Paris & New York in the Twenties and Thirties, Part II
Paris & New York in the Twenties and Thirties, Part II
Between World War I and World War II, Paris and New York pulsed with creative energy. Expatriate writers gathered in Paris while groundbreaking artists transformed New York into a rising cultural center. This second part of an interdisciplinary series explores Gertrude Stein, the community of expatriate women writers and Stein’s relationship with Picasso’s Cubism. In New York, attention turns to the 1939–40 World’s Fair. Within the context of individual achievement, the course examines collaboration and the conditions that support artistic freedom. No prior session is required.
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Presenter | Jim Mahoney
Jim Mahoney holds a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and is professor emeritus of philosophy at Saint Anselm College, where he taught for 40 years. He was deeply involved in the college’s Humanities Program, serving as chair of the Jefferson unit and developing the “Paris & New York” course. Mahoney’s areas of specialization include existentialism, American philosophy and ethics.
Note: It is not necessary to take the Paris & New York courses in sequence.
