PHIL 1104 Modernism and the Arts I/Perspectives II

Name: Modernism and the Arts I/Perspectives II
Rating: 4.21 (133 reviews)

This is a full-year course in the literature, music, and visual arts usually connected with the term modernism. The first eight weeks of the term will be devoted to literature, the last five of the first term and the first five of the second to music, and the last eight of the second term to the visual arts. Among the authors read during the literature segment will be Baudelaire, Dostoevsky, Ibsen, Eliot, Kafka, and Joyce. During the music segment the composers listened to will include Wagner, Debussy, and Stravinsky. There will also be at least one week of jazz.

Course overview

Department: Philosophy
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Fall

Catalog details

Corequisites: UNAS1105
Satisfies core: Arts

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Requirements fulfilled

University Core: Arts (All undergraduates)

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Official evaluation summary

4.21 / 5

Based on 133 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Peter Hanly
Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.26/5
David Johnson
Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.51/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Peter Hanly · Stokes Hall 109S MW 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
Section 02
Fall 2026 · Peter Hanly · Gasson Hall 305 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
Section 03
Fall 2026 · Peter Hanly · Higgins Hall 265 MW 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered