Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Imagining the Dutch: themes in Dutch History
Course Number:
L_GCBAALG004
Course Description:
The perception of the Netherlands at home and abroad includes several stereotypes. It is a country of cheese and herring, of windmills and coffeeshops, of clogs and canals. It is also a country characterized by tolerance, a consensus democracy and pillarization. Historically, the small nation of the Dutch Republic has experienced a Golden Age in the seventeenth century, during which time it was a ‘world power’, leading to economic prosperity, but it was also a time in which the foundations were laid for a colonial system that persisted until the twentieth century. Perceptions and images of the Netherlands by foreigners and Dutch citizens themselves tell a story of the Netherlands, as they are informed by both past and contemporary experiences. In different time periods, stereotypes and ideas about ‘the Dutch’ and ‘Dutchness’ have been invoked to consider the Netherlands as an example to follow, but they have also been questioned
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
HIST 388
Attachment Files:
Syllabus_2019_Autumn (1).pdf
