Austrian Culture Up Close

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This course provides students with direct experiences of Austrian culture while studying in Vienna, Austria's capital city. Readings in Austrian history, literature, music, psychology, and the visual arts, supplemented by numerous museum tours, concerts, and travel in Austria and central Europe. Students will examine and evaluate Austrian culture, society, and history through a variety of primary-source cultural artifacts (e.g. visual art, literature, architecture, music, and scientific literature) as well as secondary sources (e.g. articles and interpretive essays). Taught in English.