LFU:online

Acquisition of competences and a critical attitude in dealing with historical sources and accounts of modern history as well as the ability to present the attained knowledge in oral and written form

Based on written/printed documents and pictures of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries with reference to “Europe”, this tutorial conveys insights into the wide range of modern textual and visual sources and into associated research debates.

Reading, analysis and discussion of sources and secondary literature; group work; short presentations by students

Regular and active participation; short presentation; written exam at the end of term

Nicolas Detering, Krise und Kontinent. Die Entstehung der deutschen Europa-Literatur in der Frühen Neuzeit, Wien / Köln / Weimar 2017; Nicolas Detering/Clementina Marsico/Isabella Walser-Bürgler (Eds.), Contesting Europe: Comparative Perspectives on Early Modern Discourses on Europe, 1400-1800, Leiden 2019.

Online registration necessary!

Willingness to read English texts is expected.

Before attending this course it is recommended to complete the VO Basic Knowledge of Modern History.