Since the late eighteenth century, there has been a widespread conviction amongst commentators on human affairs that we have gone through a significant turning point in historical development and are now living in ‘modernity’. The sense that life in the present is quite different from the lives of previous generations gave new impetus to the study of economy, society and human nature, and generated a wide range of different theories, each of which claimed to explain the essential nature of the modern world. This course will consider different theories of modernity, their relation to more general ideas of time and history, and their implications for understanding the present.
| Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period |
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| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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| 22-M-4.1 Theory Module History Theoriemodul | Interdisziplinäres Theorieseminar | Graded examination
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| Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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| Bielefeld Graduate School In History And Sociology / Promotion | Theory and Methods Classes | Theory Class. Can be credited for Stream A. | |||||
| Geschichtswissenschaft / Master | (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) | Mastermodul 4.1 | Wahlpflicht | 7.5 | Interdisziplinäres Theorieseminar | ||
| Geschichtswissenschaft / Promotion | Theorieseminar |