HIST449-12W (C)
Whole Year 2012
Issues in Modern European History
Description
This course will investigate in depth some of the great debates of twentieth-century historiography, such as the nature of 'totalitarian' states like Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, the origins of World War II, the origins and character of the Cold War, and the collapse of the Communist Bloc. Students will investigate and systematically evaluate the views of key historians in these debates, as well as looking in detail at relevant primary sources.
This course focuses on some of the most important and controversial debates in the historiography of twentieth-century Europe. Students will be encouraged to explore these debates in detail, to consider the historiographical context within which these debates have taken place, and to arrive at their own views based on their extensive research in primary and secondary sources.
Students will cover five debates in all: four core debates (The Origins of World War I; The Paris Peace Conference; The Origins of World War II in Europe; The Holocaust) as well as one optional debate, chosen by the students themselves.
Subject to approval of Head of School.
Course Coordinator
David Monger
Lecturer
Heather Wolffram
Assessment
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First essay
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40%
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Second essay
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40%
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Presentations - two
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20%
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Two essays (worth 40% each) and two seminar presentations (worth 10% each).
For further information see
School of Humanities.
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Whole Year 2012
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