This is a shelf course. A shelf course comprises a number of modules related to this broad area of study. Each module is a separate semester of study in this area and is offered in rotation. You can study TWO modules but you cannot study the same module twice.
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Subject Area: History
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: European Studies
Module: " Problems in East European History" (Semester 1, 2011)
Problems in East European History explores the major themes in the History of Eastern Europe during the modern period, and the debates that have shaped perceptions of the past in the historiography of the region. Topics include definitions of Eastern Europe, the idea of nation, gender and memory, migration and the diaspora, nationalism and communism, dissidence and resistance. The questions discussed within the course encompass the political, social, cultural and economic realm. Assessment task are designed to promote students' critical engagement with historiographical debates, and to develop the ability to critically contribute to such debates.
