HONR 216B

Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program.

This course introduces students to selected areas of Europe as they have evolved since World War II. Topics might include Europe's cultural history, nationalism, the European Union, immigration, economic development, and political life. Professors introduce students to various ways of approaching an area with many languages, ethnicities, nation-states and religions.

Outcomes: Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures.

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Number

4363

Career

Undergraduate

Units

3 units

Grading

Graded Alpha

Description

Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program.

This course introduces students to selected areas of Europe as they have evolved since World War II. Topics might include Europe's cultural history, nationalism, the European Union, immigration, economic development, and political life. Professors introduce students to various ways of approaching an area with many languages, ethnicities, nation-states and religions.

Outcomes: Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures.

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, HONR D102. Restricted to students in the Honors Program

Requirement Designation

Honors

Class Attributes

Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
European Studies
Global Studies

Class Notes

Restricted to Students in the Honors Program. The World Wars in British Cultural Memory: This course explores British cultural memory of war and reconstruction in the twentieth century. Considering a diverse range of literature and art drawn from print, visual, and sound culture, it asks students to engage in creative interpretive analysis to evaluate the roles various aesthetic and media practices have played in giving expression to otherwise unspeakable traumatic events. We will investigate collective memory and trauma alongside national and continental identity and colonialism as we track the ways two world wars and the subsequent retraction of the British Empire reshaped how the nation and its citizens viewed themselves in relation to Europe and the larger world. Course texts will include novels, short stories, epic and lyric poems, radio dramas, essays, academic scholarship, documentaries, and popular films like The English Patient and The King's Speech.

Instructor(s)

Jeremy Lowenthal

Meets

TuTh 10:00AM - 11:15AM

Dates

01/13/2025 - 04/26/2025

Instruction Mode

In person

Campus

Lake Shore Campus

Location

Lake Shore Campus

Components

Lecture Required

Status

Open

Seats Taken

11

Seats Open

14

Class Capacity

25

Wait List Total

0

Wait List Capacity

0