Course Description
Special topics course focused on cultural, political, and historical relations between the countries of Europe.
Athena Title
CAP TRANS EURO STUD
Prerequisite
FCID 2000 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Inquiry into the relations of European countries or societies to each other and/or to countries or societies outside of Europe. As a special topics course, rotating between different units on campus, the topic will vary. The primary learning outcome will be an in-depth understanding of transnational relations between at least two European countries in diachronic or synchronic perspective. The requirements for the class include the successful completion of a capstone project (to be determined by the instructor).
Topical Outline
1. “Transnational”: An Introduction 2. Notion of the Third; Third Space Theories 3. End of the Nation State: Transnational Politics in Europe 4. History of Migration: Cultural, Social, Political 5. Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Europe 6. Gender, Race and Class in European History and Contemporary Europe 7. Negotiation of Identities: Cultural – Political 8. Literary and Cinematic Representation of Transnational Identities 9. European Economies 10. European – U.S. Relations
Syllabus