Course Descriptions
Description
HIST4823: Nationalism
The course looks at the development of the idea of nation in European and World history in the last two centuries. By using historical examples the course will introduce the students to the current theoretical debate on ethnicity and nationalism. The special attention will be placed on the relationship between state power and the nation. The course will look at ethnicity in history before and after the emergence of effective means of communication, such as the printing press, radio, and television. It will also look at the role culture plays in the formation of national consciousness and how the past was used and abused to drum-up political support.