GNM4275

The cultural critics

Proposed to be offered next in 1999

D Roberts and P Thomson

8 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 (4000 words ): 70%
* Examinations (2 hours): 30%

Recommended texts

Freud S Abrifl 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 Aufkl%rung Fischer
Marx K and Engels F Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei Reclam
Nietzsche F Zur Genealogie der Moral Goldmann