Examines the Allied partition of Berlin, the politics of the Cold War, the Berlin Air Lift, the emergence of two German states, the division by the Berlin Wall, and the reemergence of a unified city in a new Germany. Films, drama, and novels trace the historical development of the city. Includes a study trip to Berlin.
Code
ES3002
Name
BERLIN FROM ALLIED OCCUPATION TO CAPITAL
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
ES (European and Mediterranean Cultures)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE100
CAMS ID
2760
Last update with CAMS
To become acquainted with Berlin's topography, history and culture.
To understand the city's place in European history from (roughly) 1871 to 1989.
To study its prominent personalities, and to recognize how each individual shaped the city’s politics, architecture or spirit.
To examine the extent to which the authoritarian past of Berlin may have contributed to the rise of Hitler.
To identify characteristics of the city and its population that have endured across Berlin’s many remakings