European Civilization
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“There is not a single lecture where Prof. Merriman does not feel compelled to remind his audience that he lives in "la belle France", even when speaking about the end of Communism in Eastern Europe. Why? He laces each and every lecture with "Frenchisms" and anecdotes about his village in France, his least favorite chateaux, etc. that add absolutely nothing to our understanding of the material -- it is an endearing but also an embarrassing affectation that really distracts from the lecture topic. He even goes so far as to pronounce German and Russian proper names with a French accent. Someone needs to remind Prof. Merriman that he will always have waht the French call a teutonic accent in French and no matter how hard he tries to make one believe otherwise he will not "pouff!!" become a Frenchman -- "Voila et point", as he would say.
He is certainly someone who is better "listened" to in writing.
These lectures I gather are supposed to provide a framework for the reading assignments and as such they should help one develop a critical approach to evaluating the different and often competing views about the underlying currents that produced these historical events. Prof. Merriman spends almost no time developing these important views. From this standpoint these lectures are certainly passionate but regrettably anemic.”
Asomogyi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/11
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“I love this course, it really covers a lot of the european history at that time and it is of great help to understand the reasons of all the events in modern times.
Unfortunately the professor focuses most of the time in French examples, because he is an expert in french history, however it does...”Read full review »
bossacorp via Apple Podcasts ·
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10/20/10
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“Where does this "ah,ah" man learn rhetoric? It makes it hard to follow the lectures.”
Coconorte via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
04/09/11
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“Sehr spannende Vorlesung.”
Lutzio via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
07/01/12
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