German Studies 299 - EXHBT POPLR VIS ART/INTERW GER

The course presents students with the opportunity to curate an exhibition of original visual materials from the interwar period of German history (1924-39) that will be on display in the Mortimer Rare Book Room Exhibition Area from February to May 2015. Students study the educational, political and social function of public visual materials in early 20th-century Germany and draw on that information to organize the exhibition. The course focuses particularly on original collectible picture albums from the period and also look at their design and material properties and how these relate to their function. Cross-listed with the museums studies and book studies concentrations. Conducted in English. No prerequisites.