Stories We Tell Course Pairing
Encountering the Past: From German Democracy to Nazi Dictatorship (HS 100)
HS 100 explores why the study of the past is essential to understanding the present. Students will learn to think like historians and will come to understand how to apply historical skills to their writing, reading, and critical thinking. To do so, this section of HS 100 will focus on a single historical period: the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). Emerging after Germany's defeat in the First World War, the Weimar Republic saw vast social, political, and economic changes before being dismantled and replaced by the Nazi dictatorship in 1933. Was Germany's first experiment with democracy doomed to fail? Did it bring about radical change of its own or simply unleash currents already underway? What were the legacies of total war for this society? How modern were the gender politics, ideas about sexuality, and cultural movements of the Weimar Republic? Exploring the Weimar Republic allows us to trace the changes and tensions of the 20th century that emerged out of the First World War and that still shape the world we live in today.
Faculty biography
Dr. Willeke Sandler is a Maryland native and received her Ph.D. from Duke University. Her research focuses on Nazi Germany and German colonialism in Africa, and she is also interested in studying propaganda, images as sources of history, and how people define the boundaries of their nation and national identity. She recently published a book called Empire in the Heimat: Colonialism and Public Culture in the Third Reich. At Loyola, she teaches courses on European history and public history.
The Art of Reading: Introduction to Pre-Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (EN 101)
This course examines literary texts from pre-modern China (beginnings to 1911). Literary works in various genres and registers are analyzed in their broader sociocultural contexts along with an examination of their connections with human experiences and world communities. Students will read, analyze, and interpret literature with critical skills and enjoyment. Students are encouraged to reflect on the role literature plays in the contemporary world as well as in pre-modern China. All readings are provided in English translation.
Faculty biography
Dr. Jinghua Wangling is an Associate Professor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. She received her Ph.D. in pre-modern Chinese literature from Harvard. Her research interests include early and medieval Chinese literature, history, and art, with a focus on Dr. Jinghua Wangling is an Associate Professor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. She received her Ph.D. in pre-modern Chinese literature from Harvard. Her research interests include early and medieval Chinese literature, history, and art, with a focus on medieval Chinese poetry. She enjoys teaching Chinese language, literature and culture courses at Loyola.
Mentor biography
Gabbriell (Gabb) Reason - I am the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Support Services. I have been working at Loyola since Jan 2023. When I'm not assisting student-athletes, I enjoy trying new restaurants spending time with family, watching law and order, or bowling.
Virtual Advisor
HS 100 satisfies the History core requirement for all students. EN 101 satisfies the Literature core requirement for all students.
