HHIK00882U HIS 88. Hidden Populations: European Children Born of War after 1939
Historie
Område E: Mundtlig fremstilling og debat (HHIK03881E)
[Fagstudieordning. Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i historie,
2019-ordningen]
Område E: mundtlig fremstilling og debat (HHIK13881E)
[Fagstudieordning. Kandidattilvalg i historie, 2019-ordningen]
Historisk kerneområde 3: Mundtlig fremstilling og debat
(HHIK03771E)
[Studieordning for sidefaget på kandidatniveau i Historie,
2015-ordningen]
Historisk tilvalgsområde 2 (HHIB10221E) [kun for
studerende med grundfag i Historie]
[Fagstudieordning. Bachelortilvalg i historie,
2019-ordningen]
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HIS 88. Hidden Populations: European Children Born of War after
1939
In this course, we work with the hidden legacies of war on family
life and trans/national histories. Native civilians and enemy
soldiers often conceive children during wars and occupations. These
children born of war (CBOWs) usually face severe social pressure
and discrimination in post-conflict societies. Due to stigma, CBOWs
in Europe and elsewhere are hidden populations. Unless they
publically self-identify, their existence remains unknown. Families
play a crucial role here, because they have to negotiate between
individual needs of family members and sociopolitical
developments. In our discussions, we will focus on European
children born of war after 1939 and work toward an understanding of
how the intimate histories of CBOW families have shaped European
societies during and after World War II. This course is related to
the SAXO research project on “The Politics of Family Secrecy” and
we will thus pay specific attention to the dynamics of family
secrecy in the mediation between micro- and macro histories.
We begin with a survey of the emerging field of CBOW studies and
discuss ethical as well as methodological challenges that come with
the study of hidden populations. In the second part of the course,
we work with case studies of European CBOW experiences focusing
mainly on CBOWs born during and after World War II. Cases will
include: 1) Children born to occupying German soldiers in Denmark,
Norway, the Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic and Poland 2)
Children born to occupying Allied soldiers in postwar Germany and
Austria and 3) Children born during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s.
We will analyze different aspects of CBOW experiences in each case
study, such as the role of gender and sexual violence or the racial
politics undergirding, for example, the Nazi Lebensborn program in
Norway or the experience of children born to African American
soldiers in occupied post-war Germany. As far as possible, we will
work with personal testimonies by CBOWs themselves to develop a
more-in-depth understanding of CBOW experiences in the given
historical contexts. We will close with a discussion on the
current developments around children born to IS fighters and
European women and an assessment of the status of adult and ageing
CBOWs in European societies today.
Students will learn how conduct an ethically sound research project
into CBOW family history throughout this course. The results will
be presented at a final student conference.
The core book of this course will be Children of World War II: The Hidden Enemy Legacy (Eds.: Kjersti Ericsson and Eva Simonsen. Berg Publishers, 2005). Please ensure access to a copy of this book in advance of the course and I will provide links to additional resources and research articles through our course platform.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 56
- Preparation
- 203
- Exam Preparation
- 129,5
- Total
- 388,5
Blanketnavn i Selvbetjeningen:
KA, sidefag: Historie: Omr E (sidefag), efterår
2020
BA tilvalg [kun for studerende med grundfag i
Historie]: Historie: Internt BA-tilvalg,
efterår 2020
KA, enkelstående kandidattilvalg på eget fag
(2015-ordning): Enkeltstående KA-tilvalg på
eget fag, efterår 2020
KA, enkelstående kandidattilvalg: KA-tilvalg for
KA-studerende (studieordning 2019 og frem)
[OBS: studerende indskrevet på studieordninger før 2019 tilmeldes
via KUFORMS].
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other under invigilation
- Exam registration requirements
Aktuelle studieordninger for Historie og Studiehåndbogen [KA] (2015 & 2019) og Studiehåndbogen [BA] (2013 & 2019).
Criteria for exam assesment
Aktuelle studieordninger for Historie og Studiehåndbogen [KA] (2015 & 2019) og Studiehåndbogen [BA] (2013 & 2019).
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HHIK00882U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice,Master’s minor subject
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See scheme link
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
- SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Martina Koegeler-Abdi (8-74786e706e756e7b49717e7637747e376d74)