2013-2014 Academic Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 236 - Gender, War and Genocide in 20th Century Europe

The purpose of this course is to investigate the different and often hidden ways gender images and gender regimes shaped the radicalization of mass violence in Germany and Europe in the first half of the 20th century and Europe’s conversion to peace from 1945 on. A related question is how these gender images and gender regimes were itself shaped by war and genocide. The course covers WWI and WWII, national differences of war memories, the feminization of the Holocaust, the rise of a peace culture in Europe since the 1980s, and the return of genocide to Europe in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Special attention will be paid to various approaches to gender history, such as the analysis of discourses and images, or the analysis of gender practices. We will attempt to do this by critical analysis of scholarly work, written testimonies, literature, films, and propaganda materials.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically.