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070052 VO Contemporary History (2021W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
REMOTE
Moodle

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The lecture is held digitally only.

  • Tuesday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 16.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 23.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 30.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 07.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 14.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 11.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 18.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This introductory lecture discusses central research questions of contemporary European history in their global context. It starts from international relations and imperial settings on the eve of the First World War and explains in a passage through the 20th century central political, socio-economic and social trajectories that are relevant for understanding the historical development of our present. Special attention is paid to transnational research perspectives in order to trace interconnectedness and globalization processes and to overcome nation-centered narratives.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written 90-minute exam (digitally via Moodle). Examination mode: Open questions by means of an examination sheet for download. Comprehension questions (no multiple choice questions!), which must be answered in complete sentences (no keywords!). Examination in open-book format: Aids (manuals, aids provided by the instructor) are allowed, but must be cited (rules of good scientific practice). This applies in particular to online resources in order to be able to check their scientific validity. Secondary sources that are not publicly accessible (e.g. external transcripts, external examination papers) are not citable and may not be used during the examination.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Familiarity with key political and social developments in the 20th/21st centuries on a European and global scale. Knowledge of important key concepts of contemporary historical research. 50% of the questions have to be answered correctly.

Examination topics

Contents of lecture and accompanying literature, where noted as required reading.

Reading list

Eichengreen, Barry: The European Economy Since 1945: coordinated capitalism and beyond. Princeton, N.Y., 2007. Hobsbawm, Eric J.: Das Zeitalter der Extreme. Weltgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts. München 1995. Iriye, Akira: Global Community: the role of international organizations of the contemporary world. Berkeley, Calif., 2002. Judt, Tony: Geschichte Europas. Von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart. München 2006; Schwartz, Michael: Ethnische “Säuberungen” in der Moderne; globale Wechselwirkungen nationalistischer und rassistischer Gewaltpolitiken im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. München 2013. The Palgrave Dictionary of Transnational History. Hg. v. Akira Iriye u. Pierre-Yves Saunier. Basingstoke et al. 2009.

Association in the course directory

AER: Zeitgeschichte.
BA Geschichte (Version 2012): PM Epochen: Querschnitte, VO Zeitgeschichte als Geschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (5 ECTS) / PM Ergänzung: AER, VO Zeitgeschichte als Geschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (5 ECTS) / ZWM Weitere AER 1 oder 2, VO Zeitgeschichte als Geschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (5 ECTS).
BA Geschichte (Version 2019): M3 Epochen - Geschichte in Querschnitten, VO Zeitgeschichte als Geschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (5 ECTS) / ZWM Weitere AER 1 oder 2, VO Zeitgeschichte als Geschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (5 ECTS).
BEd UF GSP (Version 2014): UF GSP 02 Epochen, VO Zeitgeschichte (5 ECTS).
EC Geschichte (Version 2012): VO Zeitgeschichte (5 ECTS).
EC Geschichte (Version 2021): M1a, VO Zeitgeschichte (5 ECTS).

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