This study examines student life at the Bauhaus in Germany, arguably the most important art school of the twentieth century, in order to further explore the dynamics of the institution and its relation to the Weimar Republic. Chapters 2 and 4 focus on the general student experience, first in the town of Weimar (1919--25) and then in Dessau/Berlin (1925--33). Chapters 3, 5, and 6 deal with the specific themes of mysticism, student politics, and women at the Bauhaus. The main primary sources for this thesis are the three major English language documentary collections on the Bauhaus, various published accounts by Bauhaus masters and students, and a series of interviews with former students.; I found that the students were indeed a vital part of the Bauhaus, contributing in important ways to its development and success, as well as to the ever-present controversy that surrounded the school. The students also provide a striking example of modern life in early 20th century Germany. Throughout the six chapters, and particularly with the thematic chapters, the Bauhaus's relationship to modernity is shown to be constantly in flux and sometimes contradictory, in many ways like Weimar society itself.
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