070052 SE Seminar (2011S)
Britain and Global Warfare, 1914-18, 1939-45
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 18.02.2011 06:00 to Mo 28.02.2011 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 14.03.2011 06:00 to We 16.03.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 01.04.2011 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
08.03.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
15.03.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
22.03.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
29.03.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
05.04.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
12.04.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
03.05.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
10.05.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
17.05.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
24.05.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
31.05.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
07.06.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
21.06.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Tuesday
28.06.
18:00 - 19:30
Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students are encouraged to visit the lecturer during his Sprechstunde if they have any questions regarding their presentation or essay. Marks will be assessed as follows:
Attendance 10%, participation in discussion 10%, oral presentation 20%, written essay 60%.
The essay is to consist of at least 15 pages typed at one and a half space, 12 point. The covering page and the bibliography are NOT INCLUDED in the 15-page minimum. All essays are to be paginated and footnoted. For rules about citations see the home page of Institut für Geschichte. The last date for accepting written work is 30.11.2011.
Attendance 10%, participation in discussion 10%, oral presentation 20%, written essay 60%.
The essay is to consist of at least 15 pages typed at one and a half space, 12 point. The covering page and the bibliography are NOT INCLUDED in the 15-page minimum. All essays are to be paginated and footnoted. For rules about citations see the home page of Institut für Geschichte. The last date for accepting written work is 30.11.2011.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The aim of the teaching unit is to give students in Austria an appreciation of the catastrophic wars of the Twentieth Century from a British point of view. Students will be confronted with the breakdown in European civilisation after a long period of peace, first in 1914, and then once more in 1939-45.
Examination topics
Following 3-4 explanatory talks by the lecturer, the students, having chosen a theme, will offer their findings in an oral presentation. Following discussions on, and criticisms of their contributions, students have to hand up their findings as a written essay.
Reading list
see www.univie.ac.at/igl.geschichte/mcloughlin
Association in the course directory
Lehramt Vertiefung 2 (6 ECTS); MA Global Studies: Vertiefung 1+2; MA Zeitgeschichte Vertiefung 1+2 ( 6 ECTS); MA Geschichte: Vertiefung 2: Späte Neuzeit (6 ECTS); BA Modul 2 ( 10 ECTS); Diplomstudium: P2
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Britain’s entry into the First World War had its roots in the breach of Belgian neutrality by the invading German army. The war was won and lost on the Western Front in northern France and Belgium, and the “side-shows”, operations against the enemy in the Middle East, were of secondary importance. The seminar will examine British military strategy, major offensives, the lives of the soldiers, new military technology and the political and social situation in Britain itself. Britain’s world role in the interwar period will also be examined, especially the origins of the Second World War from a British perspective. The Second World War was, for Britain, a far more globalised struggle than the first, with major campaigns in North Africa and Asia, and in Europe for shorter periods: 1940, 1943-45. The political leadership during the war, the war on the “home front”, Britain’s early defeats and the British strategic bombing campaign will be given special attention.