Aims: To build on the experience of Politics and Society by applying the expertise gained so far to an analysis of France coming to terms with the German Occupation of 1940-1944 some sixty years on.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the Unit the student will have an appreciation of the complexities of France's attitudes to the so-called années noires, particularly in the light of trials and developments in the 1990s, and be able to demonstrate this knowledge through seminar presentations and essays on given topics in the area.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, effective communication in the target language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning are developed in this unit.
Content:
Chronological overview of key dates and events.
Policy and Ideology under the Vichy régime: Travail, famille, patrie.
Vichy and the Jewish Question.
Collaboration and Resistance: key figures, events, and controversies.
The épuration and its repercussions.
Post-war trials.
The unit is taught in French.
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