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The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2)
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by Wesleyan University
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About

This course examines how the idea of "the modern" develops at the end of the 18th century in European philosophy and literature, and how being modern (or progressive, or hip) became one of the crucial criteria for understanding and evaluating cultural change. Are we still in modernity, or have we moved beyond the modern to the postmodern?

Modules

Course Pages

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  • Syllabus
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Readings

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  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt--Freud

Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt Part I

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt I
  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt II

Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt Part II

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  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt III
  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Sex, Death, Aggression and Guilt IV

Readings

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  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness--Woolf

Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness Part I

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2 Videos

  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness I
  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness II

Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness Part II

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  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness III
  • Intensity and the Ordinary: Art, Loss, Forgiveness IV

First Writing Assignment

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • First Writing Assignment

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  • The Postmodern Everyday--Emerson and Wittgenstein

The Postmodern Everyday Part I

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2 Videos

  • The Postmodern Everyday I
  • The Postmodern Everyday II

The Postmodern Everyday Part II

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  • The Postmodern Everyday III
  • The Postmodern Everyday IV

Second Writing Assignment

    • 1 PeerReview
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  • Second Writing Assignment

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  • From Critical Theory to Postmodernism

From Critical Theory to Postmodernism Part I

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  • From Critical Theory to Postmodernism I
  • From Critical Theory to Postmodernism II

From Critical Theory to Postmodernism Part II

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  • From Critical Theory to Postmodernism III
  • From Critical Theory to Postmodernism IV

Third Writing Assignment

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Third Writing Assignment

Paintings II

    • 2 Videos
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  • Paintings II, Part I
  • Paintings II, Part II

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  • Postmodern Identities--Butler and Zizek

Postmodern Identities Part I

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  • Postmodern Identities I
  • Postmodern Identities II

Postmodern Identities Part II

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  • Postmodern Identities III
  • Postmodern Identities IV

Fourth Writing Assignment

    • 1 PeerReview
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  • Fourth Writing Assignment

Late-term Review Part I

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  • Late-term Review I
  • Late-term Review II

Late-term Review Part II

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2 Videos

  • Late-term Review III
  • Late-term Review IV

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  • Postmodern Pragmatisms

Postmodern Pragmatisms Part I

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2 Videos

  • Postmodern Pragmatisms I
  • Postmodern Pragmatisms II

Postmodern Pragmatisms Part II

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  • Postmodern Pragmatisms III

Fifth Writing Assignment

    • 1 PeerReview
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Optional Assignment

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  • Extra (Optional) Writing Assignment

Auto Summary

Explore the evolution of "the modern" from 18th-century European philosophy and literature to contemporary cultural shifts in "The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2)." This foundational course from Coursera, led by an expert instructor, spans 840 minutes and is ideal for learners in the Arts & Humanities domain. Available through Starter and Professional subscriptions, it's perfect for those keen on understanding the transition from modernity to postmodernity.

Michael S. Roth
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Michael S. Roth