18424 A 5 TTh 230-420 DEN 205 KOZUCHOWSKI,ADAM Open 10/ 20 J
THE GOAL OF THE COURSE IS TO
EXPLORE THE IDENTITIES OF
SEVERAL RUSSIAN AND POLISH
CITIES (MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG,
WARSAW, CRACOW, LODZ) AS WELL
AS LVIV, ODESSA AND VILNIUS.
THEIR SYMBOLIC, ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL FUNCTIONS WILL BE
DISCUSSED IN THE CONTEXT OF
THEIR HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES.
THEIR ROLES AS CENTERS OF
POWER, INTELLECTUAL AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR
THE ARTISTS AND IDEOLOGISTS
WILL BE COMPARED. VARIOUS
SOURCES, SUCH AS POETRY,
LITERARY FICTION, ESSAYS,
FILMS, TOURIST GUIDES AND
MAPS, WILL BE ANALYZED IN
CLASS.
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