HIST 128 - German History

Upper Division

Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.

If national histories serve to reinforce common identities and traditions within the context of the modern nation- state, then what are we to make of the diverse central European peoples tied together by the questionable force of the German imperial state in 1871, only to be characterized by brutal dictatorship(s) and re-fragmented states throughout the twentieth century? This course seeks to understand how aspects of tradition within the predominantly German-speaking regions of central Europe were weighed and mobilized in order to answer the questions of who are the Germans and what is or where is Germany? To this end, our course materials will explore the making of what have become trademark German political, social, and cultural traditions (poetry, fairy tales, music, militarization, environmentalism, and beer drinking) within particular eras of German history since 1500.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; TCG - The Common Good

Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.

Course credits: 1