HIST 2690

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HIST 2690
History of Terrorism

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

This lecture course examines approaches to the study of European terrorism. It will cover 1) the history of terrorism as it developed over the course of the modern era (in the process distinguishing terrorism from other forms of modern political violence, e.g. partisan warfare, state terror, etc.) and 2) the ways terrorism has been perceived, presented, and remembered by contemporaries and subsequent generations. Questions, therefore, will include the following: How has terrorism been approached by political theory, history, literature, etc.? How have these approaches constructed terrorism as an object of scientific investigation? How were terrorists perceived and represented by their contemporaries (in the press, literature, the arts)? How did terrorists represent themselves (in political pamphlets, autobiographies, fiction)? Readings will include archival materials, manifestos, memoirs, and novels, as well as classic pieces of political writing (e.g. Lenin, Schmitt, Arendt).

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (HA-AS)
Course Subfield (HNU)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16725 HIST 2690   LEC 001

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  • 16729 HIST 2690   DIS 201

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  • 16730 HIST 2690   DIS 202

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  • 16731 HIST 2690   DIS 203

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  • 16732 HIST 2690   DIS 204

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  • 16733 HIST 2690   DIS 205

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