HISS2007 European Cultural History (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023
Description
Thorough grounding in issues related to European cultural history.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will:
- be aware of the different interpretations related to the subject
- recognise the approaches, theories, methods and source selections behind research results
- based on knowledge of diverse literature, be able to conduct an analytical academic debate on the subject both orally and in writing
- have an understanding of the specific issues of European cultural history
- know more about one period of cultural history
- be familiar with approaches to the history of emotions
After completing the course by book test, the student will also have
- acquired advanced problem-solving skills
- developed their academic communication and argumentation skills
- deepened their expertise and honed their skills in analysing data and visualising broad areas
After completing the course by essay, the student will also have
- acquired broader and more advanced information retrieval skills
- developed their academic communication and argumentation skills
- honed their expertise in analysing data and conceptualising broad issues
- developed their project management skills by designing their own activities and planning their time.
Study materials
For the book exam, works are selected from the following list to make up a total of 5 cr. The essay book choices are agreed in advance with the course coordinators.
Literature
- Bourke, Joanna, Fear: A Cultural History (2007) (3 op)
- Classen, Constance, The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch (2012) (2 op)
- Fitzpatrick, Martin et al. (eds), The Enlightenment World (2007) (3 op)
- Frevert, Ute, Emotions in History (2011) (2 op)
- Rietbergen, Peter, Europe: A Cultural History (2006) (2 op)
- Sessa, Kristina, Daily Life in Late Antiquity (2018) (2 op)
- Ward, W.R., Christianity under the Ancien Regime (1999) (2 op)
- Yurchak, Alexei, Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation (2005) (2 op)
Completion methods
Method 1
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Method 2
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Method 3
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Parts of the completion methods
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
x
Independent study (5 cr)
Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Teaching
8/1/2020–7/31/2021 Essay
8/1–12/31/2021 Essay
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Independent study (5 cr)
Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish