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070178 UE Reading Course Global History (2020W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

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Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 07.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 14.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 21.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 28.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 04.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 11.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 18.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 25.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 02.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 09.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 16.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 13.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 20.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Mittwoch 27.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Global Chains and Networks. Global Division of Agency in Contemporary History

This reading course is entirely linked to the lecture class of the same content. Therefore, it is highly recommended to also enroll in course 070177 VO Introduction to Global History.

Recent events triggered by the pandemic COVID-19 have once again highlighted the potential and limits of the division of labor in global affairs. Chains of production and commerce allow for economical processes and higher profits for international companies but fail to account for ecological costs. While institutions of global cooperation such as the WHO clash with national interests and nationalistic impulses, states and supranational entities like the EU realize that they have lost key elements of sovereignty in the supply of essential goods like medicine or technology.

This course explains the historical development of the global division of labor​ and other forms of the human agency since early modernity, yet mostly focussing on the acceleration of this process in the Twentieth Century. We will scrutinize both the conceptual backgrounds (liberalism, socialism, internationalism) and key examples (chains of production and commerce; flows of capital; approaches to global governance; transnational social networks). Our aim is to provide students with an understanding of how these global structures of the present have come to exist and which alternative paths were part of this history.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Weekly readings will be summarized, presented, and discussed by students. In every unit, students will discuss and critically assess one relevant text. Students are required to prepare contextual information about the text (genre, editorial information) and its author(s).
Moodle will serve to coordinate our interactions. Each student prepares three questions regarding the text at hand. The questions will be posted into the Moodle student folder and will be discussed by the plenum in the respective unit. Questions and participation will form part of the grading.
This course does not feature individual presentations but requires constant participation throughout the semester. For selected students, who can prove that they are unable to stay in Austria during the semester due to entry restrictions, this course can also be attended online. Details will follow ASAP.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Active participation and timely submission of assignments are essential for this course.
Each assignment scores separately, with grades ranging between Plus (+), Zero (0), and Minus (-). If an assignment was not uploaded​ on time it does not count but will lower the calculation of the individual performance record. Subsequent submission of the weekly tasks is not necessary because it will not be included in the grading.
The professors will base their teaching on general feedback to provide shared learning progress.

Prüfungsstoff

Content of readings available on Moodle

Literatur

To be announced on Moodle

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MA Globalgeschichte (alt): Theorien, Quellen und Methoden in einer anderen Spezialdiszilpin der Global Studies (5 ECTS)
MA Geschichte (2014 & 19): PM1 SP Globalgeschichte (5 ECTS)

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:13