Lehrende/r: N.N.
Veranstaltungsart: Übung
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Ü.Historiography
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 3 | 25
Anmeldegruppe: SOSE11 ÜB NG Basismodul
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinie
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: Die Übung soll von Frau Heli Rantala gehalten werden. Blocktermin, KW 23 (06.06..; 08.06.; 09.06.) im Berno-Wischmann-Haus im Seminarraum (kleiner Seminarraum). B.A. Geschichte: Diese Übung ist Bestandteil des Moduls 5 (Neueste Geschichte). Die Übung ist unbenotet; vorausgesetzt wird eine aktive Teilnahme an der Übung. Staatsexamen/Magister: Studierende der alten Studiengänge können einen benoteten Schein erwerben. Diese Übung findet in englischer Sprache statt und ist unter anderem für Studierende gedacht, die die bilinguale Zusatzausbildung Englisch für das gymnasiale Lehramt erwerben möchten. Freie Plätze werden an Studierende aller geschichtswissenschaftlichen Studiengänge vergeben.
Inhalt: Course description: The course explores the nineteenth century nation-building processes in the Baltic Sea Region with a special emphasis on the Finnish case. The course concentrates on the intellectual level of nation-building processes. During the course the students will familiarize themselves with some modern theories of nationalism as well as 19th century conceptions of nation. In the course the construction of national identity is examined as a cultural and dialogical process which has many international aspects. The course discusses some characteristics of Finnish and Baltic national movements during the 19th century, such as the importance of national language, unique national history and culture. The Finnish and Baltic cases are analyzed in a wider context of European intellectual history; especially the importance of German philosophical tradition is discussed during the course. Mode of teaching: An intensive block course with 20 contact hours (five lectures + class discussions). Each lecture is followed by a discussion, where the themes of the lecture are discussed further with the help of further reading (provided beforehand by the teacher). Lecture 1: In between - some characteristics of Finnish and Baltic nation-building processes Small, non-independent nations between the greater political and cultural powers of Germany, Russia and Sweden. Comparisons between the cases of Finland and the Baltic provinces during the 19th century. Lecture 2: Nation, state and national uniqueness Nation as a cultural community. Cultural and ethnic nationalism. 19th century conceptions of nation. Lecture 3: Bildung and the formation of nation The German concept of Bildung and its importance in the nation-building processes of Finland and the Baltic cases. Lecture 4: Language and national identity: a case of Finland The importance of language in the formation of national identity and culture. Finnish debate on national language: does Finland have one or two national languages? Lecture 5: "Do we possess a history of our own?" Non-historical nations of Finland and the Baltic provinces and a need for a national history in the 19th century. What was this history like?
Empfohlene Literatur: Required reading: The students are required to read articles and discuss about them on a class. Examples on further reading: The Nation: real or imagined? A debate by Anthony D. Smith and Ernest Gellner http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/gellner/Warwick0.html A short text sample from Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) or a research article on Herder’s thinking
Zusätzliche Informationen: Mode of assessment: Attendance to lectures and discussion session + an essay on a topic related to the themes of the course. Teacher: MA Heli Rantala, Department of Cultural History, University of Turku, Finland.
