This activity has students inhabit the space of the auction house and bid on Mammet’s paintings to practice speaking.
Tag: neue sachlichkeit
Fleißer, Ein Pfund Orangen, 1929
Through short stories, this lesson discusses love and relationships and an unadorned literary style affiliated with Neue Sachlichkeit.
Mammen, Neue Sachlichkeit and the New Woman, 1920s
Mammet’s paintings embrace Berlin nightlife and expressions of non-normative sexuality and gender roles, typically through representations of young women.
Fleißer, “Jahrhundert – gedrittelt,” 1933
A discussion on the first third of the 20th century from the perspective of women’s rights and the feminist movement in Germany.
Fleißer, “Das dramatische Empfinden bei den Frauen,” 1930
Following figures of German theater, this discussion examines ideas and critiques of cultural expression through ideas of ‘gendered’ writing.