Key features of Baltic German History
Course code
AIE6026.HT
old course code
AIE6026
Course title in Estonian
Baltisakslaste ajaloo põhijooned
Course title in English
Key features of Baltic German History
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The importance of stereotypes on Baltic German history writing, politics, societies and
arts has been evident from the beginning of Baltic historiography in the Middle Ages. This course introduces the students to the methods of imagology and the main stereotypes in Baltic German history writing. During the seminar we will read and discuss not only theoretical texts but also classic Baltic sources from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.
By the end of the course, the student will be familiar with the main theories of imagology i in scholarly literature. The student has an understanding of the variety, importance and
history of national, cultural, gender and natural stereotypes in the Baltic German history writing. Thereby the student is able to make use of the method of imagology in her or his own research.
arts has been evident from the beginning of Baltic historiography in the Middle Ages. This course introduces the students to the methods of imagology and the main stereotypes in Baltic German history writing. During the seminar we will read and discuss not only theoretical texts but also classic Baltic sources from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.
By the end of the course, the student will be familiar with the main theories of imagology i in scholarly literature. The student has an understanding of the variety, importance and
history of national, cultural, gender and natural stereotypes in the Baltic German history writing. Thereby the student is able to make use of the method of imagology in her or his own research.
Brief description of the course
The course consists of a) lectures examining different topics and aspects of the stereotypes prevailing in the Baltic German tradition, b) seminars enabling more detailed discussion of related texts and theories, c) students’ presentations. For each seminar the students have to independently read and prepare texts that demonstrate various approaches for studying stereotypes, and which are chosen by the teacher.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
The student:
- participates actively in the discussions during the seminar;
- describes and analyses sources and literature about a given topic;
- proves her/his skills in presenting the major issues of a given topic in an oral presentation;
- is able to discuss and analyse a given topic in written form.
The student:
- participates actively in the discussions during the seminar;
- describes and analyses sources and literature about a given topic;
- proves her/his skills in presenting the major issues of a given topic in an oral presentation;
- is able to discuss and analyse a given topic in written form.
Teacher
Ulrike Plath, PhD
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