Regional focuses will include Germany, France, Italy and Eastern Europe. Thematically, this seminar will decipher the political, cultural and social dimensions of fascism, by considering questions such as the definitions and origins of fascism, fascism and xenophobia, fascism and gender, fascism and empire, and fascist aesthetics and literature. This course offers readings and discussions in social and cultural historians dealing with dissident sexualities in the Christian West from the sixteenth century to the present. The first term covers time up to 1900 approximately, and the second term deals with twentieth-century developments. This course presents an in-depth examination of medieval historical issues.
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The course will explore the history of Polish Jews from the Partitions of Poland to the present, concentrating on the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. Materials are in English. Primary sources in translation as well as secondary sources representing diverse interpretation and points of view will be analyzed. This course looks at the impact of the Cold War on life in the West through a study of selected popular culture themes and modes of production that helped shape the era. 07543961 Description forthcoming.