Universität Wien

070129 GR Guided Reading (2015W)

British and American Historiography and Political Thought, 18th to 21st Centuries

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work

This GR-course will be taught in English, and we will read and study texts and documents in this language; therefore, a very good command of English is a necessary precondition for successful class attendance. We will discuss and analyze texts from various schools of historiography (Enlightenment, Romantic and Progressive History) and political thought (Constitutionalism, Conservative Thought, Liberalism, Totalitarianism) as well as texts from representative individuals (Edward Gibbon, Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill, Lord Acton, Charles Beard, William H. McNeill).
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The first session of this class will be held on October 9, 2015. Students who are registered or prebooked for this course on UNIVIS but fail to attend the first unit without notice will be signed off automatically.

  • Friday 09.10. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 16.10. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 23.10. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 30.10. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 06.11. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 13.11. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 20.11. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 27.11. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 04.12. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 11.12. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 18.12. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 08.01. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 15.01. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 22.01. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 29.01. 10:45 - 12:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This GR will introduce students to the historiography and the history of political thought in Britain and the United States. We thus examine a variety of representative and still relevant texts and documents which will be provided on MOODLE from October 9, 2015. All classroom discussions and the presentation of the topic selected will be held in English, and the written weekly assignments will have to be written and submitted in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

This GR will be taught in an interactive manner, and students are expected to fully participate in reading and discussing the texts and documents. - Grading is based on regular class attendance (students will not miss class more than twice!) and the quality of classroom discussion (20%), individual presentation of a selected topic (35%), and the weekly written assignments (45%). In December 2015 there will be an individual consultation with each student (feed-back session - mandatory!).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

After successfully completing this GR, students will be familiar with representative texts and documents, and they will have achieved a basic knowledge of various schools and movements in British and American Historiography and Political Thought.

Examination topics

Students will carefully read, study, and discuss a variety of selected documents and scholarly articles. For the weekly assignments questions will be addressed to the provided texts and documents; presentations by students will illustrate and illuminate the historical background of the texts.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: No electronic devices are permitted in class - no computers, tablets, mobile phones, etc. This will facilitate for students to focus on discussions and debates in class without being distracted or disturbed. This prescription is certainly not intended to limit or restric the activities of students in class, but trather to enable them to fully participate in and concentrate on classroom activities.

Reading list

The texts and documents we are going to read and discuss in class will be provided on MOODLE normally two weeks ahead of the class unit in question.

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte: Neuzeit, Zeitgeschichte (4 ECTS) | BA UF & Diplom UF Geschichte: Guided Reading in den Bereichen Politikgeschichte (Diplom auslaufend) oder Globalgeschichte (BA UF) (4 ECTS) | MA HPS: M1.2, M1.3

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