This class is focused on the extensive analysis of the World Wars. We will learn about life in the trenches during WW1, the role of women in the “home front,” and the encounters between Europeans and colonial troops during the Great War. Moreover, we will read about Western and Eastern Fronts during WW2, and the war in the Pacific. Finally, we will focus our attention on race and gender dynamics during the Second World War, and on the Holocaust. This course will give you the opportunity of studying the World Wars, their premises, and their consequences from different historiographical perspectives and methodological angles. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 3 credit units HIST at the 100 level; or 30 credit units of University courses.
This class is focused on the extensive analysis of the World Wars. We will learn about life in the trenches during WW1, the role of women in the “home front,” and the encounters between Europeans and colonial troops during the Great War. Moreover, we will read about Western and Eastern Fronts during WW2, and the war in the Pacific. Finally, we will focus our attention on race and gender dynamics during the Second World War, and on the Holocaust. This course will give you the opportunity of studying the World Wars, their premises, and their consequences from different historiographical perspectives and methodological angles. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 3 credit units HIST at the 100 level; or 30 credit units of University courses.
