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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Definition of nation, nationalism and its pitfalls, ethnicity and nationalism (Hroch). 2. Primordialism vs. constructivism, assumptions and phases of nationalization I. (Gellner, Anderson, Hroch). 3. Primordialism vs. constructivism, assumptions and phases of nationalization II. (Gellner, Anderson, Hroch). 4. Nationalization of society in the Czech lands I. (Kořalka). 5. Nationalization of society in the Czech lands II. (Kořalka). 6. Nationalism produces new gods: national pantheons and myths (Herder, Macura, Dalberg). 7. Extreme forms of nationalism (Kučera, Kaiserová). 8. National chauvinism and efforts to overcome it: the European Federation and the Pan-European Movement (Masaryk, Coudenhove-Kalergi). 9. What is Europe: a challenge or a necessity? (Horyna, Ortega y Gasset). 10. Europe as a space of historical way of life (Patočka, Sloterdijk). 11. European idea and identity: efforts to overcome the legacy of nationalism and the cultural pillar of Europe (Reale). 12. Postnational Europe and civil society (Müller, Ferrara).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course is devoted to the issue of the origin and development of nation states in the European area. It focuses on the historical process of nationalization in the European context with regard to the critical reflection on the changes that this process brought with it. Emphasis is also placed on the situation in which Europe, as a post-national space, finds itself, what identity it offers to its citizens and what historical heritage it faces new challenges.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student will get an idea of the causes, nature and consequences of the process of nationalization of Europe. The student will acquire knowledge about the way of deriving the legitimacy of the modern nation state, about its functions, structure and elites, and last but not least about the crisis of the modern nation state and attempts to overcome it. The student will gain knowledge about the concepts of the idea of Europe and European civil society.
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Prerequisites
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none
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To successfully complete the course, active participation in discussions within seminars and elaboration of a paper or seminar work is required.
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Recommended literature
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Gellner, Ernst. Nacionalismus. Brno, 2003.
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Hroch, Miroslav (ed.). Pohledy na národ a nacionalismus (Čítanka textů). Praha, 2003.
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Hroch, Miroslav. Národy nejsou dílem náhody. Příčiny a předpoklady utváření moderních evropských národů.. Praha, 2009.
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Lozoviuk, Petr (ed.). Etnicita a nacionalismus v diskurzu 20. století. Brno, 2012.
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Thiessová A.M. Vytváření národních identit v Evropě 18. až 20. století. Brno, 2007.
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