GRM 246 Marx, Nietzsche, Freud
This course introduces students to the works of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. Discussions will center on materialism and its significance for concepts of history and progress, and on the status of the self in society. Discussions of contemporary cultural theory and of popular culture will test the continued relevance of these thinkers. All materials and discussions in English. German 346 is reserved for majors and minors, who will do substantial portions of the work for the course in German.