2020-21 Academic Catalog

As much as a place affects its people, every person’s footprints leave a literal and figurative imprint on the place. This course investigates the relationship between space and thought, movement within the metropolis, and the influences between art and environment. We will encounter the texts of Kafka in Prague, the actress Marlene Dietrich in pre-war Berlin, the psychoanalyst Freud in Vienna, the stories of Tawada and Otoo in today’s German capital, among many others. With visits to memorials and museums, to following the walks of famous thinkers down avenues and canals, we will analyze the thoughts of those before us and create our own new analysis in the old world.  Prerequisite: Acceptance to Berlin Program