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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2010 Hum |
| ECTS points: |
15 ECTS |
| Årsværk: |
15 ECTS |
Semester: |
1 semester |
| Institutter: |
SAXO-Institute, Department of History |
| Undervisere: |
Mats Fridlund, e-mail: mats.fridlund@gmail.com
Address: Room 4.1.49, Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST), Dept of Political Science, Østre Farimagsgade 5A, University of Copenhagen; Tel., direct: (+45) 3532 3717 |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
Press efterår below to get information for when and where classes will be held. |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
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Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Humanistiske Fakultet Efterår 2010 Hum |
| Første undervisningsgang: |
Tuesday 7th of September 2010
In addition to normal lectures a full-day workshop will be arranged as well as two excursions to museums and physical environments in Copenhagen. |
| Undervisnings- form: |
Group instruction |
| Formål: |
The course can primarily be used either as Module I: Optional Historical Subject; Module IV: History and Social Sciences or Module V: Themes in Cultural History.
Period: 1500-1914 and after 1914. |
| Indhold: |
The history of political terror goes back to ancient times, but the breakthrough of modern terrorism comes with the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Since then the use of state and sub-state terrorism has been connected to the security of states and individuals and used by democratic and authoritarian regimes alike. The course will provide a global exploration of the various forms of terrorisms from the 19th century onwards albeit with a focus on the post-1870 period and on the Western world. The majority of the course is devoted to the historical development of modern sub-state terrorism and - with some thematic and methodological breaks - will follow the periodization made up of the so called four waves of modern terrorism. This begins with the first “anarchist” wave in the 19th century which is followed in the 20th century by waves of anti-colonial and new left terrorism and reaching into the 21st century with the fourth wave of religious terrorism. The coverage of terrorism’s use by states will primarily focus on the emergence, development and use during the 20th century of new man-made threats - such as aerial bombings, poison gas, and nuclear weapons - against the security of states and urban communities and civilians.
Methodologically the course will study the emergence and impact of terrorism using theoretical perspectives and concepts developed within various strands of cultural history such as history of mentalité, new cultural history, transnational history, history of emotions and new material culture studies. Core methodological aims are to provide an overview both of how terrorism as culture and terrorism in culture, i.e. that terrorism and security can be analyzed and studied as cultural forms with their own specific and locally varying practices, identities, social organizations, ideals, mentalities and materialities, as well as the role and place of terrorism and security in culture in the form of the impact and influence on the historical emergence and evolution of various cultural expressions such as literature, art, film, music, technology and media. The course will discuss a number of empirical examples using different forms of written sources, as well as more non-traditional source material such as movies, art works, radio programs, objects and physical environments.
Course objectives:
By the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
• have gained sufficient knowledge and understanding of the history of terrorism and security to be able to in a confident manner and with some authority describe and discuss the main elements, developments and trends within its historical emergence and development
• contextualize and critically reflect upon terrorism and security as cultural phenomena by discussing its interconnections to social, technological, political, intellectual and cultural change
• explain, understand and reflect upon the meaning of such historical concepts and perspectives as terrorism, state terror, fear, revolutions, political violence, security, cultural history, transnational history, entangled history, mentalité, materiality, social and technical determinism
• use and to discuss the value and limitations of various non-traditional source materials for providing evidence of historical and cultural phenomena and processes
• clearly communicate orally and in writing the key themes of the course. |
| Litteratur: |
- James Lutz & Brenda J. Lutz: Terrorism: Origin and Evolution. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 224 pp.
- Richard Pipes: The Degaev Affair: Terror and Treason in Tsarist Russia. Yale University Press, 2003. 153 pp.
- Eamon Collins with Mick McGovern: Killing Rage. Granta Books, 1997. 312 pp.
- Voices of Terror: Manifestos, Writings and Manuals of Al Qaeda, Hamas, and other Terrorists from around the World and Throughout the Ages. Ed.: Walter Laqueur. Reed Press, 2004. 520 pp.
In addition, various articles, book chapters, conference papers and source material will be distributed in class for more profound studies of certain topics. |
| Tilmelding: |
Priority form. The priority form is available at the SAXO-Institute (outside office 16.2.132) or can be downloaded at historie.ku.dk/undervisning from Friday 7th of May 2010.
The priority form should be returned no later than 1PM, Friday 21st of May 2010 to office 16.2.132 or sent to chrislund@hum.ku.dk.
The course and name list can be seen outside office 16.2.132 or at historie.ku.dk/undervisning from Monday the 14th of June 2010.
Priority forms received after the deadline will processed, though the number of available courses will be limited. An updated course and name list is available outside office 16.2.132 or at historie.ku.dk/undervisning Monday 30th of August 2010. |
| Eksamensform: |
See Curriculum for Master´s Program in History |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
You apply to this course by passing in a priority form (see under Tilmelding).
When your name appears on the course list you should enroll in the course-room in Absalon.
Find HUM-10E-SAXh-Cultural history of terrorism and security since 17 in Absalon through www.punkt.ku.dk/
You will have access to Absalon through PUNKT.KU, log-on with the KU-username and pin-code you received when you matriculated at Copenhagen University. |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
13/8-2010 |