Global Studies 199 / History 399* 
Berlin, Nuremberg, Munich: Legacies of the Third Reich

Course Overview

This course will explore three cities integral to the Nazi movement in Germany: Munich, Nuremberg, and Berlin. The Nazis celebrated Munich, the birthplace of Nazism, as the “Capital of the Movement.” Nuremberg, site of the Nazi Party’s annual rallies, became synonymous with the “aestheticization of politics” as a strategy to attain the support of the masses. Once in power, Hitler and the Nazis transformed the national capital of Berlin, long known as a bastion of socialism, communism, and modernism, into their new base, from which they built a racial state and launched a quest for the domination of Europe.

Course Objectives

This course has three objectives:

• While in Huntsville, the course will explore the rise and fall of Nazism in Germany. This course segment will take place over eleven 80 minute class sessions.

• While in Germany, the course will analyze the “aestheticization of politics” in Nazi Germany by viewing Nazi architecture and visiting the sites of party rallies and parades.

• Also, while in Germany, the course will examine how monuments and memorials in the cities of Berlin, Nuremberg, and Munich reflect the process of Vergangenheitsbewältigung, or “coming to terms with the [Nazi] past.”

Schedule

This 3-credit course will be offered at UAHuntsville in the spring 2010 semester:

January 15 - April 16, 2010 (Friday, 1:10-2:30 p.m., Roberts Hall 423).

Travel in Germany will be early in the summer following the completion of coursework:

May 9-22, 2010.

Travel Highlights

Students will spend 13 days, 12 nights in Germany (Berlin, Nuremberg, and Munich).

Berlin

Visit Olympic Park and various monument and memorial sites, including Hitler’s Bunker, Air Ministry, Book Burning Memorial, Jewish Berlin walking tour, National Holocaust Memorial, Jewish Museum, “Gleis 17” Grunewald Memorial, Olympic Stadium, Cold War Berlin tour.

Nuremberg

Visit various city sites, including the Nazi Party Rally Grounds.

Munich

Visit Olympic Park, Viktualienmarkt, Hofbräuhaus, Haus der Kunst, Odeonsplatz and Feldherrnhalle, Königsplatz, Dachau Concentration Camp, the White Rose Foundation.

Course Registration and Credit

Spring Semester Registration

3 credits

*400-level and graduate credit options are available in consultation with the instructor.

Course Prerequisites

Participation in the course requires approval of the instructor and a 2.5 GPA.

No knowledge of German is necessary to participate in the course.

Estimated Costs

The estimated cost is $2800. This includes airfare, lodging, meals, transportation in Germany, museum entrances, and the UAHuntsville Study Abroad Fee. UAH tuition is separate.

A $200.00 deposit is required by December 1, 2009, to secure a spot in the class.

Financial aid may be available to help cover the costs of this course. Please call the UAH Financial Aid Office, 256-824-6241, to make an appointment to discuss your possible eligibility for financial aid.

For More Information, Contact:

Professor: Dr. Molly W. Johnson
Office: 415 Roberts Hall
Email address: molly.johnson@uah.edu

UAHuntsville Global Studies Program

Web: http://globalstudies.uah.edu

Email: globalstudies@uah.edu

Phone: 256-824-6288