History 4P03: Contemporary Europe

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1 History 4P03: Contemporary Europe Instructor: Dr. Wesley Ferris Class Hours: 11:30 to 1:30, Thursdays Class Location: CNH-223 Office Hour: 2:00 to 3:00, Thursdays Office Location: CNH Overview This course studies selected topics in e history of modern Europe from e mid-19 century to e late 20 -century. Students will acquire a better understanding of some of e key moments and developments in modern European history, as well as utilizing and enhancing eir research, analytical, and communication skills rough classroom discussion and written assignments. Grading Scheme Seminar Participation 40% Historiography Paper 20% Due Oct. 25 Major Research Paper 40% Due Nov. 29 Course Texts Margaret Lavinia Anderson, Practicing Democracy: Elections and Political Culture in Imperial Germany (2000). Erskine Childers, The Riddle of e Sands (Originally Published 1903; Oxford World Classics Edition Published 2008). Seminar Readings Each class will be devoted to seminar discussions of e existing scholarship on a range of topics in modern European history. Each student is responsible for reading all of e assigned articles and book chapters prior to e seminar in which ey are to be discussed. Oer an e two course texts, all readings are available online rough e library. Quality, as opposed to quantity, will be e primary determinant of students grades for seminar discussion. Comments should focus on e 1

2 major issues and historiographical debates at e readings raise, and should demonstrate not only at e readings have been read, but at e student has spent time inking about e readings and how ey relate to each oer and broader emes. Note at simply attending each seminar discussion is insufficient to receive a passing grade in is portion of e course. Historiography Paper In consultation wi e instructor, each student will select a topic and a esis for eir two written assignments. The historiography paper will compare and critically analyse secondary sources relevant to e proposed research topic. The historiographical essay should be 10 pages in leng, and is due in-class on October 25. Major Research Paper This is e major written assignment of e course. The research paper is to be 20 pages in leng, and is due in-class on Nov. 29. This paper must use at minimum four primary sources in particular, and ten sources overall. This paper should make significant use of primary sources, wi secondary sources generally used to provide context only. General Notes on Written Assignments All written assignments are to be typewritten in proper English, using formal academic style. Assignments should be double-spaced and use 12-point font. All assignments must have a separate title page, which includes e title of e assignment, e student s name and ID, e course, e instructor s name, and e date. Eier endnotes or footnotes must be used, as parenetical citation is not acceptable, and a formal bibliography must be included. Note at e title page and bibliography do not count towards page numbering. All assignments are due on e dates listed wiout exception, and any late assignment will be penalized at e rate of 3% per day, including weekends. The use of internet sources is limited to academic websites Wikipedia, for example, would be unacceptable and use of it or similar websites would result in a significant grade deduction. A list of pre-approved online academic sources will be available on e course websites. Students are encouraged to consult wi e instructor regarding any potentially questionable websites. Academic Integrity Language You are expected to exhibit honesty and use eical behaviour in all aspects of e learning process. 2

3 Academic credentials you earn are rooted in principles of honesty and academic integrity. Academic dishonesty is to knowingly act or fail to act in a way at results or could result in unearned academic credit or advantage. This behaviour can result in serious consequences, e.g. e grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit wi a notation on e transcript (notation reads: Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty ), and/or suspension or expulsion from e university. It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on e various types of academic dishonesty please refer to e Academic Integrity Policy, located at The following illustrates only ree forms of academic dishonesty: 1.Plagiarism, e.g. e submission of work at is not one s own or for which oer credit has been obtained. 2.Improper collaboration in group work. 3.Copying or using unauorized aids in tests and examinations. Communication It is e policy of e Faculty of Humanities at all communication sent from students to instructors (including TAs), and from students to staff, must originate from e student's own McMaster University account. This policy protects confidentiality and confirms e identity of e student. Instructors will delete s at do not originate from a McMaster account. Avenue to Learn In is course we will be using Avenue to Learn. Students should be aware at, when ey access e electronic components of is course, private information such as first and last names, user names for e McMaster accounts, and program affiliation may become apparent to all oer students in e same course. The available information is dependent on e technology used. Continuation in is course will be deemed consent to is disclosure. If you have any questions or concerns about such disclosure please discuss is wi e course instructor. Modifications to Course Outline The instructor and university reserve e right to modify elements of e course during e term. The university may change e dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If eier type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication wi e students will be given wi explanation and e opportunity to comment on changes. It is e responsibility of e student to check eir McMaster and course websites weekly during e 3

4 term and to note any changes. Extensions or Accommodations Extensions or oer accommodations will be determined by e instructor and will only be considered if supported by appropriate documentation. Absences of less an 5 days may be reported using e McMaster Student Absence Form (MSAF) at If you are unable to use e MSAF, you should document e absence wi your faculty office. In all cases, it is YOUR responsibility to follow up wi e instructor immediately to see if an extension or oer accommodation will be granted, and what form it will take. There are NO automatic extensions or accommodations. Support Services The University provides a variety of support services to help students manage eir many demands. Reference librarians can provide invaluable research assistance. The Student Accessibility Services Centre (SAS) provides assistance wi personal as well as academic matters. MUSC B107 and Seminar Schedule Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 st Introduction The Rise of Mass Politics The Railway and Modernity in Europe Politics in Imperial Germany I Politics in Imperial Germany II The Spy Novel and e Road to War Europe Between e Wars The Spanish Civil War In e Shadow of e Second World War 4

5 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Decolonization and e Cold War I Decolonization and e Cold War II nd Nov Nov. 29 British Society in e Late-20 Century Readings Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Nancy Fitch, Mass Culture, Mass Parliamentary Politics, and Modern Anti- Semitism: The Dreyfus Affair in Rural France, in The American Historical Review, Vol. 97, No. 1 (Feb., 1992), p Dick Geary, Beer and Skittles? Workers and Culture in Early Twentie-Century Germany, in Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, No. 2 (2000), p Jon Lawrence, Class and Gender in e Making of Urban Toryism, , in English Historical Review, Vol. 108, No. 428 (1993), p Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Asta von Buch, In e Image of e Grand Tour: Railway Station Embellishment and e Origins of Mass Tourism, in Journal of Transport History, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2007), p Michael Freeman, Tracks to a New World: Railway Excavation and e Extension of Geological Knowledge in Mid-Nineteen-Century Britain, in The British Journal for e History of Science, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Mar. 2001), p James Taylor, Business in Pictures: Representations of Railway Enterprise in e Satirical Press in Britain, , in Past and Present, Vol. 189, No. 1 (Nov. 2005), p Margaret Lavinia Anderson, Practicing Democracy: Elections and Political Culture in Imperial Germany (2000), ch. 1-7 Margaret Lavinia Anderson, Practicing Democracy: Elections and Political Culture in Imperial Germany (2000), ch Erskine Childers, The Riddle of e Sands (2008 edition). Joanna Bourke, Effeminacy, Enicity and e End of Trauma: The Sufferings of Shell-Shocked Men in Great Britain and Ireland, , in Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), p Vesna Drapac, The Memory of War and e History of e First Yugoslavia, in War and Society, Vol. 23 Supplement (Sept. 2005), p Bernd Hüppauf, Langemarck, Verdun and e My of a New Man in Germany 5

6 after e First World War, in War and Society, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Sept. 1988), p Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 st Nov. 15. Nov. 22 Nov. 29 nd John McCannon, Soviet Intervention in e Spanish Civil War, : A Reexamination, in Russian History, Vol. 22, No. 2 (1995), p Brian Sullivan, Fascist Italy s Military Involvement in e Spanish Civil War, in Journal of Military History, Vol. 59, No. 4 (Oct. 1995), p Richard Veatch, The League of Nations and e Spanish Civil War, , in European History Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr. 1990), p Nancy M. Wingfield, The Politics of Memory: Constructing National Identity in e Czech Lands, 1945 to 1948, in East European Politics and Societies, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2000), p Simone Neri Serneri, A Past to be Thrown Away? Politics and History in e Italian Resistance, in Contemporary European History, Vol. 4, No. 3 (1995), p Joan Tumblety, Responses to Women s Enfranchisement in France, , in Women s Studies International Forum, Vol. 26, No. 5 (2003), p Matew Connolly, A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria s Fight for Independence and e Origins of e Cold War Era (2002), Introduction and Parts I and II. Connolly, A Diplomatic Revolution, Parts III to V and Conclusion. Timoy S. Brown, 1968 East and West: Divided Germany as a Case Study in Transnational History, in American Historical Review, Vol. 114, No. 1 (Feb. 2009), p Richard Ivan Jobs, You Movements: Travel, Protest and Europe in 1968, in American Historical Review, Vol. 114, No. 2 (Apr. 2009), p Andrea Mammone, The Transnational Reaction to 1968: Neo-Fascist Fronts and Political Cultures in France and Italy, in Contemporary European History, Vol. 17, No. 2 (May 2008), p Marcus Collins, Pride and Prejudice: West Indian Men in Mid-Twentie-Century Britain, in Journal of British Studies, Vol. 40, No. 3 (July 2001), p Nicky Hart, Gender and e Rise and Fall of Class Politics, in New Left Review, Vol. 175 (May-June 1989), p David Simonelli, Anarchy, Pop and Violence: Punk Rock Subculture and e Rhetoric of Class, , in Contemporary British History, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2002), p