Overview
Lecturer
Petru Stefan Ionescu
Seminar tutor
Petru Stefan Ionescu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Language and literature
Field of study
Romanian Language and Literature - English Language and Literature
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture by teacher
Class discussion conducted by teacher
Lecture-demonstration by teacher
Presentations by students
Discussion groups
Entry requirements
A good command of English, minimum B2 level. General knowledge of European culture, history and literature.
Aims
Effective knowledge of European Cultural Identities
Understanding of European Identity and Civilisation
Acknowledgement of cultural barriers and the importance of overcoming them
Developing an understanding of European identity and the way it influences our lives
Applying efficiently the specific knowledge and understanding in order to overcome cultural barriers
Course contents
1. Public and Mental Representation of Identities
2. European Heritage and Cultural Diversity
3. European Culture and Europeanizing Identities
4. The Development of European Identities
5. Majority Cultures and Languages and Central Identities
6. Minority Cultures and Languages and Peripheral Identities
7. Intercultural Dialogue and the Shaping of Common Identities
8. Assumed Identity versus Enforced Identity
9. Identity of Birth versus Identity of Choice
10. Cultural Identity versus National Identity
11. Within Society: Central Identities and Social Darwinism
12. Within Society: Peripheral Identities – The ”Unengaged”
13. Within Society: Peripheral Identities – Misfits, Outsiders and Outcasts
14. The Crisis of European Identity
Learning outcomes
1. Description of the European cultural phenomena and their evolution in time.
2. Presentation of cultural phenomena in the historical, social and philosophical context of their time and as regards the regional differences.
3. Appropriate use of conceptual and methodological apparatus of humanities for the interdisciplinary investigation of complex cultural facts.
Assessment
Ongoing assessment during semester, examination
Recommended reading
European Identity
Checkel, Peter J. Katzenstein
Cambridge University Press, New York:, 2009 · 280
Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present
Simms, B.
Penguin, London, 2013 · 722
The Europeans: Who Are We?
Mayne, Richard
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1972 · 228