Summer 4 weeks II 2027

This literature tutorial addresses questions of society, politics and class through the reading of three works, explored in relation to the lecture course (CM), covering key moments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, corresponding to the early modern, the modern and the digital period. Other themes to be brought up include technology and social evolution, class, and the memory of war.

An in-depth study of some significant moments and events of Britain in the 20th century through the analysis of primary sources. The seminars aim to help students to develop their analytical skills and use knowledge acquired from the lectures.

This course provides an introduction to British history up to 1900, examining key themes and developments through different ages. Emphasis is placed on the formation of the United Kingdom and the development of national identity, religious and social change, and the global expansion of the British Empire. You will be encouraged to think critically about key concepts such as British civilisation and national history. Alongside the study of British history, the course considers how particular historical moments are remembered or forgotten in Britain today.

Analyzing historical document of the period in British history from Magna Carta to the end of the 19th century.

British literature from its origins to 1837. This survey course presents the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the beginning of the Victorian era. Relying on excerpts from selected works and the chronological study of literary movements, lectures focus on the main problematics and writers of each age, as well as on the evolution of literary genres.

The classes offer a survey of the different period of history and their representations in film from the ancient world to the modern period. It will stress some of the aspects of British and American history in relationship to the evolution of film itself and the approach to its outlook on the different events. Techniques such as editing and cinematography will be examined as well as the notion of entertainment industry. A project around a film suggested in class either by the instructor and the students and/or a final exam. The students are highly encouraged to participate and be interactive on the proposed material.

This course focuses on the collapse of the British Empire in the twentieth century and the emergence of the modern nation states that replaced it in Asia, Africa and elsewhere. During the first half of the semester, we will consider the development of anticolonial and nationalist opposition to British rule among different colonised peoples, and the processes of decolonisation that resulted. The second part of the module will then focus on the postcolonial period, examining how different countries – for example India, South Africa and Australia – have developed since independence. Emphasis will be placed on how each country has sought to define itself, through processes of nation-building and the construction of new identities, as it has emerged from the shadow of colonial rule.

The main objective of this course is to give a basic knowledge of French fashion history from the 18th to early 20th century.

The objective of this course is to give students grounding in the main historical, political, and economic aspects of the European integration process since World War II and to acquaint students with the structures and functions of the central EU institutions. Students will further learn about key policy areas within the European Union and the major issues that have posed problems for the EU over the last decades. In addition, the course will look at the two ongoing challenges facing the European Union: Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. The course covers the external relations of the European Union beginning with its interactions with countries in its neighborhood (Russia, Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Middle East). The course includes a look into policies directed towards the Global South as well as relations between the EU and the two major powers (the USA and China).
Through this course, students will gain a critical insight into the internal contradictions and the various challenges that the EU has to deal with in order to enhance cooperation among its members and to function as a credible actor in a multipolar world.