This seminar focuses on important and fairly recent scholarly views and insights in the field of Political Culture and National Identities. The basic assumption of the seminar is that the study of political culture and national identity gains in significance once these aspects are considered from an international comparative perspective. In this respect, the concept of ‘political transfer’ plays an important role, implying the adoption of inspiring foreign examples (e.g. social movements, symbols, political parties). The course begins with some theoretical reflections on this field of research. Thereafter, the seminar focuses on important studies of the history of the Western world in the 19th and 20th century from an international comparative perspective; in the last session we consider global comparisons and connections.
Rooster
Semester I and II, see timetables.
Onderwijsvorm
Literature Seminar; attendance is compulsory ( see the rules and regulations of the Department of History, art. 2).
Leerdoelen
Students acquire a profound understanding of the scholarly discussions in a relatively new field of research. This in turn serves as a basis for the other courses within the specialisation. A number of influential works are read which students are expected to have studied prior to the session in which they are discussed.
Literatuur
See programme
Toetsing
Short papers and participation
Informatie
With tutors: H.te.Velde@let.leidenuniv.nl and H.J.Storm@let.leidenuniv.nl.
Blackboard/webpagina
No.
Overzicht
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Theoretical Articles (in library): among which will be: H. te Velde, ‘Political Transfer: An Introduction’, European Review of History 12 (2005) 205-221.
Week 3: Theoretical Articles (in library)
Students are expected to purchase and read the following books:
Week 4: George L. Mosse, The nationalization of the masses : political symbolism and mass movements in Germany from the Napoleonic wars through the Third Reich (New York 1975; or other edition) (also available in library).
Week 5: Several chapters from R. Aerts e.a., Land van kleine gebaren. Een politieke geschiedenis van Nederland 1780-1990 (Nijmegen 1999) and E.H. Kossmann, The Low Countries (Oxford 1978) (Dutch version can be purchased, English version will be available in the library).
Week 6: E. Hobsbawm, The Age of Empire, 1870-1914 (Londen 1987).
Week 7: M. Mazower, The Dark Continent. Europe’s Twentieth Century (Londen etc. 1998).
Week 8: C.A. Bayly, The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914. Global connections and comparisons (Oxford 2004).