A Transnational History of Europe in the Short Twentieth Century, c.1917-1991

HIST21211 A Transnational History of Europe in the Short Twentieth Century, c.1917-1991 20 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 2 Claire Morelon Unit coordinator Joanne Laycock Unit coordinator Jean-Marc Dreyfus Unit coordinator Christian Goeschel Unit coordinator History 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 A Transnational History of Europe in the Short Twentieth Century explores the short twentieth century in Europe and asks how Europeans experienced this rollercoaster century. The course’s chronology is framed by events including the Russian revolution, the emergence of totalitarian dictatorships, the Second World War, post-war reconstruction, the Cold War, European integration and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Instead of simply offering a conventional narrative, the course highlights overarching themes in the history of Europe that cut across national boundaries, including migration, decolonisation, and globalisation. Exploring the close links between political ideas and social developments, the course surveys how changing and conflicting political ideologies – fascism, state socialism or the welfare state – and population movements caused by armed conflict have shaped European society at different times.  A Transnational History of Europe in the Short Twentieth Century explores the short twentieth century in Europe and asks how Europeans experienced this rollercoaster century. The course’s chronology is framed by events including the Russian revolution, the emergence of totalitarian dictatorships, the Second World War, post-war reconstruction, the Cold War, European integration and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Instead of simply offering a conventional narrative, the course highlights overarching themes in the history of Europe that cut across national boundaries, including migration, decolonisation, and globalisation. Exploring the close links between political ideas and social developments, the course surveys how changing and conflicting political ideologies – fascism, state socialism or the welfare state – and population movements caused by armed conflict have shaped European society at different times.  The aims of this course are: To introduce students to a broad range of relevant themes and historiographical debates associated with the political and social history of twentieth century Europe;To introduce students to critical concepts relating to contemporary social history;To encourage students to adopt a critical perspective to their own understanding of European political and social history;Provide students with a range of background knowledge and tools that can be deployed at levels 3 and 4.   demonstrate an increased capacity to examine and evaluate the interactions between social, political and economic processes  demonstrate deeper and more accurate comprehension of key events, structures, and processes in the history of twentieth-century Europe  evaluate the ways in which historians choose and use their sourceshone skills of analysis and critical reasoning via a range of forms of written assessmentunderstand ways in which theoretical perspectives influence historical researchAnalyse the relationship between politics, economics and society in twentieth-century Europe  extend and apply oral and group skills by participating in and leading seminar discussionswrite reflective, considered, and well-structured pieces of assessed work applicable to analytic and persuasive communication in a range of professional venuesConstruct an argument in a closed on-campus exam under time pressure  work independently, both within seminars and through individual research  experience and training in teamwork, argument and debate, as well as time management    Other As a second-year History course unit, the course provides expert training in - analysis and critical reasoning. - developing important transferable skills in communication and presentation; argument and debate; teamwork; research and time management. - developing concise and critical written analysis. Teaching is delivered via 2 hours of lecture, one hour of seminar instruction, and an additional office hour on a weekly basis. All the support materials for the course will be on Canvas, and the written assessment will be submitted and returned via this medium.     0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Assessment task</td><td>Formative or Summative</td><td>Length</td><td>Weighting within unit (if summative)</td></tr><tr><td>Written assessment</td><td>Summative</td><td>2,000 words</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Unseen on-campus examination</td><td>Summative</td><td>2 hours</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Plan for written assessment (peer-reviewed by students)</td><td>formative</td><td>1 page max.</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></figure>  <table class="Table" style="width:496.15pt; margin-left:7px; border-collapse:collapse; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt" width="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:241.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="321">Feedback method </td> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:9.0cm; border-left:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="340">Formative or Summative</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:241.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="321">Written feedback and individual discussion (by appointment) for written assessment</td> <td style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:9.0cm; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="340">Summative</td> </tr> <tr style="height:5.25pt"> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:241.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height:5.25pt" valign="top" width="321">Written feedback for exam</td> <td style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:9.0cm; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height:5.25pt" valign="top" width="340">Summative</td> </tr> </tbody></table> N Fulbrook, Mary, German History Since 1800 (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010).Hobsbawm, Eric, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991 (London: Penguin, 1994).Jarausch, K. H., Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015).Judt, Tony, Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945 (London: Penguin, 2005).  Kershaw, I., To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949 (London: Allen Lane, 2015).Mazower, M., Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century (London: Penguin, 1999).Pedersen, Susan, The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015).  Lectures 22 Seminars 11 0 167