| Course title | German Cultural Studies - Lecture |
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| Course code | KGN/KP12 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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No other period in German history has been - or is being - analysed so frequently or interpreted so controversially in historiography as the era of National Socialism. The questions under discussion primarily concern the 'nature' of National Socialism: ¨ Can it best be interpreted as 'totalitarianism', 'fascism' or even a 'unique phenomenon'?; the relationship between politics and the economy in the Nazi state; Hitler's role: was he the 'absolute ruler of the Third Reich' or a 'weak dictator'?; Causes and course of the Holocaust: Was it a logical consequence of a specifically German form of 'eliminatory anti-Semitism', or the result of tensions and power struggles within the Nazi state?; the social structure of the Third Reich and its 'modernity'; the attitudes of 'ordinary' Germans towards the Nazi regime.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the lecture is to familiarise students with the history of National Socialism and the Third Reich, from its origins and the causes of its emergence, through its rise to power, to the period of the so-called Third Reich. The lecture will also cover the most significant controversies amongst historians regarding the history of National Socialism and the Third Reich.
The aim of the lecture is to first familiarise participants with the basic facts and figures relating to the history of the Nazi state, and then to place these in the context of different interpretations of the Nazi era. The image of National Socialism in popular culture after 1945 will also be discussed. |
| Prerequisites |
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No special requirements, only a sufficient knowledge of German is required (B1 or higher).
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Oral exam
Oral examination - lecture content and compulsory reading |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019_24) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |