Berlin: Contested Artworks

In this course 'artworks', in the broadest sense of the term, will provide entry points to the city of Berlin, which is today one of the most vibrant cultural centers of Europe. Each session will be centered around one work of art, film or architecture that re/presents Berlin-specific histories and has triggered controversial public debates in Germany either today or in the past. We will trace these debates in German newspaper articles, webpages, exhibition catalogs, art/culture magazines, TV-shows or radio broadcasts and analyze them alongside critical theory readings.
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