Asch, The Thirty Years War, 1-46.
13:30 tutorial leaders: Tiffany Tam, Rob Taylor
14:30 tutorial leaders: Harmeet Kaur, Gabriel Lo
In today's class we begin our close study of the Thirty Years War with a discussion of the origins of the war. We will continue the discussion on Tuesday, 26 October. Our job will be to identify and evaluate the different (and conflicting) interpretations that we encounter in Asch, Gutman, and Sutherland. We should also compare these with Chapters 4 and 5 in Hughes, Early Modern Germany.
Tutorial leaders: Your job is to lead a class discussion of today's reading. Help us to understand the essential aspects of Asch's interpretation in light of the specific data that he presents in support of that interpretation. You can do this within the wider context of the interpretations that he rejects and of our earlier discussions of the strengths or weaknesses of the Peace of Augsburg and of the inevitability of conflict in the Holy Roman Empire.
By leading a discussion I do not mean make a presentation. You need to think of ways of getting your classmates to address the essential facts and larger themes of the reading. You may do this however you wish (split the class into groups, organize a debate or game, direct our attention to specific passges in the chapter, etc.), but I expect that you will proceed by asking questions in one form or another. When covering the material make sure that we think of the facts that Asch mentions as evidence for his interpretation and challenge us to evaulate the evidence.
You should be able to depend on your classmates' cooperation. They know what your assignment is, and they should prepare themselves accordingly to make sure that they understand the material and to support you.
At the end of class, please submit a typed plan for the assignemnt, e.g. the questions you devise and where you think they should lead the discussion.
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