220149 Natural Hazards and Disasters in North America and the Caribbean, c. 1600 to Hurricane Katrina (K) (WiSe 2015/2016)
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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.
Requirements for participation, required level
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fluency in English
Teaching staff
Dates ( Calendar view )
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Subject assignments
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22-M-4.3 Mastermodul Moderne
4.3.3 |
Historische Kontextualisierung | Study requirement
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| 22-M-4.4.10 Profilmodul "Globalgeschichte" | Historische Kontextualisierung | Study requirement
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| 22-M-4.4.6 Profilmodul "Iberische und Lateinamerikanische Geschichte" | Historische Kontextualisierung | Study requirement
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| 22-M-4.4.6-IAS3 History of the Americas / Historia de las Américas | Historische Kontextualisierung | Study requirement
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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 | Study requirement
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The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
| Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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| Geschichtswissenschaft / Master | (Enrollment until 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!
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- Last update basic details/teaching staff:
- Friday, December 11, 2015
- Last update times:
- Thursday, October 15, 2015
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- Thursday, October 15, 2015
- Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
- course (K) / 2
- Language
- This lecture is taught in english
- Department
- Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology / Department of History
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