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History course by Marcel Röthlisberger, Gymnasium Lerbermatt, Switzerland.
This website is for internal use at Gymnasium in classes held by Marcel Röthlisberger. Sources are provided. No copyright infringement is intended.

This course runs over the 4 years of Gymnasium and provides a chronological overview of mostly Western aspects, with an open mind to international, non-European aspects, especially colonialism and decolonisation. We are Europeans based in Europe. An understanding of European culture, politics, History, society, languages and customs is essential for students who live and mature here. It is equally important, though, for all Europeans, to have a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of Europe and Europeans with the Earth and European societies’ responsibility for their actions in the past and their consequences.
Our students are on the brink of becoming fully entitled members of our democratic society. They shall have the tools to understand dependencies, meaning of text and speech, culture and customs, political processes and possibilities. Not least, they shall understand that change is possible, necessary, and inevitable.

By looking at the other, people become aware of the self. A deeper understanding of other possibilities of living a human’s life is essential. The humanities – History among them, but also literature and cultural studies – offer tools and insight into other people’s minds and living conditions.

Spielvogel chapters (restricted access from within the school)

Text sources under public domain:
Christopher Brooks, Western Civilization: A Concise History, Volume 1
Christopher Brooks, Western Civilization: A Concise History, Volume 2
Christopher Brooks, Western Civilization: A Concise History, Volume 3

Marcel Röthlisberger
Gymnasium Lerbermatt
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