Merkel, the first female German chancellor, was re-elected for a fourth term in September 2017. Asked what she hopes history books will say about her legacy, she responded: ‘She tried.’ Take a closer look at Angela Merkel’s life and her astonishing rise.

This class will be delivered face-to-face at WEA Sydney. Enrolling students need to ensure they have read the current COVID-19 Safety Guidance that WEA Sydney has put in place before enrolling.

SUGGESTED READING

• Kornelius, Stefan., Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography (Alma Books, 2013)
• Müller, Dirk & Peter Wilton., Angela Merkel: The Short Biography of a Long Rise to Power (Amazon, 2015)
• Qvortrup, Matthew., Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader (Prelude, 2020)
  
  

PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Develop a better understanding of the complex history of Germany and of Germany’s political influence on the European Union.
2. Gain an awareness of the variety of ways historians approach the past.