Eurolab 1a

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Eurolab 1a: European Migration
Leerdoelen	In this course and the follow-up course Eurolab 1b, students will: - gain knowledge on past and present political, cultural, filmic, literary, linguistic, philosophical and epistemological discourses on migration, both regarding theory and social practices (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) - develop and train their analytical abilities by working with textual, filmic and other sources on the topic of European migration (2.3, 2.4) - develop and train their presentation and discussion skills in an interdisciplinary context a number of different assessment formats evolving around the topic of European migration (3.2, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3).
Omschrijving	This first module of the Eurolab elective track sets out the framework for the track’s interdisciplinary subject- and project-oriented learning environment. The team-taught module consists of a lecture in which basic contents are presented and discussed from different disciplinary angles, and a small-group seminar (lab) in which students engage with themes and texts in more detail. By approaching European core topics from multiple directions, Eurolab both fosters students’ transdisciplinary awareness of different scholarly perspectives and enables them to further develop their own disciplinary skills. European Migration, this semester’s core topic, is at the heart of past and present political, cultural and linguistic discourses on Europe. Departing from today’s controversies on refugee politics and cultural identities, we will extrapolate and discuss a number of recurrent key questions: What were and are the key motivators for European migration? How can we understand its sociocultural, political as well as its individual dimensions? How is migration politically, socially and culturally processed and reflected? In which regards can contemporary Europe be considered not only as a place of and for migration, but also as its result? By tackling these and other questions at different political, cultural and linguistic levels, students will gain insight into one of the most pressing and complex matters of contemporary Europe.
Uren per week	3
Onderwijsvorm	werkcollege
Toetsvorm	essay, presentatie, schriftelijke opdracht(en)
Vaksoort	propedeuse
Coördinator	dr. C. Kirchmeier
Docent(en)	dr. C. Kirchmeier
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Gevolgd door Eurolab 1b in het volgende blok. 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 II a keuze Ba Europese talen en culturen  ( Keuzevak) 1 semester II a keuzegroep Ba Minorities & Multilingualism 1 semester II a keuzegroep Ba Open colleges Letteren - semester II a keuze