GERMAN & EUROPEAN STUDIES IN THE U.S.
Changing World, Shifting Narratives
University of Massachusetts Amherst
NEH SUMMER INSTITUTE
6 July – 2 August 2005
Syllabus
*note: Unless noted otherwise, readings are part of the books or readers that will be sent to you. Some readings could not be included in the readers for copyright reasons. These will be on ereserve and/or print reserve. For instructions on using ereserves, please see Orientation Information or go directly to the handout on ereserves.
*Note on Die Umkehr. Due to delivery problems, we have not been able to send you Die Umkehr. The author, Konrad Jarausch, has generously offered electronic copy of a draft of the unpublished English translation, entitled After Hitler. Recivilizing Germans. This draft translation has been made available for you on ereserves. For information on using ereserves, go to the handout on ereserves.
Week 1 : Transatlantic Agendas in Contemporary History and a "New European Historiography"
Week 2 : Film and History / Film as History / Film History
Week 3 : Issues in Feminism and German Studies
Week 4 : A Multicultural Germany in a Globalizing World? The Case of Black Germans
Week 5 : Academic Work in a Changing World