HI2119 Cataclysm and Renewal: History of Continental Europe 1914 to the Present
Module Organiser: TBA
Duration: Hilary term
Contact hours: 2 lectures per week and 6 seminars over the course of the term
Weighting: 10 ECTS
Assessment: 20% essay, 80% examination
This is a one-term module. It encompasses some of the most dramatic events in European and world history: the rise of fascism and communism, the Second World War, the Holocaust. It explains how democracy and European civilization, almost entirely defeated and destroyed, made an extraordinary recovery in the period since 1945. The module has been designed in conjunction with HI 2118 ‘Grandeur and Decline: History of Continental Europe, 1870-1920s’, taught in Michaelmas term, so that taken in succession the two modules provide an overall view of the history of modern Europe since the later 19th century and the foundations of contemporary Europe. But each module stands alone, is assessed separately and is worth 10 ECTS. This course presumes no knowledge of the period covered by the prior module.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Outline chronologically and explain key developments in the history of continental Europe during the later twentieth century
- Assess the impact of these developments on continental Europe
- Search for, and critically appraise, relevant literature
- Undertake an extended analysis of select contemporary sources in translation
- Communicate analysis and argument in written and verbal format