Seminar in German History
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Course code
AIG6314.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Saksa ajaloo seminar
Course title in English
Seminar in German History
ECTS credits
6.0
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Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The course provides the opportunity to discover and discuss the entanglements between German and Baltic history.
Brief description of the course
Although Estonia has never been part of Germany for a longer period, the histories of both countries have been closely entangled throughout centuries. During the course we are discussing German entanglements in Baltic history as well the Baltic dimension in German history. Lectures provide the students with basic knowledge about the construction of German nationalism, the rise of the German Empire and its political visions concerning Eastern Europe, about the meaning of religion, education research and science, and about World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. In seminars we are reading and discussing texts that focus on special problems of German-Baltic entanglements in history.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has a basic knowledge about the specific features of German history;
- knows about the historical dimensions of certain problems and features of Baltic-German entanglements;
- is able to reflect critically about the German role in Baltic hsitory and vice versa;
- is motivated to discuss about how different strategies have been used to speak about common features in history;
- knows some of the most important Baltic German historians and their theses.
Teacher
Ulrike Plath
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