| Course Info | Class Number: 1979
This is a topics course. Course content varies.; Current topic description: What are the historical roots of fascists ideologies and organizations and what can a historical perspective tell us about the reasons for their continuous attraction? The course will examine the histories of fascist movements in Europe from World War I to the present. It will focus on the historical origins and evolution of key theories, organizations and receptivity of fascist movements in both Western and Eastern Europe. Throughout the course we will also interrogate the relationship between fascist movements and gender, sexuality, and youth in both the pre-and post-World War II era. How did these movements (from Italian fascism and Nazism to contemporary european far right movements) conceptualize their preferred gender and sexual order? What role did women play in these movements? And what made and continues to make these movements appeal to young people?
Approach: Inquiry into the Past (IP); Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO)
Enrollment Cap: 22; 15 seats held for students in the 360 program.
This course is part of 360 and is available to non-360 students. This
course is Europe from the Margins: Established narratives of Europe
tend to be Western European and focused on high politics. This cluster
changes the focus from structures to stories, using an
interdisciplinary approach (incorporating political science, history,
and German studies) to critically examine Europes past and present
from the margins. What does Europe look like from the perspectives of
those whose voices are usually missing from mainstream narratives
the disempowered, queers, migrant laborers, artists, refugees, and
people from Europes eastern and southern peripheries? By inserting
and foregrounding perspectives of the historically marginalized along
with an examination of their theoretical, cultural, and political
contributions to European society, this 360 aims to provide critical
analytical tools to not only foster greater understanding of the
broader context of modern Europe but to rethink what Europe itself is.
The field trip to Berlin will provide an opportunity to examine
historical legacies as well as current cultural politics and
grassroots initiatives of the marginalized.. This 360 cluster includes
enrolling in GERM B217, HIST B228 and POLS B205. If the course exceeds
the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the
lottery: BMC History majors / minors by class (seniors then juniors)
then Seniors then Juniors. |
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