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On Despair and the Philosophy of  ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’

On Despair and the Philosophy of  ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’

Franz of Berlin Alexanderplatz doesn't occupy a privileged space of sovereignty over the world. He's not the avatar for divine individuality that we so often take ourselves to be.

Almost without Art: The Paradox of Aesthetic Communication in the Weimar Republic

Almost without Art: The Paradox of Aesthetic Communication in the Weimar Republic

As Splendor and Misery in the Weimar Republic conveys, Expressionism seems to proclaim, we feel alike; whereas New Objectivity doesn't attempt to express alienation -- it induces it.

Democracy Sputters and Nazis Rise to Power in ‘Babylon Berlin’

Democracy Sputters and Nazis Rise to Power in ‘Babylon Berlin’

Volker Kutscher and Arne Kysch's graphic novel is a riveting and fun police drama set against the backdrop of a society gone mad.

Franz Hessel’s ‘ Reprinted Walking in Berlin’ Celebrates the Observant Urban Stroller

Franz Hessel’s ‘ Reprinted Walking in Berlin’ Celebrates the Observant Urban Stroller

Reading Walking in Berlin is the next best thing to traveling back in time to visit the capital of the Weimar Republic as it was in 1929.

‘People on Sunday’: A Haunting Snapshot of the Weimar Era

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