COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE POLITITICS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 6030 THE POLITITICS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

European Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR CANAN BALKIR

Offered to

European Studies

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course, is to find answers to the question on how the culture and identity issues affect the process of European integration by examining the motives that influence the formation of European identity. In this context, the nationalism theories, the xenophobia which has been rising especially after 9/11 will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To distinguish the categories of religious, national, and cultural motives that affect the formation of European identity,
2   To define the Europe nationalisms in the context of the nationalism theories,
3   To comprehend the impact of EU on the European identity, and to grasp, the relationship between European identity, European citizenship and immigration cases,
4   To evaluate in which extend the culture and identity issues affect European integration,
5   To examine to what extent the rising nationalism and xenophobia in Europe after 9/11, impact to the so called multicultural identity of Europe.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Culture and Identity
2 The Effect of Ancient Greek and Roman cultures in the Formation of European Identity
3 Christianity and European Identity
4 Islam, Judaism and Paganism in Europe
5 Enlightenment and Secular Identity
6 Proto-nationalisms in Europe
7 Age of Nationalism in Europe
8 Nationalism Theories
9 Nationalism in Europe Between Two World Wars
10 Democracy, Human Rights and Identity
11 European Citizenship
12 Immigration and Multiculturalism in Europe
13 Islamophobia, Xenophobia and Racism in Europe after 9/11
14 Overall Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Related materials will be supplied later.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cigdem.ustun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 248

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1334
LO.2444
LO.34434334
LO.44344
LO.5444

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