Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

History of Germany

Code

711101058

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Alemães

Credits

6

Teacher in charge

Gabriela Fragoso

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) To improve the knowledge of History of the Federal Republic of Germany from the Second World War until the present, in order to recognize its implications in the present world;
b) To contextualize historical and philosophical issues;
c) To evaluate the evolution of political, philosophical and nationalist structures;
d) To place in a context the evolution of the German political system and Germany’s dominant role in the European Union.

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

a) In-depth study of German History through the literary and philosophical reflections of various contemporary authors;
b) Selection of the main periods of German History: The World Wars, the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich; the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic; Reunification. The Berlin Republic;
c) Newspaper analysis concerning post-reunification.

Bibliography

- Câmara, Marcelo P. S. (2014). Política externa alemã na República de Berlim. De Gerhard Schröder a Angela Merkel. Brasília: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão.
- Fulbrook, Mary (2004). A concise History of Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.
- Geiss, Peter/Mogge-Stubbe, Birgitta (ed.)(2006). Histoire/Geschichte: Europa und die Welt seit 1945/ L’Europe et le monde depuis 1945. Stuttgart/Leipzig: Verlag Ernst Klett; Paris: Nathan.
- Herbert, Ulrich (2014). Geschichte Deutschlands im 20. Jahrhundert. München: C.H.Beck.
- Maciel, José Miranda de Sousa (1994). A reunificação alemã. Porto: Martins & Irmão.

Teaching method

The teaching methodologies are mainly reflexive and oriented to the contents of the CU. Students will present and discuss key texts and documents.

Evaluation method

A mid-term test (25%) and a final test (25%). Participation in class is highly recommende and includes an oral presentation.(50%)

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