Course Description
01:510:327 Twentieth-Century Europe
- Course Code: 01:510:327
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
- SAS Core Certified: WCd
- Academic Credits: 3
- Mode of Instruction: Lecture
Syllabus: Fall 2023
Syllabus Disclaimer: The information on this syllabus is subject to change. For up-to-date course information, please refer to the syllabus on your course site (Sakai, Canvas, etc.) on the first day of class.
Course Description
Brexit--and Nexit? Russian war-mongering. The new challenge to imperialism, Fridays for Future--and the rise of the new right. What is going on with Europe, and how can we understand it? This course will treat major themes in the history of twentieth-century Europe, including the transforming stature of Europe and its meaning; rapid, frequent, and radical movement of peoples and boundaries; continuities and ruptures in political regimes and social mores; modernity and post-modernity; nationalism and sub- and transnational allegiances; "peculiarities" and commonalities; transformation of mass consumer culture and varieties of mass politics; history and memory; colonization and decolonization; war and genocide; protest and complacency; "second world" status; citizenship, rights, and obligations; environment, energy, and power; sources of present-day conflicts; and the future of Europe. We will also sharpen skills in reading primary sources (readings, visual images, etc.) critically and analytically, and compare examples of historical interpretation.