Please alert interested students to this second half-session, 3 hour course, GLBL 199, “Europe in Trouble: European Politics, Society, and Culture since 1945.”  See below or contact instructor Chase Foster Dimock (cdimock2@illinois.edu) for more information.

Beginning March 17th, a 7-week, 3 Credit Course
GER 199/GLBL 199/EURO 199:
Europe in Trouble: European Politics, Society, and Culture since 1945
This course focuses on important societal, political, and cultural issues that have shaped the history of Europe since 1945. It seeks to understand the many debates that have accompanied the process of European unification in their historical and cultural contexts. The central idea behind the course is that the development of postwar Europe can be understood as a series of crises, starting with the immediate aftermath of World War II, but also including the revolutionary year 1968, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the war in Yugoslavia. While the course studies important societal and political developments, it also argues that culture played an important role in the series of crises that constitute Europe’s postwar history, and that films, essays, and other cultural artifacts can function as an important resource for understanding the conflicts and controversies that shaped the public debate in Europe since 1945.
Instructor: Chase Dimock (cdimock2@illinois.edu)
10-10:50 MWF, 384 Armory with Film Screenings Thurs 5-7PM

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