Humanistic Tradition Book 6: Modernism, Postmodernism, And The Global Perpsective - 6th edition

Gloria Konig Fiero was born and raised in New York City. She earned her Masters degree in Art History at the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the Florida State University. She has taught Humanities, World History, and Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has written and lectured extensively on medieval and renaissance topics and on the arts of both East and West as they reflect the human condition. She currently divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City.

Table of Contents

Book 6: Modernism, Postmodernism, and the Global Perspective
32 The Modernist AssaultLooking Ahead
The New Physics
Early Twentieth-Century Poetry
Early Twentieth-Century Art
Early Twentieth-Century Architecture
Early Twentieth-Century Music
The Beginnings of Modern Dance
Looking Back
33 The Freudian RevolutionLooking Ahead
Freud
The New Psychology and Literature
The New Psychology and the Visual Arts
The New Psychology and Music
Looking Back
34 Total War, Totalitarianism, and the ArtsLooking Ahead
Total Wars
World War I Literature
World War I Art
The Russian Revolution
The Great Depression and the American Scene
Totalitarianism and World War II
The Visual Arts in the War Era
Music in the War Era
The Communist Revolution in China
Looking Back
35 The Quest for MeaningLooking Ahead
The Cold War
Existentialism
Literature at Mid-Century
The Visual Arts at Mid-Century
Sculpture at Mid-Century
Film at Mid-Century
Architecture at Mid-Century
Music and Dance at Mid-Century
Looking Back
36 Identity and LiberationLooking Ahead
Anticolonialism and Liberation
The Quest for Racial Equality
The Quest for Gender Equality
Looking Back
37 The Information AgeLooking Ahead
The Information Explosion
New Directions in Science and Philosophy
Literature in the Information Age
The Visual Arts in the Information Age
Architecture in the Information Age
Music in the Information Age
Dance in the Information Age
Looking Back
38 Globalism: The Contemporary WorldLooking Ahead
The Global Perspective
The Global Ecosystem
Globalism and Ethnic Identity
The Challenge of Globalism
The Arts in the Global Village
Looking Back