LLCU 320 Fascism in Europe Units: 3.00
An introduction from a cultural perspective to the growth of the fascist mentality in Europe and the emergence of fascist regimes. The course will treat the Third Reich as part of the broader conservative and nationalist challenge to liberalism.
Learning Hours: 120 (18 Lecture, 18 Seminar, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above) or permission of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Exclusion GRMN 420/3.0.
Course Equivalencies: GRMN420; LLCU320
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Acquire familiarity with a range of historical forces, agents, and contexts that contributed in different ways to the unfolding of fascism.
- Connect the historical, cultural, and sociopolitical material to the crisis of fascism (1918-1945), as well as to ongoing dilemmas in liberal governance.
- Organize, question, and defend the philosophical, social, historical, and political concepts expressed and debated within the work.
- Develop oral skills in classroom discussion and presentations and develop writing skills through short and long exercises and essays.