BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| PERFORMING ARTS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL2511 | Politics of Nationalism | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to analyse different approaches to nationalism, compares nation-building process in different countries of Europe, compares nation-building and European identity construction process within the EU, and discusses rising influence of nationalism in globalized world, rising influence of populism and radical right in world politics and particularly in European politics as well. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Discuss the concepts of nationalism, nation-state, collective identity, national identity, European identity, 2. Discuss reasons of rise of nationalism in a globalized world, 3. Evaluate various theories of nationalism, 4. Discuss instruments of nation-building process and comparison of nation-building with European identity construction process within the EU, 5. Evaluate the rise of populism, radical right and nativism in European politics and its challenges for the EU project. |
Course Content
| In this course firstly the concepts of identity, collective identity, nation, nation-state and nationalism, citizenship will be discussed. Various approaches to nationalism and theories of nationalism will be evaluated. National identities in Europe and different basis of obtaining national citizenships will be compared. Reasons of rise of nationalism in globalising world will be discussed. European identity construction process in the context of the EU will be discussed, civic and cultural understandings of European identity will be compared. Instruments for nation-building process and construction of European identity within the EU will be compared. The rise of populism and nationalism in global politics and particularly in Europe in recent years and the reasons behind that will be discussed. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the course | |
| 2) | Nationalism and Its Impact on Global Politics | John Breuilly, “Nationalism”, in The Globalisation of World Politics, Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 400-413. |
| 3) | National Identities and Citizenship in Europe | Klaus Eder & Bernhard Giesen, “Citizenship and the Making of a European Society”, in Klaus Eder &Bernhard Giesen (eds.), European Citizenship Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects, New York: Oxford Unv. Press, 2001. |
| 4) | National Identities and Citizenship in Europe | Klaus Eder & Bernhard Giesen, “Citizenship and the Making of a European Society”, in Klaus Eder &Bernhard Giesen (eds.), European Citizenship Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects, New York: Oxford Unv. Press, 2001. |
| 5) | Construction of National Identities in France and Germany and Different Types of Citizenships | Martin Marcussen & Klaus Roscher, “The Social Construction of Europe: Life-Cycles of Nation-State Identities in France, Germany and Great Britain” in Bo Strath (ed.), Europe and the Other and Europe as the Other, 2000. |
| 6) | European Identity in the Context of the EU and Citizenship in Europe | Yasemin Nuhoğlu Soysal, “Changing Citizenship in Europe: Postnational Membership and the National State” in Günay G. Özdoğan & Gül Tokay, Redefining The Nation State and Citizen, İstanbul: Eren Pub., 2000. Anthony Smith, “National Identity and the Idea of European Unity”, International Affairs, Vol.68, No.1, Jan. 1992. |
| 7) | Anthony Smith and Nationalism | Anthony Smith, “Memory and Modernity: Reflections on Ernest Gellner’s Theory of Nationalism”, Nations and Nationalism, Vol.2, No.3, 1996. A. Smith “The Shifting Landscapes of Nationalism”, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Vol.8, No.2, 2008. |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | Modernist Approaches to Nationalism | Review by Ernst. B. Haas, “What is nationalism and why should we study it?”, International Organization, 1986. |
| 10) | Recent Theories of Nationalism | Llobera, J. , “Recent Theories of Nationalism”, ICPS Working Paper, Barcelona, 1999. |
| 11) | Rise of Nationalism, Populism and Radical Right in Europe | Mudde, Cas, and C. R. Kaltwasser, “Studying Populism in Comparative Perspective: Reflections on the Contemporary and Future Research Agenda”, Comparative Political Studies, Vol.51, No. 13, 2018. |
| 12) | European Identity and Turkey’s EU Membership | Öner, S.. “An Analysis of European Identity within the Framework of the EU: The Case of Turkey’s Membership”. In Christian Johannes Henrich and Wolfgang Gieler (eds.), Türkisches Europa-Europaische Türkei. Türken in Europa, turkisch-europaische Identitaten und turkische Politikbereiche vor dem Hintergrund der Beitrittsverhandlungen mit der Europaischen Union. Bonn: Scientia Bonnensis Pub., 2008. |
| 13) | Pandemic and Nationalism | F. Bieber, “Global Nationalism in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic”,Nationalities Papers, 2020. Woods, et al., “Covid-19, Nationalism, and the Politics of Crisis: A Scholarly Exchange”, Nations and Nationalism, 2020. |
| 14) | General evaluation of the course and presentation of students. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Weekly readings will be uploaded on ItsLearning. Please note that all book chapters and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library. Recommended readings: Anthony Smith, National Identity, Penguin Pub., 1991. E. Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism, Cornell University Press, 2008. Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, London: Verso Pub., 1991. Eric Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism since 1780, Cambridge University Press, 1992. |
| References: | Articles in Course Package |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 13 | % 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 25 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 51 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 7 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 |
| Total Workload | 100 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They acquire theoretical, historical and aesthetic knowledge specific to their field by using methods and techniques related to performing arts (acting, dance, music, etc.). | 2 |
| 2) | They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field. | 2 |
| 3) | They are aware of national and international values in performing arts. | 2 |
| 4) | Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | 1 |
| 5) | They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field. | 3 |
| 6) | Develops the ability to perceive, think, design and implement multidimensional from local to universal. | 3 |
| 7) | They have knowledge about the disciplines that the performing arts field is related to and can evaluate the interaction of the sub-disciplines within their field. | 2 |
| 8) | They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods. | 3 |
| 9) | They can share original works related to their field with the society and evaluate their results and question their own work by using critical methods. | 1 |
| 10) | They follow English language resources related to their field and can communicate with foreign colleagues in their field. | 1 |
| 11) | By becoming aware of national and international values in the field of performing arts, they can transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | 3 |
| 12) | They can produce original works within the framework of an interdisciplinary understanding of art. | 2 |
| 13) | Within the framework of the Performing Arts Program and the units within it, they become individuals who are equipped to take part in the universal platform in their field. | 3 |
| 14) | Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater. | 2 |
| 15) | They use information and communication technologies together with computer software that is at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License as required by the field. | 3 |