What is a “natural hazard” as opposed to a “natural disaster”? How do natural hazards and disasters change or even shape societies through and over time? What role does memory play for coping with and adapting to natural hazards? Why are some societies more vulnerable to natural hazards than others? And why should we study disasters historically? This course intends to answer these questions (and a few more…) by focusing geographically on the disaster-prone Caribbean archipelago and the North American continent between 1600 and Hurricane Katrina (2005).
We will dive into the interdisciplinary field of historical disaster studies, a sub-field of environmental history. Be prepared to meet Anthropologists, Geographers and Sociologists throughout the course literature! The first three sessions will introduce the most important theoretical concepts employed in this field of research. The following sessions focus on specific kinds of disasters and either on specific case studies or on longer-term overviews over one type of disaster in a particular place.
Please register on the Stud.IP platform, the course literature will be available to download from there for each session.
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22-M-4.3 Mastermodul Moderne
4.3.3 |
Historische Kontextualisierung | Studienleistung
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22-M-4.4.10 Profilmodul "Globalgeschichte" | Historische Kontextualisierung | Studienleistung
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22-M-4.4.6 Profilmodul "Iberische und Lateinamerikanische Geschichte" | Historische Kontextualisierung | Studienleistung
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22-M-4.4.6-IAS3 History of the Americas / Historia de las Américas | Historische Kontextualisierung | Studienleistung
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22-M-4.4.6-IAS9 Advanced History of the Americas / Estudios avanzados de la historia de las Américas | Historische Kontextualisierung | Studienleistung
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Die verbindlichen Modulbeschreibungen enthalten weitere Informationen, auch zu den "Leistungen" und ihren Anforderungen. Sind mehrere "Leistungsformen" möglich, entscheiden die jeweiligen Lehrenden darüber.
Studiengang/-angebot | Gültigkeit | Variante | Untergliederung | Status | Sem. | LP | |
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Geschichtswissenschaft / Master | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2012) | 4.3.3 | Wahlpflicht | scheinfähig Studierbar als Kurs |
Each participant will present the designated key article for his or her session (15 mins; sessions will be distributed in the first introductory meeting on October 21).
Curiosity and willingness to read and discuss the designated literature are a must!