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This course explores the history of the Hapsburg Empire and Austria through the art, architecture, literature, and music of its great capital, Vienna, with a particular focus on its role as a center of artistic and cultural production in the long nineteenth century. Readings will include authors like Zweig and Freud, as well as listening to the music of Beethoven and Mahler, and viewing the art of Klimt and Kokoschka, among others. Course includes one required, day-long Saturday excursion to the Neue Galerie museum in New York City.