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Berlin, GERMANY
Course Dates: May 26-June 6 in Berlin. The class will have one two-hour meeting prior to departure in May, as well as reading materials available via Blackboard.
Overseas: May 26-June 6. Students should plan to arrive in Berlin on Sunday, May 25 and to depart on Saturday, June 7.
HIST 251.60 (3 credits)
Professor Hope Harrison
PROGRAM
This course will be an in-depth examination (all in English) of how Germany deals with difficult aspects of its 20th century past, particularly the Holocaust, World War II, the Berlin Wall, and the division of Germany. We will study the intersection of history, memory, and politics in Berlin.
Who decides what to remember? What roles do former victims, politicians, historians, and regular citizens play in the “memory culture” of Germany? What role do political parties play in influencing what history is remembered and what history is ignored? How do perceptions of history affect current German concepts of national identity? We will explore these questions and more together. We will visit a variety of monuments, memorials, museums, and other historical sites and talk to people who have played a key role in making history visible in Berlin.
History is alive in Berlin as in few other cities and there are ongoing debates about what parts of history should be depicted in Berlin and how they should be depicted. You can see shell marks from World War II on some buildings, remnants of infamous Nazi buildings, former East German secret police prisons and other “burdened” historical sites. Most tourists coming to Berlin ask, “where is the Berlin Wall” and wonder why there isn’t more of it left to see. We will find out what city authorities are doing to remedy this and see remnants of the Wall and other legacies of the former East German communist regime and the cold war division of the city. We will look at monuments and museums erected to commemorate and atone for German crimes. We will also explore the more recent (perhaps controversial) focus on Germans as victims instead of just perpetrators. The concepts and readings for the course are interdisciplinary, drawing on the fields of history, politics, international relations, commemoration, memory, urban planning, tourism, architectural conservation and preservation, memorialization, and economics. Please click here to view the draft syllabus.
COSTS
The cost of the program is estimated at $4,283 for three credits tuition, study abroad insurance, lodging, in-country transportation for class excursions, and group cultural events. International airfare and personal expenses are not included. The professor estimates other out-of-pocket expenses could be around $1,600.
MORE INFORMATION
Inquiries may be addressed to Professor Harrison by e-mail at hopeharr@gwu.edu or to the Office for Study Abroad (OSA) at 202-994-1649, e-mail studyabr@gwu.edu.
TO APPLY
Students need to contact the professor of the course directly, and then complete the online application.
Applications are due by FEBRUARY 29, 2008. A nonrefundable fee will apply to students who withdraw after the registration deadline.
Click here for more information on registration, withdrawal, and other Summer Abroad policies.
NOTE: Please be advised that the fees listed are based on estimates and are subject to change. GW reserves the right to cancel this program at any time without notice.
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