Aims of the course:
- To provide a narrative of the life and times of Adolf Hitler.
- To explore the reasons why the Nazis came to power in 1933.
- To examine what life was like in Nazi Germany.
- To look at the various forms of resistance to the Nazis and why they failed.
- To discuss the reasons for and the meaning of the Holocaust in the context of the war in the East.
Course content overview:
- This course aims to give a general narrative of the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazis, exploring why such a party could gain around 34% of the popular vote in 1932. We will look at the features of life in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1939, and the nature of resistance to the Nazis, before looking at the events which led to WW2 in 1939.
- The last two units will deal specifically with Nazi policies in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, in particular the ethnic cleansing of Poles and Russians in ‘a war of annihilation’ and the ways in which this created the context for the implementation of the ‘Final Solution of the Jewish Question.’
- There has also been a large amount of new research on the Nazis which has resulted in some impressive new histories and biographies from such people Robert Gerwarth, Ian Kershaw, Peter Longerich and Michael Burleigh, etc. Guiding students towards some of the excellent sources now available will be an important part of this course.
Schedule (this course is completed entirely online):
Orientation Week: 13- 19 April 2020
Teaching Weeks: 20 April-24 May 2020
Feedback Week: 25 May-31 May 2020
Each week of an online course is roughly equivalent to 2-3 hours of classroom time. On top of this, participants should expect to spend roughly 2-3 hours reading material, etc., although this will vary from person to person.
While they have a specific start and end date and will follow a weekly schedule (for example, week 1 will cover topic A, week 2 will cover topic B), our tutor-led online courses are designed to be flexible and as such would normally not require participants to be online for a specific day of the week or time of the day (although some tutors may try to schedule times where participants can be online together for web seminars, which will be recorded so that those who are unable to be online at certain times are able to access material).
Unless otherwise stated, all course material will be posted on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) so that they can be accessed at any time throughout the duration of the course and interaction with your tutor and fellow participants will take place through a variety of different ways which will allow for both synchronous and asynchronous learning (discussion boards,etc).
A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who contribute constructively to weekly discussions and exercises/assignments for the duration of the course.
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