LARTS 425 Cultural Capital: London, 1851 - 1914
Cultural Capital: London, 1851 – 1914: Culture, Politics, and Society in the Age of Empire studies the cultural, social and political life of London - the greatest city in the 19th Century world. We will examine the physical, social, and political innovations that shaped modern London; discuss the artists, writers, and musicians who flocked to this great market for culture; look closely at the lives of the workers who sustained that great enterprise; consider the roles of the men and women who made their lives in – and around - this great city; and inquire into the psychology behind the greatest metropolis that European culture had ever created.