FREN 210 France and Germany and the Construction of the European Community
The course is about the crucial role of France and Germany at the end of WWII, leading to the development of the European Community. Students will study the international context at the time of the cold war from and within which the European Union was born. They will explore how after three wars in less than a century, the French-German cooperation in culture, economy, politics, has manages to secure peace and harmony in a continent previously shattered by conflicts.
Taught in English. Based on lectures, class discussions and video material.