HISS2007 European Cultural History (5 cr)

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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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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
No published teaching
x

Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching

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Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching