XIXth Century German Culture
Code
711101015
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Alemães
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Fernando Ribeiro
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1-Summoning historical political and cultural knowledge on XIXth german liberalism within either German or Portuguese and European scenario.
2.Practicing skills aiming objective and factual historical-political analysis within a German social-economic development scenario between 1850-1914 while studying German XIXth statistical, geographical, leaders personalities data.
3.Praticing skills aiming objective and factual synthesis to accomplish comprehension of historical-political, economic and social-cultural phenomena aiming the writing of a small essay.
4.Applying skills and knowledges learnt along the semesters work in process to understand WWI.
Prerequisites
A2.2 language level
Subject matter
1.Studying History as a «narrative» regarding the constitution and administration of the German Territory and Nation from 1850 to the beginning of WWI attending to the gradual comprehension of prussian political leadership (Deutsche Union-Deutscher Bund Nordeutscher Bund- II. Reich) during 1850-1871 period; 1871-1890: Zollvereins and railway network´s relevance for the German industrial growth; and 1871-1900:relationship between industrial growth and economic-social-political development respecting interaction between the German heavy and light industry growth, scientific and economic progress and the social claims of German social-political organizations of this period such as : Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein,SozialdemokratischeArbeiterpartei Deutschlands, DeutschkonservativePartei, Nationalliberalle Partei, or Alldeutscher Verband, Flottenerein.
2.Comprehension of the German political-economic situation in Europe heading to WWI.
Bibliography
Berghahn,V.(2003). Das Kaiserreich 1871-1914: Industriegesellschaft, bürgerliche Kultur und autoritärer Staat. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta.
Blackbourn,D.(2003). History of Germany, 1780-1918: The Long Nineteenth Century. London: Blackwell.
Chickering,R.(1996). Imperial Germany: A Historiographical Companion.Westport. Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
Chickering,R.(2004). Imperial Germany and the Great War,1914-1918. Cambridge: U.P..
Frie,E.(2004). Das Deutsche Kaiserreich. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.
Matthew,J.,M.(2003). Imperial Culture in Germany, 1871-1918. N.Y: Macmillan.
Lerman,K.A.(2004).Bismarck. Harlow: Pearson Longmann.
Martell,G. (2011).A Companion to Europe 1900-1945.Oxford:Blackwell.
Mommsen,W.(2002).Die Urkatastrophe Deutschlands: Der Erste Weltkrieg 1914-1918. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta.
Müller, S.O., et al.(2009). Das Deutsche Kaiserreich in der Kontroverse. Probleme und Perspektiven. Götting.:Vandenhöck&Ruprecht.
Teaching method
The teaching method is mainly through exposition lectures, analysis and comment on selected documents aiming the comprehension of Germany between 1871-1918; also includes lectures about values, facts, personalities, and social, political, cultural dominant groups leading German growth during XIXth.
Evaluation method
Assessment: three open-book tests (85%); three individual small assignments and qualified participation in class ( 15%).