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EUR200Y1
Europe: Nation-State to Supranational Union 52L, 26T
An analysis of the development of European political regimes since 1789.
This course identifies the decisive forces and factors affecting the operation
of
constitutions and institutions within the countries which came to form the
European Union: nationalism, multi-nationalism, internationalism and supranationalism.
This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Courses Offered Through the Berlin Centre
ARC331Y0
Studies in International Architecture: Berlin - Tracing a Discontinuous
Urbanism
This course will focus on the architecture and urban fabric of Berlin, as
a city that has experienced periods of intense destruction and reconstruction
rendering
its urban fabric complex, layered and discontinuous. Topics will include
Berlin’s
urban history, from the turn of the century, to the city under the Third Reich,
its destruction during World War II, its division during the cold war, and the
recent building boom as the capital shifted back to Berlin. The course will cover
general urban issues as well as specific buildings, ncluding the new Reichstag,
the Holocaust Museum, the Scandinavian Embassies, and the GSW Building.
Prerequisite: one half course in Architectural History or Theory. Non-architecture
students are welcome, pending the permission of the instructor.
*Note: This course may be counted as an EUR course.
GER 354Y0/355Y0*
Special Topics Course:
Flashpoint Berlin Berlin during
the Cold War and Beyond
A study of historical, political and cultural development in Germany,
Berlin and, by extension the world. This will be accomplished through
an analysis
of popular fiction and films. Notably the genre of the spy novel
will be examined, through historical material, such as, STASI and CIA documents.
Museum and tunnel
sites under the former Wall will make the literature come alive and
provide information
about life in a divided and confrontational city.
*Note: This course may be counted as an EUR course.
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