European Identities in a Globalizing World
University of Tübingen, Virtual Intercultural Program

with Jan Battke

The course will discuss concepts of identity, nationalism and sovereignty in Europe. We will analyze historical backgrounds and developments, as well as various theoretical approaches towards identity. Our conversations will be put within a global context. We will read a selection of authors such as Benedict Anderson, Erik Hobsbawm, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Stephanie Bergbauer, Jeffrey T. Checkel and Peter J. Katzenstein and others.

Seminar Information:

• Syllabus Spring 2023 (Remote) (PDF)

Seminar Teaching History:

• University of Tübingen, International Programs, Spring 2022 (Remote)

Related Classes:

• PS 341 Politics of Western Europe and the EU:
  Oregon State University, e-campus
• Conceptualizing Europe:
  Potsdam University, Potsdam Spring School, Summer Semester 2009, 2010