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2011-2012 University Catalog 
    
2011-2012 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

LAPI 924 - Existentialist Paris: 1938-1959

3 credits
An examination of the central ideas and creative works associated with Parisian Existentialism and the way in which they both shaped, and were shaped by, the cultural period in which they emerged: Nazi-occupied Paris, the liberated Paris after World War II, and the Cold War. Other artistic productions not specifically linked with existentialism but which emerged during its period of ascendance are also explored.

Prerequisites LACR*210

Student must have completed the 1st semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits).