Baltic-German Culture and Society
Course code
AIG6319.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Baltisaksa kultuur ja ühiskond
Course title in English
Baltic-German Culture and Society
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
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 aims to give an interdisciplinary overview of the different layers of Baltic German culture and society and the different possibilities how to interpret them.
Brief description of the course
This by character interdisciplinary course discusses in depth forms of cultural entanglements and cultural transfers we can find within and in connection with Baltic German identities since the 18th century. If possible and necessary the course will not only give a general overview, but also concentrate on some certain phenomena from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the main developments in Baltic German history and culture since the 18th century;
- can critically discuss the role of Baltic Germans in Estonian culture and society;
- knows the main primary sources, disciplines, centres and researchers in the field of Baltic German studies;
- is able to find appropriate sources and analyse them with a clear and appropriate methodology on a basic level.
- knows the main developments in Baltic German history and culture since the 18th century;
- can critically discuss the role of Baltic Germans in Estonian culture and society;
- knows the main primary sources, disciplines, centres and researchers in the field of Baltic German studies;
- is able to find appropriate sources and analyse them with a clear and appropriate methodology on a basic level.
Teacher
Ulrike Plath
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