Overview
Description
This capstone course will explore the rise of the radical right-wing political movements that have variously been called fascism, authoritarianism, and populism, from the 1920s to the present.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- analyze, evaluate, and interpret primary sources with attention to content, historical and cultural context, genre, and language through class discussion and written assignments.
- analyze and clearly explain the argument, main points, and use of evidence in secondary sources through class discussion and written assignments.
- identify primary and secondary sources for research and clearly and effectively articulate original interpretations in verbal and written form, including in a final research paper examining one aspect of the history of the new right in depth.
- draw on theoretical and historical examples from the twentieth century to define fascism, populism, and authoritarianism.
- demonstrate awareness of, and ability to analyze, the history and self-understanding of the new right in Europe and around the world.
- write a lengthy historiographical analysis or research paper in which historiography figures prominently.
- identify the main themes of the field in individual and group discussions.
- analyze examples of major secondary works in the field.