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Skill to develop appropriate questions on a topic of modern history referring to research discussions; capability to analyse the topic based on primary sources and to present the results in an adequate manner; competence to critically reflect the own work

From the late sixteenth century onwards, Great Britain and German-speaking Central Europe increasingly veered away from each other in structural terms. Historians thus often regard them as opposed models of development, and it has long been assumed that mutual exchange slackened as a result. However, more recent studies have established a considerable degree of perceptions, interactions and entanglements between the two politico-social spaces also in the period after 1600. The ensuing reinterpretation of early modern British-German relations, its methodological approaches and empirical insights form the focus of this seminar.

Reading and discussion of sources and research literature; thematic presentations; group work

Regular and active participation; oral presentation; written final paper

As primers: Conway, Stephen, Britain, Ireland, and Continental Europe in the Eighteenth Century: Similarities, Connections, Identities, Oxford 2011; Manz, Stefan et al. (Eds.), Migration and Transfer from Germany to Britain 1660-1914: Historical Relations and Comparisons, Munich 2007; Ziegler, Uwe / Carl, Horst (Eds.), „In unserer Liebe nicht glücklich“. Kultureller Austausch zwischen Großbritannien und Deutschland 1770-1840, Göttingen 2014. A bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Positive assessment of two modules from the elective modules 1 to 6! The respective proof ought to be produced until the end of April 2022.

Online registration necessary! Willingness to read English texts is expected.