Course Objectives: |
This course will explore the development of Germany since the end of the Second World War. It will focus on the evolution of Germany as two separate societies after the war, on the process of Germany’s reunification, and finally on current developments since 1990 |
Course Content: |
The course will include short excursions to relevant local sites that are readily available in the capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.), as well as to local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). Also included will be short trips to other German cities, to give students an impression of the diversity and differences within Germany. Field trips shall include cities like Hamburg (for the North of Germany), Munich (for the South of Germany), Dresden (for the East of Germany), and Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). |
Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
Complied Material |
2) |
the German political system(s), |
Complied Material |
3) |
Germany’s postwar history, |
Complied Material |
4) |
its emerging role in the European Community/Union |
Complied Material |
5) |
European Union's recent and current regional and global role and impact |
Complied Material |
6) |
the changes in German society |
Complied Material |
7) |
German people’s collective psyche, memory, and national sentiment(s), |
Complied Material |
8) |
Midterm |
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9) |
Field Trip: capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.) |
Complied Material |
10) |
Field Trip: local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). |
Complied Material |
11) |
Field Trip: Hamburg (for the North of Germany), |
Complied Material |
12) |
Field Trip: Munich (for the South of Germany) |
Complied Material |
13) |
Dresden (for the East of Germany) |
Complied Material |
14) |
Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). |
Complied Material |