080026 PS Case Study II/III: Art in Paris: 1918-1939 (2025S)

In this proseminar, we will focus on the art and especially the painting of the interwar period in Paris - but not with the aim of working through these 20 years as comprehensively, completely and chronologically as possible. Instead, the seminar will give us the opportunity to look at a few art-historical publications from the recent and most recent past that focus on individual artistic positions such as Fernand Léger's, individual works such as Picasso's Guernica or larger art-historical contexts (e.g. rappel à l'ordre).
The examination of secondary literature is the basis for academic work - categorising, understanding, critically reflecting on, differentiating, expanding, contradicting, etc. the theses, concepts and arguments of colleagues is essential in order to connect with and advance existing research. In order not to be left to your own devices in this challenging task, this course offers the opportunity to practise this on site and in self-study. We will discuss the texts in plenary and in small groups, with the help of reading questions and prepared inputs as well as examples of works.
The participants will each provide input on one of the texts and the examples of works dealt with in it and, based on this, will work on the case study, which they will submit in written form to successfully complete the course.
As these (English-language) texts form the basis for the seven double units, careful reading of them is an absolute prerequisite for the success of the course. In return, the time required for literature research and selection will be significantly reduced.
The literature listed represents a selection of publications from which we will read extracts. The exact and complete list will be communicated in time before the start of the course.