Faculty of History and Cultural Studies
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Course Title: 0401 Utopia or Dystopia? Perestroika and the end of the Soviet state
Course Description
The Collapse of the USSR was not only the most significant process of radical change in the world in XX century, but we are still dealing with the consequences of unresolved problems. These changes happened unexpected rapidity: no experts predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall or the newly found freedom of speech and religion in Soviet Union, democratization, elections and attempt to establish multi-party system. How and why the Soviet elite destroyed its own system? What role did nationalism and the process of decolonization play in the country’s disintegration? Did the Cold War rivalry precipitate its fall? While examining the answers to these questions as provided by anthropologists, political scientists and historians, we will also search for insights
Faculty
History and Cultural Studies
Institute
Historisches Institut
Lecturer
Iryna Ramanava
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
11/04/2023 - 14/07/2023
Mode and Time
Synchronous (live), Time (CET): Wednesday 12-14
Online Tool for Teaching
BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master
Prerequisites
English (no less then B2)
ECTS
4
Course Title: 0402 Chernobyl disaster: Politics and Society
Course Description
The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is the biggest man-made disaster in history, it not only claimed thousands of lives, but also brought down the main religious cult of the 20th century - faith in technological progress and became a symbol of the failure of the entire Soviet project.
The perception of the disaster, and the ways in which states and communities dealt with it, were clearly bifurcated by Cold War divisions; but like many things, they also transcended them geographically and temporally, reaching far into contemporary discourses. We will discuss the existing discourses of describing and comprehending this catastrophe, this will allow us to learn a lot about how the Soviet system worked as a whole.
Faculty
History and Cultural Studies
Institute
Historical Institute
Lecturer
Iryna Ramanava
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
11/04/2023 - 14/07/2023
Mode and Time
Synchronous (live), Time (CET): Friday 10-12
Online Tool for Teaching
BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master
Prerequisites
English (no less then B2)
ECTS
5
Course Title: 0403 Leaflets, Journals, Newspapers - (Print) Media in Early Modernity
Course Description
Media Matters. Different forms of media shape the way societies see and portray themselves and what contemporaries can know about the world and each other. In the case of Early Modernity (∼1500-1800), the printing press and its products had a revolutionary impact.
This course will look at early modern (print) media, from leaflets and periodicals, to newspapers and books, and its various roles in shaping society and knowledge, affecting the history of rulership, colonialism, religion, science, nationalism and much more. Among others, we will read literature on the effects of print as well as theoretical texts on the impact of various forms of print media, on historiography and the contemporaries.
To pass the writing of an essay or the holding of a presentation will be required, as well as regular participation in the discussions of the reading every week.
Faculty
Faculty of History and Cultural Studies
Institute
Historical Institute
Lecturer
Bennet Rosswag, M.A.
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
11/04/2023 - 14/07/2023
Mode and Time
Synchronous, Time (CET):Tuesday 16-18
Online Tool for Teaching
BBB, StudIP
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master
Prerequisites
Intermediate English (mainly in speaking and reading), Interest in (Early Modern) History
ECTS
3