Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Language, Culture, and Variation (WG)
Course Number:
L_AABACIW205
Course Description:
The main goal of this course is to familiarize diverse group of students coming from different countries and educational backgrounds with some core aspects of the history of the Netherlands. Students will also learn how to connect Dutch history with a number of present-day academic as well as public debates on issues such as national identity, tolerance, environment and colonialism. They will learn how to connect these themes with different representations of aspects of Dutch history in the media and in museums. Not all participating students are history students, and this course will also introduce several concepts of history as an academic discipline, by discussing several branches within the field, such as political history, colonial history, environmental history or national history. After taking this course, students will be able to recognize normative thinking in scientific literature and in the work of historians. Students will also learn how to read and
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
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