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Confronting the Past in Postwar Europe - ARTS6711
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1
 
 
Equivalent: EURO3012
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
   
 
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Description



This is a hybrid course. It is available to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The course content, delivery and assessment will be identical for both groups of students.

Subject Area: European Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: History; German Studies

‘Confronting the Past’ is a continuing social and political challenge for all societies, as evidenced in Australia. In Europe, it is perhaps particularly so given the turmoil, the catastrophes, and the profound socio-economic and political changes of twentieth-century European history. This applies notably to the consequences and legacies of World War II and of Nazi and Fascist rule, especially the experiences of the Holocaust and German occupation, but also of Soviet-style socialism. Facing the destruction wrought by war, by totalitarian regimes and dictatorships has been and continues to be a confronting experience for ordinary citizens as much as for politicians, public intellectuals, artists and writers. The course is structured chronologically as well as thematically; its main aim and purpose are an investigation of public and cultural discourses. It considers and analyses representative attempts at ‘confronting the past’ as part of a process of public political culture and identity formation in contemporary European societies.

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