Overview
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