Considers the fate of avant-garde culture globally during World War II and its immediate aftermath through the lens of View Magazine and primary research conducted in the Harry Ransom Center. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 338V, 359 (Topic: Magazine as Archive: 1940-1947), 366P (Topic: Magazine as Archive: 1940-1947). Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.