Studying Europe

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Studying Europe
Leerdoelen	After successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - Reflect critically on the idea of Europe based on knowledge of central ideas and questions in the disciplines of cultural analysis, politics and linguistics; - Reflect on the abstract and constructed nature of the idea of Europe; - Analyse the concrete manifestations of the idea of Europe in the practice of everyday life; - Write an academic text on a topic relevant to one of the ETC profiles that shows a coherent structure at paragraph and text level; - Find, interpret, and use relevant secondary academic literature; - Use discipline-specific bibliographical annotation styles.
Omschrijving	In this module, the phenomenon ‘Europe’ is problematized from a cultural, a political, and a linguistic perspective. In a series of lectures, students will engage with a set of key concepts for the scholarly study of Europe, such as identity, alterity, internal division, colonization, etc. These concepts will be illustrated using a selection of case studies that provide a basic historical background knowledge of episodes in European history that have had a lasting effect on current practices of European identification in culture, politics and language, both within and outside of Europe. In the seminars, students will study a selection of primary and secondary texts that provide an insight into the discursive construction of the idea of Europe, on the one hand, and acquaint them with the basic reading and analysis skills for studying Europe on the other. Moreover, students will be introduced to academic writing, research and referencing techniques.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	continue toetsing, schriftelijk tentamen
Vaksoort	propedeuse
Coördinator	dr. K. Mierau
Docent(en)	F.M.C. Galati , A. Godioli, PhD. ,dr. K. Mierau , C.G. Sutherland, PhD.
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs t.b.a.
Entreevoorwaarden	Geen
Opmerkingen	80 % Aanwezigheidsplicht bij werkcolleges. Studenten worden geacht actief te participeren in alle werkcolleges en alle opdrachten buiten de colleges tijdig en correct uit te voeren.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Course units for exchange students 1 semester I a intr Ba Europese talen en culturen  ( Major) 1 semester I a verplicht