HS 215 HISTORY OF EUROPE: BUILDING CONTEMPORARY EUROPE IES Abroad Barcelona

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1 HS 215 HISTORY OF EUROPE: BUILDING CONTEMPORARY EUROPE IES Abroad Barcelona DESCRIPTION: Is the project of European integration starting to unravel? Is Germany again striving for a position of leadership in Europe? Does Europe include Russia or Turkey? How likely is Europe nowadays to return to the destabilizing ethnic hatreds of the 1930s and the Second World War? Are authoritarian capitalist regimes (vide Russia and China) poised for a comeback after the defeat of such regimes in the Second World War? Is Spain different from Europe? Will the current policy of austericide in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece lead to civil wars or revolutions? What does European socialism really mean and why is it so frightening to some Americans? Why are Europeans less willing to use military force than Americans? Will the growing divide in transatlantic relations lead to Europe going its own way in the world? These are questions debated here and now which this course will illuminate from a historical perspective. Many common traits and similar developments have historically differentiated the European nations from surrounding ones and have given them a distinct character. There is more than sufficient reason to put the histories of the European nations into a single narrative, whilst retaining an eye on Europe s immense internal diversity and great national variations. Against the background of the most significant political, socio economic and cultural trends in European history from the French Revolution to the present day, the course will give prominence to describing and explaining the forces, tensions and dilemmas that have shaped contemporary Europe. Europe is the home of freedom, democracy and national self determination, but at the same time also the birthplace of imperialism, racism, fascism and communism. In addition, the course will examine how the idea of Europe has shifted over the last two centuries, as well as questions of collective memory and their role in the formation of a distinctive European identity. CREDITS: 3 credits CONTACT HOURS: 45 hours LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English PREREQUISITES: None METHOD OF PRESENTATION: LECTURES: delivery of core course content and the opportunity to clarify issues. READER: a selection of key texts designed to develop general understanding of the subject matter and foment in class discussion. All required readings can be found in the course reader. The readings listed for a particular session must be completed BEFORE coming to class that day. FILM AND DOCUMENTARY VIEWINGS: viewing of documentary clips and of an original language film (with English subtitles), to be discussed in class (and film to be analysed in a short essay). CLASS DEBATES based on student reading and research. REQUIRED WORK AND FORM OF ASSESSMENT: Class participation (20%) 2 essays (215%) Mid term exam (20%) Final exam (30%) EXAMS: will consist of short and essay like questions. CLASS PARTICIPATION: will be based on discussion of the assigned readings and participation in class debates and group activities and contribution to Moodle based activities. ESSAYS: the first essay will be a report on the subject of the First World War; in the second essay you will analyse the film viewed during the course. Each report should be approximately 1500 words. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course students will be able to:

2 identify the main scenarios (countries and/or cultures) and processes of European history; outline the shifting frontiers and transformations of Europe; examine and interpret the specific grounds for the search for peace and unity as an escape from the divisive and lethal contradictions of historical forces in Europe; recognise the historical, cultural, institutional and structural bases for European integration. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is mandatory for all IES Abroad classes, including course related trips. Any exams, tests, presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical or family emergencies. If a student misses more than three classes in any course 3 percentage points will be deducted from the final grade for every additional absence. Seven absences in any course will result in a failing grade. CONTENT: Session Content Required Reading Session 1 Session 2 Introduction Some basic concepts and keywords in European history. Online materials. Session 3 The French Revolution debate on documentary The French Revolution: Tearing Up History, UK: BBC Four, 2014 (documentary) Session 4 Napoleon and his bid to master Europe: unification from above? Grab, A. Napoleon and the Transformation of Europe: 19 33; Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, Session 5 Modernization and industrialization in 19 th century Europe. Davies, N. Europe, a History: Oxford: OUP, Session , The Springtime of the Peoples Lee, S.J. Aspects of European History : London & New York: Routledge, Klein, D. West, East and Centre: patterns of governance in pre 1914 Europe, in Atkin, N. & M. Biddiss (eds.). Themes in Modern European History Abingdon: Routledge, 2009, pp Session 7 Nation building and nationalism in Europe: the unification of Germany. Online texts, visual materials and quiz on Moodle. Session 8 European imperialism Hopkins, A.G. The Nineteenth Century: Europe : , , Oxford: OUP, Lee, S.J. Aspects of European History : London & New York: Routledge, Session 9 The rise of Socialism: US European comparisons Karabel, J., The Reasons Why, in New York Review of Books, Feb 8, 1979, available: why

3 Session 10 The good, the bad and the ugly: comparative notes on the history of the excluded Brignell, V., The eugenics movement Britain wants to forget, New Statesman, 9 Dec 2010 Black, E., The horrifying roots of Nazi eugenics, available online on History News Network: Session 11 Session 12 Session 13 Session 14 Session 15 The Great War ( ). Consequences of the Peace of Versailles. Impact of the Russian Revolution MIDTERM EXAM Europe in the Twenties: the rise of fascism in Italy. Nazism and the crisis of democracy in 1930s Europe. Some notes on Stalin s Soviet Union The Second World War (1): appeasement, Blitzkrieg, accommodation, collaboration and turning points. Davies, N. Europe, a History: Oxford: OUP, Esler, A. The Western World. A Narrative History: NJ: Prentice Hall, McDonough, Frank. Hitler and Nazi Germany: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Esler, A. The Western World. A Narrative History: NJ: Prentice Hall, Session 16 The Second World War (2): Jewish persecution and the Holocaust. The Path to Nazi Genocide, US: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2013 (documentary) Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration and Complicity in the Holocaust, US: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2013 (documentary) Miller, Stuart. Mastering Modern European History: nd ed. Basingstoke/London: Macmillan, Session 17 The Second World War (3): Kanal, film by Andrzej Wajda debate on film. Online film reviews. Wajda, Andrzej (1956), Kanal, Poland: Zespol Filmovy Kadr Session 18 The Cold War Davies, N. Europe, a History: Oxford: OUP, Session 19 Western Europe transformed, Mazower, Mark. Dark Continent: Europe s Twentieth Century: London: Allen Lane, Session 20 Western Europe s cultural revolution: from the 1968 student revolts to the present Mazower, Mark. Dark Continent: Europe s Twentieth Century: London: Allen Lane, Lilla, Mark. Shades of the 60s, in Newsweek (4 June 2001), pp Session 21 Communist Eastern Europe: realities and memories debate on Good Bye, Lenin!, film by Wolfgang Becker Becker, Wolfgang (2003), Good Bye, Lenin!, Germany: ARTE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, X Filme Creative Poo

4 Session 22 The revolutions of 1989: the fall of Communism Merriman, John. A History of Modern Europe, vol.ii: New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, Session 23 Past, present and future of Europe Judt, T. What have we learned, if anything?, New York Review of Books, 1 May 2008 Garton Ash, T., interview for E International Relations, 3 May 2013, available online: ir.info/2013/05/03/interviewtimothy garton ash/ Session 24 Course conclusion & exam revision Final Exam REQUIRED READINGS: Becker, Wolfgang (2003), Good Bye, Lenin!, Germany: ARTE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, X Filme Creative Poo Brignell, V., The eugenics movement Britain wants to forget, New Statesman, 9 Dec 2010 Black, E., The horrifying roots of Nazi eugenics, available online on History News Network: Davies, N. Europe, a History: ; ; Oxford: OUP, Esler, A. The Western World. A Narrative History: , NJ: Prentice Hall, Garton Ash, T., interview for E International Relations, 3 May 2013, available online: timothy garton ash/ Grab, A. Napoleon and the Transformation of Europe: 19 33; Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, Hopkins, A.G. The Nineteenth Century: Europe : , , Oxford: OUP, Judt, T. What have we learned, if anything?, New York Review of Books, 1 May 2008 Karabel, J., The Reasons Why, in New York Review of Books, Feb 8, 1979, available: reasons why Klein, D. West, East and Centre: patterns of governance in pre 1914 Europe, in Atkin, N. & M. Biddiss (eds.). Themes in Modern European History Abingdon: Routledge, 2009, pp Lee, S.J. Aspects of European History : 55 66, London & New York: Routledge, Lilla, Mark. Shades of the 60s, in Newsweek (4 June 2001), pp McDonough, Frank. Hitler and Nazi Germany: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Mazower, Mark. Dark Continent: Europe s Twentieth Century: , London: Allen Lane, Merriman, John. A History of Modern Europe, vol.ii: New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, Miller, Stuart. Mastering Modern European History: nd ed. Basingstoke/London: Macmillan, Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration and Complicity in the Holocaust, US: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2013 (documentary) The French Revolution: Tearing Up History, UK: BBC Four, 2014 (documentary) The Path to Nazi Genocide, US: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2013 (documentary) Wajda, Andrzej (1956), Kanal, Poland: Zespol Filmovy Kadr RECOMMENDED READINGS: Anderson, M.S. (2003). The Ascendancy of Europe, London: Longman. Atkin, N. & M. Biddiss (eds.) (2009). Themes in Modern European History Abingdon: Routledge Barraclough, G. (1978). The Times Atlas of World History. London: Times Book Ltd. Bayly, C.A. (2004). The Birth of the Modern World, Oxford: Blackwell. Blanning, T.C.W. (2000). Nineteenth Century Europe Oxford: OUP. Cate, C. (1978) The Ides of August: The Berlin Wall Crisis New York: Evans. Chambers, M., B. Hanawalt, T. Rabb, I. Woloch, and R. Grew (2003). The Western Experience. New York: McGraw Hill.

5 Dziewanowski, M.K. (1991). War At Any Price: World War II In Europe, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Geary, D. (1989). Labour and Socialist Movements in Europe before 1914, Oxford: Berg. Griffin, R. (ed.) (1995). Fascism. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. Hobsbawm, E. J. (1990). Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality. Cambridge: Cambridge Universtiy Press. Hobsbawm, Eric (1994). Age of Extremes: the Short 20 th Century. London: Michael Joseph. Kitchen, M. (1988). Europe between the Wars: a Political History. London: Longman. Mayer, A.J. (1981). The Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War. New York: Pantheon Books. McCormick, J. (1999). Understanding the European Union. New York: Palgrave. Mazower, Mark (1998). Dark Continent. Europe's Twentieth Century. London: Allen Lane. O'Brien, P. (1994). The Industrial Revolution in Europe. Oxford: Blackwell. Pagden, A. (ed.) (2002). The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Payne, S.G. (1980). Fascism: Comparison and Definition. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Pétré Grenouilleau, O. (ed.) (2004). From Slave Trade to Empire: European Colonisation of Black Africa, 1780s 1880s. Abingdon & New York: Routledge. Sebald, W. G. (2001). Austerlitz. Trans. A. Bell. London: Penguin Books. Sewell, W. H. Jr. (1985). Ideologies and Social Revolutions: Reflections on the French Case. Journal of Modern History 57: Snyder, L. L. (1978). Roots of German Nationalism. Bloomington & London: Indiana Uuniversity Press. Sperber, J. (2005) The European Revolutions, , 2nd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Spielvogel, J. J. (2004). Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History. New York: Prentice Hall. Stromberg, R. N. (1994). European Intellectual History Since Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. The Great War in a Different Light : Wakeman, R. (ed.) (2003). Themes in Modern European History, Since Abingdon: Routledge Wegs, J.R. and R. Ladrech (1996). Europe since 1945: A Concise History. 4 th ed. Basingstoke: Macmillan. Weiss, J. (1977). Conservatism in Europe, : Traditionalism, Reaction and Counter Revolution. London: Thames & Hudson. Zimmer, O. (2003). Nationalism in Europe, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.