The cultural critics
D Roberts and P Thomson
12 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
*
Corequisite: GNM4615
Objectives Upon completion of the course students should have an understanding of Marx's interpretation of history, of Nietzsche's interpretation of morality and of Freud's theory of civilisation, and should have been provided with an understanding of concepts and conceptual systems together with the historical knowledge necessary to grasp the premises, structure and implications of these theories;
Synopsis Selected writings of Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud and the critical theory.
Assessment Written (7000 words ): 70%
* Examinations (2 hours):
30%
Recommended texts
Freud S Abriß der Psychoanalyse/Das Unbehagen in der Kultur Fischer
Heine H Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland Departmental extract
Horkheimer M and Adorno T Dialektik der Aufklärung Fischer
Marx K and Engels F Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei Reclam
Nietzsche F Zur Genealogie der Moral Goldmann
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