Tues. Discussion of Schorske, chapter 4: Freud. Corbett presentation on Civilization and Its Discontents 5 Read Schorske, pp. 181 - 207. Quiz # 1 on readings. Discussion of texts.
April 5, Thur. First set of meetings on the coffee house projects. 6 Plans and requirements for the coffee house visits.
April 10, Tues. Discussion of Schorske, chapter 2: Ringstrasse and Urban Modernism 7 Read Schorske, pp. 24 - 115.. Quiz # 2 on readings. Discussion of texts.
April 12, Thur. Walking the Ringstrasse and visiting Otto Wagner and Camillo Sitte's work 8 Plans and requirements for the Ringstrasse class.
April 17, Tues. Discussion of Schorske, chapter 5: Klimt and Schiele 9 Read Schorske, pp. 208 - 278. Quiz # 3 on readings. Discussion of texts and guest lecture.
April 19, Thur. Visit to the Belvedere. 10 Plans and requirements for the visit to the Belvedere museum.
April 24, Tues. Visit to the Secession 11 Plans and requirements for the visit to the Secession museum.  also be sure to turn in assignment: The outline of your research paper is due.
April 26, Thur. Second set of meetings on the coffee house projects. 12 Plans and requirements for the coffee house visits.
May 1, Tues. Discussion of Schorske, chapter 3: von Schonerer, Lueger and Herzl 13 Read Schorske, pp. 116 - 180. Quiz # 4 on readings. Discussion of texts.
May 3, Thur. Presentations on the coffee houses, part 1 14 Oral presentations on coffee houses.
May 8, Tues. Discussion of Schorske, chapter 6: Transformation of the garden 15 Read Schorske, pp. 279 - 321. Quiz # 5 on readings. Discussion of texts. Research papers are due by 4 PM
May 10, Thurs Presentations on the coffee houses, part 2 16 Oral presentations on coffee houses.

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