War and Peace in Modern Europe

Overview

Overview

In this module, we discuss how Europe was defined and redefined through war, military occupation, civil conflicts, and peace agreements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Drawing on examples of various—through often interrelated—conflicts, we discuss several major questions: How did international and civil conflicts shape European culture and politics? Why was the twentieth century so violent? How did Europe become divided into 'right' and 'left,' 'West' and 'East'? How are these conflicts and political extremes remembered or forgotten today?

Comparing writings and films from across the continent, including Britain, Poland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, we ask how the continental map has changed over a century and whether it is possible to write a single history of Europe.

This course is led by senior trinity academics Dr. Molly Pucci and Dr. Patrick Houlihan.

Date, Time and Place

This lecture-only module comprises of two lectures per week over one term commencing in September 2024.

Please check the School of Histories and Humanities website for updates on this course at: www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/shortcourses/