Political Culture and National Identities

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1 Political Culture and National Identities Maartje Janse 16 March 2018

2 Focus of Political Culture and National Identities National political cultures in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries Politics - Political behaviour in parliament, social movements, populism, terrorism - Political culture: Rhetoric, sacralization of politics, - Social, cultural, intellectual embeddedness of politics: rise of new moral ideas, memory of Holocaust or Paris Commune National Identity - Narratives of unique characteristics of different countries How unique were these political cultures really? Comparative history Transfer 2

3 Literature Seminar Intensive Literature Study: Comparison & Transfer overcome isolated national histories Politics, Political Culture, & National Identities Weekly assignments Final paper circa 3000 words 3

4 Literature study and; Research Seminar Original source materials or published primary sources; Objective: enhanced research, presentation, composition skills, and the ability to evaluate the findings of other researchers; Freedom of choice in topic, compose fully your own research; Final paper: words. 4

5 History of Human Rights Research Seminars The European Civil War, Central Europe and the Russian Empire during the long 19 th century Protest: A Transnational Perspective The Russian Revolution Revisited Scholarly Virtues and Vices: Writing the History of the Humanities ( ) Political eloquence Redemption Songs: African-American Freedom Struggles From Slavery to the present Music, Politics and History Neoliberalism in Global Perspective Social Movements, Urban Politics, Society and Culture in the Long 20th Century 5

6 Optional Course A second research seminar or literature seminar of the master History Master courses from outside of the master History programme: - Leiden University - Other Dutch University - University abroad Internship 6

7 Thesis topics A Global Movement : International exchange between women s suffrage organizations Jesuits in the polder: The Jesuit myth in Dutch political debates, 19th century Dolle Mina en de Verenigde Staten. Transfer van 'prikacties' ( ) 'Laat dat voorbeeld u bezielen'. De Duitse invloed op het Nederlandse socialisme, Tussen activisme en terreur - De relatie tussen het linkse milieu en het ontstaan van terrorisme in West-Duitsland tussen 1967 en 1970 Picturing Deutschböhmen: German Nationalist Tourist Material in Late Habsburg Bohemia Madurodam, een museale route naar commercieel succes Amerikaanse taferelen op Nederlandse bodem? Hoe Angelsaksische muziekfestivals en de counterculture voet kregen op Nederlandse bodem tussen The Russian Revolution seen from a Turkish perspective 7

8 Internship Netherlands or abroad (several scholarship possibilities) Students have to find the internship themselves (at least 10 ECTS, ca. 280 hours) have their own internship assignment within the internship organisation needs to be in line with skills obtained during the study programme Assistance of Faculty Career Service: 8

9 Internships PCNI 1. ProDemos. House for Democracy and the Rule of Law 2. Council for Public Administration (Raad Openbaar Bestuur) 3. Province of Noord-Holland 4. Dutch Ministry of the Interior, Board of Democracy and Civil Affairs (Binnenlandse Zaken) 5. Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) 6. Municipality of Amsterdam, Board and Organisation 7. Municipality of Leiden 9

10 Staff expertise I Henk te Velde Bart van der Boom Dennis Bos Patrick Dassen Monika Baar Dutch history national identity political culture political eloquence and debate political history modern Dutch history political history second world war political culture political violence socialist labour movement European history history of Germany intellectual history central and eastern Europe cold war cultural history disability history global health historiography human rights human-animalmachine nexus political thought vulnerability 10

11 Staff expertise II Eduard van de Bilt Joost Augusteijn Bernhard Rieger Ben Schoenmaker Henk Kern African-American history American history political theory history of Irish republicanism modern British history modern Irish history political violence Europe after 1945 History of Technology Globalization German, British and American history Military history Armed forces & society Dutch Army International military operations modern history political history Russian history 11

12 Staff expertise III Adriaan van Veldhuizen philosophy of history Dutch political culture Early socialist movement Intellectual history Eric Storm European cultural history modern French and Spanish history nation building nationalism regionalism tourism Bart van der Steen labour history political history social movements history of squatting Herman Paul historical theory historiography history of religion intellectual history philosophy of history Maartje Janse Cultural history Dutch, British and American history political culture social movement history History 12

13 Student - Klaas Feij -Research Master PCNI (2 years) -Bachelor History in Leiden: Track American History -Cultural History & Film -Choosing a Master s -Why PCNI? - Freedom! - Not limited to one region or approach - Professors: approachable experts - International connections 13

14 PCNI so far 1 st semester Literature Seminar -Maartje Janse -Readings! -Short essays -Discussions Historical Theory -Adriaan van Veldhuizen -Course for research master students -Practical use -Essay: Walter Benjamin for historians Research Seminar: Scholarly Virtues and Vices -Herman Paul -Small group (4 students) -In-depth -Essay: Walter Benjamin reception in America 14

15 Internship 2 nd semester -EYE Filmmuseum (Amsterdam) -International Department: Promotion of Dutch film abroad -4 days x 8 hours / week -Assignment: Dutch Sex Wave in Paris -Knowledge, network, work experience, CV -Getting an internship -One course in Leiden: Developing Research Proposals (research master) 15

16 Study Abroad 3 rd Semester -King s College London -World Wide Ranking: Top 25 -Erasmus+ Exchange -Courses on film - history -Opportunities: research & network 16

17 More information? Meet-and-greet Arsenaal Building Meet students and staff 17