UCSB Hist 133C, L 20:
Dissent & the Stasi State
by Prof. Marcuse, Feb. 23, 2004

What brought the wall down? (Theme of next several lectures)

1. midterm evaluation results
2. Announcements: Thu event; web guide; Q8
3. "The Promise" (1994) (last 25 mins) + discussion
4. return Q7 & old work

Midterm Evaluation (link) Results (28 respondents/33 enrolled)

• grades: A:4 B:23 C:1
• background in German history: much:3 some:9 little:6 none:9
• do readings: always:3 usually:20 somet:4
• essay effort: hard:11 moderate:16
• get lecture points: easy:22 ok:5
• ppt: like:26 chalk:0 paper:1
• discussion: enough:20 more:8
• Book rankings (scale 1-10):
  Textbook: 7.3
  Böll: 7.2
  Schlink: 8.5
  Schneider: 8.3
  Copied sources: 7.8
  Web site: 8.7; visits/week: 0x:4 1x:8 2x:3 3x:4 +x:4
• 10questions vs. midterm: better:25 neutral:2 worse:0
• book assignment: interesting:17 neut:5 pain:3
• web project or exam? project:10 neut:9 exam:3
• type of final exam: in-class:5 takehome:15 oral:6
• workload: fine:10 too much reading:2

Announcements

• Thursday, 5pm, downtown (524 Chapala):
  Robert Krell:
  "Life Journeys of Child Holocaust Survivors"
• Friday, 2-4pm, 6020 HSSB
  panel discussion "Survivors of Trauma"
• Web option handout available at end of class
  timeline: due this Friday AND next Friday;
  ask questions Wednesday
• Q8 on Wednesday, on Reader #12 or #13
• my Tue office hours: appt 11-12, 2-3 [not 12-1]

The Promise (1994): last 25 mins, then discussion

• What was bad about East Germany?
• What was good about it?
• Why did Konrad do what he did?
• Why did the Stasi guy behave as he did?
• What did the "caged bird" metaphor mean?
• What brought down the wall?