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Seminar Description

As a global cultural capital, Paris was central to the development of modernism in the arts. Topics to be treated in this exploration of Paris from the turn-of-the-century to the mid-twentieth century will include the emergence of Cubism and Fauvism; the experience of the First World War; the cultural vitality of Paris in the interwar years, including Dada and Surrealism; collaboration and resistance during the Nazi occupation; existentialism; and post-war political controversies.

Ten sessions. E – $315, R – $346.50

Frank Biletz received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago, with a primary specialization in modern British and Irish history. He is currently an adjunct instructor of history at Loyola University Chicago and has been teaching seminars at the Newberry since 1994.

Materials List

Required:

• The Left Bank: Writers, Artists, and Politics from the Popular Front to the Cold War. Herbert R. Lottman. University Of Chicago Press, 1998. ISBN: 978-0226493688

First Reading:

• There is no reading assignment for the first class.

Registration Information

• Online registration opens at 9 am (CST) on Tuesday, January 7.
• Phone registration opens at 12 pm (CST) on Wednesday, January 8.

Early registration (E) prices are in effect from January 7 at 9 am through January 24 at 4 pm. Regular registration (R) prices are in effect January 24 at 4 pm through the end of the term.

We offer a 10% discount to members, seniors, and students.

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