8220 And they lived happily ever after 8230 8221 Ideals about Partnership in Europe in the 19th Century

In the history of most western societies matrimony as an institution was fundamental as a production companionship, for controlling the relation between the different sexes, and for regulating its reproduction in a biological as well as a sociological sense. With the ideas of enlightenment coming into effekt in the 18 th century however, the concept of matrimony shifted to some extent, so that love and passion became basic elements. Instead of being foremost seen as a production unit in which feelings for each other would certainly arise after marriage, the couple should first of all be soulmates, attracted to each other by deep emotions. Although reality in the 19 th century often differed from this ideal and mutual attraction, love and passion depended deeply on similar social backgrounds, this idea of partnership lasts until today. But this new ideal of partnership also contained new concepts of gender roles. In the late 18 th century the distinction between men and women, instead of being one of different degrees, became a question of varying characters, to which different roles and spheres in society were enclosed. While men were affiliated with the public, women were restrained to the private sphere. These concepts of matrimony and gender roles of the 19 th century until recently appeared to be unquestionable in social reality as well as in academic discourse and research. Amongst others, one aim of the course therefore is to identify and deconstruct the concepts in order to see their conditionality and the possibility to challenge them. Geschichte - Neuere und Neueste Geschichte Zum Aufbauseminar werden nur Studierende zugelassen, die das Grundmodul Neuere und Neueste Geschichte abgeschlossen haben (ansonsten keine Anmeldung zur Studienleistung über LSF möglich) Die Studienleistung wird durch regelmäßige, aktive Teilnahme (vorbereitende Lektüre, Gruppenarbeiten, Diskussionen) und die Übernahme eines Referats erbracht. Die Prüfungsleistung für das Aufbaumodul Neuzeit kann in Form einer Hausarbeit erbracht werden, die bis zum 31.Januar 2016 eingereicht werden muss. Studierende, die mit dem Besuch der Veranstaltung das Gender-Studies-Zertifikat erwerben möchten, müssen zum Abschluss der Veranstaltung eine Klausur von60 Minuten schreiben. Universität Siegen SoSe 2015 Dr. des. Mysliwietz Fleiß Daniela des