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INTL ST 366

FROM FASCISM TO TODAY: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND POLITICS IN EUROPE

3-4 credits.

Investigates how everyday people shaped European history and politics, from World War I through today. Takes a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to analyze a range of major social movements in Europe, thinking in detail about what constitutes a social movement in the first place, and what determines its effectiveness. Key topics include the rise and fall of Fascism; the fate of the Communist and Socialist Left in Europe; the role of youth movements as drivers of change; and the constraints imposed on political organizing by both democratic and authoritarian societies. Drawing on a range of texts, songs, and films, investigates how people power has shaped the European state, and vice-versa, from 1922 through today.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing or 3 credits in HISTORY Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Refine their ability to read, analyze, and critically engage with primary and secondary sources. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Craft sophisticated analytical arguments. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Communicate complex ideas through speech, charitably evaluating opposing viewpoints, and working collaboratively with others. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Become familiar with the building-blocks of European transnational and international history, and expose students to the study of social movements. Audience: Graduate 5. Hone hermeneutical skills so as to evaluate and interpret sources more judiciously and charitably. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop confidence as keen writers, sharp public speakers, and probing analysts of the past and present. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Refine their ability to read, analyze, and critically engage with primary and secondary sources. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Craft sophisticated analytical arguments. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Communicate complex ideas through speech, charitably evaluating opposing viewpoints, and working collaboratively with others. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Become familiar with the building-blocks of European transnational and international history, and expose students to the study of social movements. Audience: Graduate 5. Hone hermeneutical skills so as to evaluate and interpret sources more judiciously and charitably. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop confidence as keen writers, sharp public speakers, and probing analysts of the past and present. Audience: Graduate

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