Professor Brophy                                                                                                                                                 Fall 2007
Munroe Hall 210
jbrophy@udel.edu
831-0795                                                                                            
Office Hours: Wednesday, 12:30-2:30

HIST 354
Twentieth-Century German History
Gore 219

            Mary Fulbrook,  The Divided Nation:  A History of Germany, 1918-1990.
            Roger Chickering, Imperial Germany and the Great War.
             Robert Gellately, Backing Hitler: Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany.
            Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland.   
            Timothy Garten Ash, The File.
            Bernhard Schlink, The Reader.

 All of the above books are on reserve.  Also on reserve:

            Gordon Craig, German History, 1866-1945.
            Ian Kershaw, Hitler: 1889-1936, Hubris; Hitler: 1937-45, Nemesis.
            Raul Hilberg, The Destruction of European Jewry.

 Requirements:

            There will be two one-hour exams and a  final examination that will require you to write essays on the covered material.  Students will also write an eight- to ten-page research paper on a topic that must be approved by the professor.  This paper is due 3 December; late papers will be penalized one full grade for every overdue day.  Each of these assignments will count for 20 percent of your final grade; the final 10 percent is allotted for participation in scheduled class discussion.  This course will be a mixture of lecture and discussion; the required reading, which is interpretative in nature, will form the basis of periodic discussions.  It is therefore expected that you keep up with the reading and participate in the class discussions.  Students must fulfill all requirements to receive a passing grade.  The professor reserves the right to fail any student who fails to submit all written work or attend scheduled discussions.

 Aims of the Course

            This course strives to synthesize the principal political, cultural, and socioeconomic  themes of twentieth-century German history.  It seeks to emphasize both the continuities and contingencies in German history that affected and shaped the Weimar Republic, National Socialist Germany, the Second World War, the Holocaust,  postwar state building, and unification.  In presenting this narrative survey, this course will examine different interpretations in German history, looking at the issues that cause controversy and debate.

            Please note that there are no alternative times for the final.

Academic dishonesty will be punished under the severest terms stipulated by the Office of Judicial Affairs.  Ignorance of plagiarism and other
forms of cheating is not an excuse.  Know the UD code of conduct; for further information see: http://www.udel.edu/judicialaffairs/ .

 Extra Credit for Viewing German Films

            Film has become an established medium for portraying and interpreting history.  German filmmakers have devoted much time and attention to rendering Germany’s tumultuous twentieth century in cinematic form.   For those interested in extra credit, choose at least two movies below, view them, and write a three-page composite analysis of the films.  This essay can be organized in a number of different ways (chronologically, comparatively, thematically, etc.), but to receive extra credit you must deliver a thoughtful, original response to the movies. 

            The Tin Drum
           The Blue Angel
            The Nasty Girl
            Jew Boy Levy
            Good Bye Lenin
            Rosenstrasse
            Marianne und Juliane
            Aimée and Jaguar
            Europa, Europa
            My Mother’s Courage
            Swing Kids
            The White Rose          
            The Marriage of Maria Braun
            The Last Days
            The Lives of Others

You may choose other films, but they must be approved by Prof. Brophy.

 Course Schedule (subject to change):

Prof. Brophy
History 268/351/353/354

                                                                                  Style Sheet for Research Papers:
                                                                                           Standard Requirements

 
1. Type papers double-spaced with one-inch margins on all sides. It is your responsibility to retain a copy of all work you hand in for this class.  

2. Retain all notes used in researching this paper as well as first drafts.  I reserve the right to examine this material prior to awarding you a grade on the paper.

3. Make a coversheet for your paper on which you have typed name, date, and title of your paper.  

4. These papers need references (see under #6) and a bibliography. List your texts on a separate sheet at the end of your essay.  Title this sheet "Bibliography" and list the books and articles you have used in alphabetical order according to this format:

Last name, first. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, date.

Example:

                Doyle, William. Origins of the French Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

 Note that book titles are italicized and titles of articles have double quotation marks around them. The second and following lines of a bibliographical entry are indented.

5. Books assigned for the course may be used as secondary sources, but the term paper’s aim is to extend research beyond these books..

6. For every quotation, paraphrase, or reference to an idea in a book or article you must give a footnote number. At the bottom of the page or at the end of your paper, and before the bibliography, list your footnotes, giving the author's name, short title, and page number where the quotation or idea can be found. On average, a ten-page paper has a minimum of thirty to forty notes.

7. Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Short quotations should be incorporated in the body of your paper  and have double quotation marks around them. Longer quotes should be used sparingly.  These are block quotes and need to be indented and single spaced. They do not have marks around them.

8. Plagiarism is copying, paraphrasing or referring to any work that is not your own without giving credit to the original author.  Do not accidently or purposely commit an act of plagiarism.  See the UD Honor Code and the website of the Office of Judicial Affairs, should you have any questions.  Ignorance is not an excuse.

9. Paginate your paper but do not number the cover page.  Do not use plastic report covers. 

10.  Note well that writing a research paper is a formal exercise; consequently, composition, presentation, and appearance form an integral part of it.  Make sure to proofread your paper and to correct grammatical, spelling, and typing errors.  A large number of errors will lower your grade.

11. Do not justify the right hand margin.

12. For further questions on style and grammar, consult Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers, 7th. ed., (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).