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Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Seminar

Tutorial

Module Offerings

4504SRCHEL-SEP-PAR

Aims

1. Display a good understanding of important political, cultural, and social aspects of Modern European history. 2. Demonstrate a firm grasp of the historiography of the Modern European history and be able to articulate this in written form. 3. Engage in historical debate on a range of topics about myth, memory and identity in Modern European history, critically relating discussion to different national (or otherwise) contexts.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify important political, cultural, and social aspects of Modern European history and historiography.
2.
Critically analyse historical arguments.
3.
Demonstrate an ability to analyse key historiographical questions in Europe’s past.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Introduction to theories of the past France in the 19th Century France in the early 20th Century France’s past and present Russia’s Imperial Past Russia in the early 20th Century Russia’s past and present Germany and the war Remembering the war Germany’s past and present Module summary: From Vienna to Brussels
Additional Information:In this module students will explore these questions by examining the different stories which Europeans have told about the past over the previous two centuries. Students will consider the ways in which various political communities have manufactured different versions of the past in order to define their identities and legitimate their goals, as well as how individuals have made use of the past to suit their own ends.

Assessments

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