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Hitler is omnipresent in public life and yet remains an enigma. This course examines Hitler’s politicization and radicalization, as well as the ideas that have shaped the social behaviour of himself and his followers. It looks at how Hitler prominently shaped the 20th century and was shaped by it. Finally, in asking what Hitler means to audiences in the 21st century, it explores the normative political, social, and cultural lessons that people have drawn from Hitler’s ideas and actions.
Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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While Hitler tends to be reduced to a one-dimensional cardboard-cut-out villain outside of academia, inside academia there has been a tendency in recent years to diminish Hitler’s importance and to push Hitler to the side-lines. During the course, we will examine the degree to which Hitler did, or did not, matter as an actor in his own right. We shall do so by studying Hitler’s Mein Kampf, as well as a number of other documents. In the process, we shall discuss, amongst other questions, what difference Hitler’s texts and speeches made, how Hitler staged himself, why Hitler staged himself in the way that he did, and how Hitler’s transformation and radicalization had come about. We explore the nature of his rule, what we can learn about the nature of politics by studying Hitler, as well as his place in the 21st century.
A selection of scholars, policymakers, writers, curators, and film-makers will join us for a number of sessions to discuss their attempts with students of making sense of Hitler. The course will thus look at the latest thinking on Hitler as a historical figure, and it will attempt to understand the role of Hitler in today’s world.
Seminar discussions will be based on a broad range of primary and secondary sources to be read on a weekly basis.
This course is inspired by Aberdeen’s 2040 vision of creating a more inclusive, international, interdisciplinary, and sustainable future. In studying the breakdown of civilization and dignity, as well as the triumph of racism, violence, and a disregard for the lives of others and for the environment which we inhabit, it helps to tease out the success factors for building a more inclusive and resilient future. It does so by taking a multi- and interdisciplinary approach, bringing together scholarship and ideas from the world, exposing students to guest speakers from several countries.
Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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Assessment Weeks | 34 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
Feedback |
Feedback will be provided by course coordinator online via MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 3000 |
Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and critique the evolution of the figure of Adolf Hitler from an obscure agitator to the leader of the National Socialist Party and to the author of up to three books. |
Conceptual | Analyse | To comprehend and analyse scholarly debates surrounding Hitler |
Conceptual | Apply | To appreciate and practise methodological and conceptual issues relevant to the study of Hitler. |
Conceptual | Create | To tease out the success factors for a more inclusive and resilient future. |
Conceptual | Evaluate | To understand, analyse, and evaluate the significance and impact of Hitler’s role in today’s world. |
Procedural | Create | To offer analytical explanations rather than mere descriptions of the key developments in the period based upon a critical engagement with both sources from the period and subsequent histories. |
Reflection | Evaluate | To assess and judge issues which were, and remain, controversial and emotionally charged. |
Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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Assessment Weeks | 36 | Feedback Weeks | 39 | |
Feedback |
Policy brief about the success factors for building a more inclusive and resilient future (in line with the Aberdeen 2040 vision) that emerge from a study of Hitler. Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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Conceptual | Analyse | To comprehend and analyse scholarly debates surrounding Hitler |
Conceptual | Apply | To appreciate and practise methodological and conceptual issues relevant to the study of Hitler. |
Conceptual | Create | To tease out the success factors for a more inclusive and resilient future. |
Conceptual | Evaluate | To understand, analyse, and evaluate the significance and impact of Hitler’s role in today’s world. |
Procedural | Create | To offer analytical explanations rather than mere descriptions of the key developments in the period based upon a critical engagement with both sources from the period and subsequent histories. |
Reflection | Evaluate | To assess and judge issues which were, and remain, controversial and emotionally charged. |
Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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Assessment Weeks | 27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36 | Feedback Weeks | 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38 | |
Feedback |
Write ten weekly 500-word response papers to the readings set for any given week (students may choose to focus on the readings for one of the two weekly sessions) Peer Feedback will be provided online, weekly, via MyAberdeen |
Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and critique the evolution of the figure of Adolf Hitler from an obscure agitator to the leader of the National Socialist Party and to the author of up to three books. |
Conceptual | Analyse | To comprehend and analyse scholarly debates surrounding Hitler |
Conceptual | Apply | To appreciate and practise methodological and conceptual issues relevant to the study of Hitler. |
Conceptual | Create | To tease out the success factors for a more inclusive and resilient future. |
Conceptual | Evaluate | To understand, analyse, and evaluate the significance and impact of Hitler’s role in today’s world. |
Procedural | Create | To offer analytical explanations rather than mere descriptions of the key developments in the period based upon a critical engagement with both sources from the period and subsequent histories. |
Reflection | Evaluate | To assess and judge issues which were, and remain, controversial and emotionally charged. |
Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
Feedback |
Feedback will be provided by course coordinator online via MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 3000 |
Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
Feedback |
Policy brief about the success factors for building a more inclusive and resilient future (in line with the Aberdeen 2040 vision) that emerge from a study of Hitler. Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
---|---|---|
Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and critique the evolution of the figure of Adolf Hitler from an obscure agitator to the leader of the National Socialist Party and to the author of up to three books. |
Conceptual | Evaluate | To understand, analyse, and evaluate the significance and impact of Hitler’s role in today’s world. |
Conceptual | Analyse | To comprehend and analyse scholarly debates surrounding Hitler |
Conceptual | Apply | To appreciate and practise methodological and conceptual issues relevant to the study of Hitler. |
Procedural | Create | To offer analytical explanations rather than mere descriptions of the key developments in the period based upon a critical engagement with both sources from the period and subsequent histories. |
Reflection | Evaluate | To assess and judge issues which were, and remain, controversial and emotionally charged. |
Conceptual | Create | To tease out the success factors for a more inclusive and resilient future. |
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