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ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY: some loose ends will be wrapped up --
1) FOR IN-CLASS ESSAY (1/2 hour - arrive promptly at 10.30) ON MONDAY:
- film "Przesłuchanie" from your last assignment - compare and contrast to the film "Das Leben der Anderen"
2) Be prepared to comment Monday on the chapter "Důkaz lásky" (pp. 65-85) in Szczygiel, Gottland (this was also part of your last assignment)
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY CLASSES - DECOLONIZATION:
At Wednesday and Thursday classes, come prepared to discuss the following:
1) FILM: Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri) (dir. Gillo Pontecorvo) (1966)
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU FALL ASLEEP WHILE WATCHING THE FILM, YOU MUST WAKE UP AND WATCH TO THE END! DO NOT COME TO CLASS IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THIS FILM.
2) READING: Judt, pp. 278-302 (on Moodle)
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AND last but not least -- recommended (but not required) additional background viewing from the Cold War series which would be useful:
8. Sputnik (1949–1961)
http://www.peteava.ro/id-480090-cold-war-sputnik-1949-1961-8-24
As a consequence of the atomic spies, the Soviet Union joined the nuclear club, and the two superpowers compete to develop their nuclear arsenels. Russia's launching of Sputnik further hightened a sense of vulnerability in the United States, and results in the rapid development of nuclear-armed missiles, and defence-related education. Blamed for a perceived missile gap, Eisenhower is replaced by John F. Kennedy as US President. The Soviet Union is seen to have taken a solid lead in the space race after Yuri Gagarin's successful return to Earth. Interviewees include Joseph Rotblat, Boris Chertok, Andrew Goodpaster, Herbert York and Gherman Titov. The pre-credits scene features the first Soviet nuclear test in 1949.
12. MAD (1960–1972)
http://www.peteava.ro/id-480096-cold-war-m-a-d-1960-1972-12-24
The United States nuclear strategy of counterforce, intended to counter a Soviet conventional attack by targeting military facilities, is discredited following the Cuban Missile Crisis. Instead Defence Secretary McNamara adopts the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), with the belief that the targeting by the superpowers of each others' cities would deter a nuclear war. Both sides step up nuclear testing and acquire more nuclear weapons, in particular submarines capable of unleashing retaliation should the opponent strike first. The Soviets choose to follow a more defensive doctrine and introduce anti-ballistic missiles, which the United States seek to counter with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles. The arms race remains expensive, controversial and, as demonstrated in the Palomares incident, not without risk. However some small promise of arms control comes from the SALT Treaty. Interviewees include Russell E. Dougherty, William Kaufmann and Harold Brown. The pre-credits scene has McNamara explaining how MAD was the foundation for deterrence.
8. Sputnik (1949–1961)
http://www.peteava.ro/id-480090-cold-war-sputnik-1949-1961-8-24
As a consequence of the atomic spies, the Soviet Union joined the nuclear club, and the two superpowers compete to develop their nuclear arsenels. Russia's launching of Sputnik further hightened a sense of vulnerability in the United States, and results in the rapid development of nuclear-armed missiles, and defence-related education. Blamed for a perceived missile gap, Eisenhower is replaced by John F. Kennedy as US President. The Soviet Union is seen to have taken a solid lead in the space race after Yuri Gagarin's successful return to Earth. Interviewees include Joseph Rotblat, Boris Chertok, Andrew Goodpaster, Herbert York and Gherman Titov. The pre-credits scene features the first Soviet nuclear test in 1949.
12. MAD (1960–1972)
http://www.peteava.ro/id-480096-cold-war-m-a-d-1960-1972-12-24
The United States nuclear strategy of counterforce, intended to counter a Soviet conventional attack by targeting military facilities, is discredited following the Cuban Missile Crisis. Instead Defence Secretary McNamara adopts the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), with the belief that the targeting by the superpowers of each others' cities would deter a nuclear war. Both sides step up nuclear testing and acquire more nuclear weapons, in particular submarines capable of unleashing retaliation should the opponent strike first. The Soviets choose to follow a more defensive doctrine and introduce anti-ballistic missiles, which the United States seek to counter with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles. The arms race remains expensive, controversial and, as demonstrated in the Palomares incident, not without risk. However some small promise of arms control comes from the SALT Treaty. Interviewees include Russell E. Dougherty, William Kaufmann and Harold Brown. The pre-credits scene has McNamara explaining how MAD was the foundation for deterrence.
