Syllabus
Selected topics:
Politics in the 20th Century
- Liberalism vs. Communism vs. Fascism
Wars of the 20th Century
- Violence as an anthropological constant?
Good Times, Bad Times
- Economical Cycles, Crises & Miracles
Decolonization
- Another Part of the World?
Social Sciences
- Reflexive Approach, Constructivism, Linguistic Turn, Discourse
Narratives
- End of History or The Clash of Civilizations?
Memory, Self-Reflection, Identity
- Everywhere different, still the Same?
Media
- The Medium is the Message?
Culture
- Is it any Different from Politics?
Annotation
World History of the 20th Century is a non descriptive course that offers a synthetical overview of the past century with a particular interest in interpretations offered by social sciences.