printer friendly pageARTHIST 274: Wonder: The Event of Art and Literature (ARTHIST 474, COMPLIT 274, COMPLIT 374A, JEWISHST 274)
What falls below, or beyond, rational inquiry? How do we write about the awe we feel in front of certain works of art, in reading lines of poetry or philosophy, or watching a scene in a film without ruining the feeling that drove us to write in the first place? In this course, we will focus on a heterogeneous series of texts, artworks, and physical locations to discuss these questions. Potential topics include The Book of Exodus, the poetry of Friedrich Hölderlin and of Elizabeth Bishop, the location of Harriet Tubman's childhood, the poetry and drawings of Else Lasker-Schüler, the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, the art of James Turrell, and the films of Luchino Visconti.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Eshel, A. (PI)
;
Nemerov, A. (PI)
ARTHIST 274A: The Art of the Uncanny (ARTHIST 474A)
From murderous dolls to evil doppelgängers, humanoid doubles haunt the Western cultural imagination. Beginning with an in-depth look at the contested concept of the "uncanny", the seminar traces the history of anxiety about non-human humans in the West. An interdisciplinary inquiry, this course draws its sources from art, film, literature, psychology, and science.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
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