Page 109 of Saint Anselm College 2004 - 2005 Catalog by Saint Anselm College Manchester New Hampshire

108 Comparative Cultures The Humanities curriculum continues with elective courses, Comparative Cultures. Prerequisites: HU01-04 or permission of instructor. 5 Paris and New York in the Twenties and Thirties Concentrates on a dramatic and clearly defined historical period in France and the United States, a period characterized by rupture with tradition on many levels of human activity. The decades after the First World War saw the values and premises of intellectual and cultural heritage challenged or discarded. The course will examine the criticisms leveled against traditional values and explore new principles for life and art which came into being during this period. 6 Germany U.S.A. Between the Wars Compares the cultures of Germany and the United States of America during the 1920s and 30s with emphasis on the literature and film of the period against the background of the failure of the Weimar Republic and the rise of National Socialism in Germany, as well as the Great Depression and the New Deal in the United States. The course format is lecture/seminar, supported by an integrated series of films, video tapes, slides, and readings.

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