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Abstract: This article examines Bertolt Brecht’s development of Epic Theatre as the most politically engaged and formally radical artistic project of the Weimar Republic, arguing that it constituted a systematic assault on the ideological foundations of bourgeois society. It posits that Brecht’s theory and practice—centered on the Verfremdungseffekt (alienation effect)—represented not merely an alternative theatrical style but a comprehensive philosophical and political program designed to transform audiences from passive spectators into critical, historically conscious agents of change. Through analysis of Brecht’s key theoretical writings, his collaborative partnerships with Kurt Weill and Erwin Piscator, and his seminal works The Threepenny Opera…
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This article examines the Bauhaus school (1919-1933) as the most ambitious and influential project of Weimar Germany’s cultural modernization, arguing that it represented far more than an educational institution for artists and designers. It posits that the Bauhaus was a total social vision that sought to heal the fractures of modern life by creating a new unity between art, technology, and society. Through analysis of its pedagogical evolution under its three directors—Walter Gropius’s utopian craft-based communalismCommunalism Full Description:Communalism refers to the politicization of religious identity. In the context of the Raj, it was not an ancient hatred re-emerging, but a modern…