History of European Minorities I

Uitgebreide vaknaam	History of European Minorities. The Cultural Debate I
Leerdoelen	Upon successful completion of the course unit, students can: 1. Recognise and distinguish the most important theories and concepts from scholarly literature on cultural or romantic nationalism especially among European linguistic minorities (OER 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 2.2, 3.2) 2. Discuss the relevance of a specific theoretical concept for a given case study in a short oral presentation that includes a Q&A session (OER 4.1) 3. Summarise a discussion among peers in the form of a short well-written text for a general audience (OER 2.1, 4.3). 4. Express possible questions while reading academic articles relating these to theoretical concepts and empirical data (OER 3.1, 5.1) 5. Reproduce literature in a given (Chicago Manual) reference and annotation style (OER 4.3) 6. List, identify and compare European linguistic minorities (OER 1.1)
Omschrijving	Almost every European nation state houses one or more groups of people who speak a language different from the national majority language. These (ethno)linguistic minorities by definition do not have political sovereignty. Some of these, such as the Catalans in Spain, the Scots in the UK or the Russian-speaking population in the eastern provinces of Ukraine, fiercely strive for a nation-state of their own; others, like for instance the Frisians in the Netherlands or the Sorbs in Germany, seem content with whatever cultural autonomy they have. As long as minorities do not have a state territory of their own, their history, language and/or culture are the most important means of binding them together and creating a specific sense of community. In this course students will learn about European cultural diversity. How did minority cultures develop over the course of the last two centuries? How did they fight for recognition of their own cultures? Students will also learn to understand the differences between these indigenous non-migrant cultures and migrant cultures.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	essay, portfolio, presentatie, schriftelijk tentamen, wekelijkse opdrachten
Vaksoort	propedeuse
Coördinator	dr. J. van der Aa
Docent(en)	dr. J. van der Aa
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Syllabus with articles distributed through Nestor
Entreevoorwaarden
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Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Course units for exchange students 1 semester I a intr Ba Minorities & Multilingualism 1 semester I a verplicht Ba Open colleges Letteren - semester I a keuze