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OSPPARIS 30

The Avant Garde in France through Literature, Art, and Theater

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-A-II

Multiple artistic trends and esthetic theories from Baudelaire to the Nouveau Roman, from the Surrealists to Oulipo, from the theater of cruelty to the theater of the absurd, from the Impressionists to Yves Klein. Interdisciplinary approach to reflect on the meaning of avant garde and modernity in general, and on the question of why revolutionary artists in France remained in search of institutional recognition, nonetheless.

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ID: 26657
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3units

OSPPARIS 30: The Avant Garde in France through Literature, Art, and Theater

3 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-A-II

Multiple artistic trends and esthetic theories from Baudelaire to the Nouveau Roman, from the Surrealists to Oulipo, from the theater of cruelty to the theater of the absurd, from the Impressionists to Yves Klein. Interdisciplinary approach to reflect on the meaning of avant garde and modernity in general, and on the question of why revolutionary artists in France remained in search of institutional recognition, nonetheless.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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