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070305 UE Guided Reading East European History - Cold War Historiography (2023S)
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 Mo 06.02.2023 09:00 to We 22.02.2023 14:00
- Registration is open from Fr 24.02.2023 09:00 to Tu 28.02.2023 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
LV-Leiter: Mag. Peter Svik, PhD.
DI 15.00-16.30 Uhr, ab 18.4.23.Termine werden durch einen Freitag-Block im Juni ergänzt.- Tuesday 18.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 25.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Tuesday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Tuesday 09.05. 15:00 - 16:30 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
- Tuesday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Tuesday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Tuesday 06.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Tuesday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Friday 16.06. 09:00 - 17:00 Digital
- Tuesday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Tuesday 27.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This unit orientates participants in Cold War historiography. It will allow them to work and contextually analyze both primary and secondary sources. It will also familiarize them with different citation styles and teach them how to write an abstract and a review. Participants can use these essential skills later when preparing their BA/MA theses.
Assessment and permitted materials
1. Attendance and informed participation in classes (10%)
2. 1 oral critique of a scholarly article or book excerpt (10%)
3. Completion of the assigned reading documented by brief written synopses (300-500 words) (60%)
4. A final 3-page review of selected work (20%)
(Die Zusammenfassungen und die Besprechung können auch in deutscher Sprache verfasst werden)
2. 1 oral critique of a scholarly article or book excerpt (10%)
3. Completion of the assigned reading documented by brief written synopses (300-500 words) (60%)
4. A final 3-page review of selected work (20%)
(Die Zusammenfassungen und die Besprechung können auch in deutscher Sprache verfasst werden)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students must fulfil all the above-mentioned requirements while their overall score must be above the 60% threshold at the same time.
Grades will be assigned in accordance with the following scale:A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 61-69
F 0-60
Grades will be assigned in accordance with the following scale:A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 61-69
F 0-60
Examination topics
There are no intermediate or final exams for this course.
However, if a student fails to submit more than 10% of the weekly summaries, s/he will not pass the course.
However, if a student fails to submit more than 10% of the weekly summaries, s/he will not pass the course.
Reading list
The provisional list of compulsory and recommended readings. Participants are expected to read up to 40-50 pages per week. A full breakdown of the required reading for each week will be provided at the first session on 18 April.Autio-Sarasmo, Sari and Katalin Miklóssy. ‘Introduction: The Cold War from a new perspective.’ In Reassessing Cold War Europe, edited by Sari Autio-Sarasmo and Katalin Miklóssy, 1-15. London – New York: Routledge.
Barney, Timothy. Mapping the Cold War. Cartography and the Framing of America’s International Power. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2015.
Cain, Frank. Economic Statecraft during the Cold War. London-New York: Routledge, 2007.
Harvey, David. The Condition of Postmodernity. An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change. Cambridge – London: Blackwell, 1990.
Högselius, Per, Arnje Kaijser and Erik van der Vleuten, Europe’s Infrastructure Transition: Economy, War, Nature. Basingstoke – New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. Finding Common Ground: U.S. Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment. Washington: National Academy Press, 1991.
Jackson, Ian. The Economic Cold War: America, Britain and East-West Trade, 1948-63. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001.
Kotkin, Stephen. ‘The Kiss of Debt: The East Bloc Goes Borrowing.’ In The Shock of the Global: The 1970s in Perspective, edited by Niall Ferguson, Charles S. Maier, Erez Manela and Daniel J. Sargen, 80-93. London – Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010.
Libbey, James K. ‘CoCom, Comecon, and the Economic Cold War.’ Russian History 37, no. 2 (2010): 133-52.
Mazov, Sergey. A Distant Front in the Cold War. The USSR in West Africa and the Congo, 1956-1964. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010.
Mëhilli, Elidor. ‘Technology and the Cold War.’ In The Routledge Handbook of the Cold War, edited by Artemy M. Kalinovski and Craig Daigle, 292-304. London – New York: Routledge, 2014.
Office of Technology Assessment. Technology and East-West Trade. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1979.
Perović, Jeronim. ‘The Soviet Union’s Rise as an International Energy Power: A Short History.’ In Cold War Energy: A Transnational History of Soviet Oil and Gas, edited by Jeronim Perović, 1-43. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Rankin, William. After the Map. Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century. Chicago – London: University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Richelson, Jeffrey T. A Century of Spies: Intelligence in the Twentieth Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Romero, Frederico. ‘Cold War historiography at the crossroads.’ Cold War History 14, no. 4 (2014): 685-703.
Schot, Johan and Philip Scranton. ‘Making Europe: An introduction to the Series.’ In Per Högselius, Arne Kaijser and Erik van der Vleuten, Europe’s Infrastructure Transition: Economy, War, Nature (Basingstoke – New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), xi-xvii.
Barney, Timothy. Mapping the Cold War. Cartography and the Framing of America’s International Power. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2015.
Cain, Frank. Economic Statecraft during the Cold War. London-New York: Routledge, 2007.
Harvey, David. The Condition of Postmodernity. An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change. Cambridge – London: Blackwell, 1990.
Högselius, Per, Arnje Kaijser and Erik van der Vleuten, Europe’s Infrastructure Transition: Economy, War, Nature. Basingstoke – New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. Finding Common Ground: U.S. Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment. Washington: National Academy Press, 1991.
Jackson, Ian. The Economic Cold War: America, Britain and East-West Trade, 1948-63. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001.
Kotkin, Stephen. ‘The Kiss of Debt: The East Bloc Goes Borrowing.’ In The Shock of the Global: The 1970s in Perspective, edited by Niall Ferguson, Charles S. Maier, Erez Manela and Daniel J. Sargen, 80-93. London – Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010.
Libbey, James K. ‘CoCom, Comecon, and the Economic Cold War.’ Russian History 37, no. 2 (2010): 133-52.
Mazov, Sergey. A Distant Front in the Cold War. The USSR in West Africa and the Congo, 1956-1964. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010.
Mëhilli, Elidor. ‘Technology and the Cold War.’ In The Routledge Handbook of the Cold War, edited by Artemy M. Kalinovski and Craig Daigle, 292-304. London – New York: Routledge, 2014.
Office of Technology Assessment. Technology and East-West Trade. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1979.
Perović, Jeronim. ‘The Soviet Union’s Rise as an International Energy Power: A Short History.’ In Cold War Energy: A Transnational History of Soviet Oil and Gas, edited by Jeronim Perović, 1-43. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Rankin, William. After the Map. Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century. Chicago – London: University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Richelson, Jeffrey T. A Century of Spies: Intelligence in the Twentieth Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Romero, Frederico. ‘Cold War historiography at the crossroads.’ Cold War History 14, no. 4 (2014): 685-703.
Schot, Johan and Philip Scranton. ‘Making Europe: An introduction to the Series.’ In Per Högselius, Arne Kaijser and Erik van der Vleuten, Europe’s Infrastructure Transition: Economy, War, Nature (Basingstoke – New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), xi-xvii.
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MA Interdisziplinäre Osteuropastudien (2019): PM2.1a, PM2.1b (5 ECTS)
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