This course will explore how the "new Berlin" relates to the history of the "old Berlin" by examining the complex interconnections between politics, history, personal memory, public remembrance, the commemoration of the past and the celebration of the present. Each week of the summer session will be dedicated to a different era in Berlin's recent history: Weimar Republic, Third Reich, West Berlin, East Berlin, and the Berlin Republic.

The syllabus for each week follows the same pattern: an introduction to each week's historical period, a discussion of literary texts from that era, and the screening and discussion of a film (on video/DVD) relating to that period on Monday, followed by a discussion of significant "places of memory" from that period and a half-day excursion to the discussed places of memory on Thursday.

Period
28-05-2011 - 09-07-2011 (6 weeks)

Target group
Students in following fields may be interested in taking this course: German studies, theatre studies, art, architecture, urban studies, cultural studies, modern history, political science.

Course aim
Expected learning outcomes:- Students will be able to identify and analyze the complex interconnections between politics, society and culture in five distinct eras of Berlins 20th-century history. - Students will be able to apply the course content in written as well as oral presentations to their own experiences with personal memory and public remembrance.



Credits
6.0 ECTS creditsGradingFinal project: 30%Presentations: 20%Journal: 20%Class participation: 30%

Course fee
EUR 1200: Tuition

EUR 250: Program fee

Course leader
Dr. Markus Wessendorf

Freie Universitat Berlin FUBiS
Address: Otto-von-Simson-Str. 26
Postal code: 14195
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.fubis.org/
E-mail: fubis@fubis.org
Phone: +49 + 30 + 838 73472