Elective course: Concepts of Nation and Nationalism in Europe

elective courses

Classroom

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the idea of nation and nationalism in the humanisties and social sciences. Special attention will be devoted to the cases from Western and Central-Eastern Europe.

During the course, the following topics will be discussed:

01. Introduction to the research on the nation and nationalism

02. The will of the people and political geography in Western Europe

03. The labour movement demands and the question of nation

04. The first attempts to develop the theoretical model of nation

05. The nation and the modernization of agrarian culture

06. The intelligentsia as a national culture-forming group

07. The nation as an imagined community

08. The nation before nationalism

09. Ethnic foundation of the nation

10. The nation as a communication community

11. Peculiarities of the formation of nations in Central and Eastern Europe

12. Functional aspects of the nation's existence

13. The nation in politics and media

14. The impact of the collapse of the USSR on the views on the nature of the nation and nationalism

15. Nationalism as an ideology

Student workload:

Participation in classes in the classroom - 30 hours (1 ECTS)

Preparation for oral examination - 30 hours (1 ECTS)

01. Hroch M., Powstanie małych narodów w Europie Środkowej i Południowo-Wschodniej, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Studium Europy Wschodniej, Warszawa 2020, s. 14-34.

02.1. Renan E., Co to jest naród?, przeł. Majcher G., Wydawnictwo Akademickie Dialog, Warszawa 2018.

02.2. Kirchhoff A., Jak powstają narody (1894), [w:] Wolff-Powęska A., Schultz E., Przestrzeń i polityka. Z dziejów niemieckiej myśli politycznej, przeł. Choderny-Loew Z., Loew P., Wydawnictwo Zona Zero, wyd. II., Warszawa 2020, s. 201-213.

03. Bauer O., Zagadnienie narodowości, oprac. Aleksandrowicz M., [s. n.], Warszawa 1908, s. 10-25 oraz 38-50.

04. Chlebowczyk J., O prawie do bytu małych i młodych narodów. Kwestia narodowa i procesy narodotwórcze we wschodniej Europie Środkowej w dobie kapitalizmu (od schyłku XVIII do początków XX w.), Śląski Instytut Naukowy, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, wyd. II, Katowice – Warszawa – Kraków 1983, s. 7-27.

05. Gellner E., Narody i nacjonalizm, przeł. Hołówka T., Grzybek A., Wydawnictwo Difin, wyd. II, Warszawa 2009, s. 123-153.

06. Hroch M., Małe narody Europy. Perspektywa historyczna, przeł. Pańko G., Ossolineum, Wrocław 2008, s. 6-11, 78-107.

07. Anderson B., Wspólnoty wyobrażone. Rozważania o źródłach i rozprzestrzenianiu się nacjonalizmu, przeł. Amsterdamski S., Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak, Fundacja im. Stefana Batorego, Kraków 1997, s. 15-47.

08. Hobsbawn E., Narody i nacjonalizm po 1780 roku. Program, mit, rzeczywistość, przeł. Maciejczyk J., Starnawski M., Wydawnictwo Diffin, Warszawa 2010, s. 54-108.

09. Smith A. D., Etniczne źródła narodów, przekł. Głowacka-Grajper M., Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2009, s. 139-192.

10. Weinsberg A., Naród wobec języka, „Obóz”, 1992, nr 22, s. 1-30.

11. Bardach J., Od narodu politycznego do narodu etnicznego w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej, „Kultura i Społeczeństwo”, 1993, t. 37, nr 4, s. 3-16.

12. Weber M., Etniczne stosunki wspólnotowe oraz Wspólnoty polityczne, [w:] tegoż, Gospodarka i społeczeństwo. Zarys socjologii rozumiejącej, przeł. Lachowska D., Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2002, s. 305-317 oraz 650-682.

13. Billig M., Codzienne powiewanie flagą ojczyzny, przeł. Polak P. [w:] Sztompka P., Bogunia-Borowska M. (red.), Socjologia codzienności, Wydawnictwo Znak, Kraków 2008, s. 430-469.

14. Brubaker R., Nacjonalizm inaczej. Struktura narodowa i kwestie narodowe w nowej Europie, przeł. Łuczyński J., Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa – Kraków 1998, s. 15-51.

15. Waldenberg M., Narody zależne i mniejszości narodowe w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej. Dzieje konfliktów i idei, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2000, s. 19-45.

After completing the course a student of BA programme:

[Knowledge:]

1) knows the basic concepts and principles in the field of intellectual property protection, in particular copyright (K1_W08; Reference to P6S_WK

Context / conditions, effects).

[Skills:]

2) is able to search, select, analyze and use the information he needs from various sources (K1_U01; Reference to P6S_UW Using knowledge / solving problems and tasks performed)

3) can plan and organize work individually and in a team, plan and implement the process of self-acquisition of knowledge, including specialist knowledge, after graduation (K1_U010; reference to P6S_UO Work organization / planning and team work)

4) is able to use modern communication and information technologies in his work (K1_U011; references to P6S_UU Learning / planning own development and the development of others)

[Social competences:]

5) is willing to critical assessment of the knowledge possessed, continuous education and supplementing the acquired knowledge (K1_K01; Reference to P6S_KK)

6) is willing to participate in cultural life and to use its various forms (K1_K05; Reference to P6S_KR)

After completing the course a student of MA programme:

[Knowledge:]

1) knows in-depth the concepts and principles of property protection

intellectual, including in particular copyright (K2_W08; Reference to P7S_WK Context / conditions, effects)

[Skills:]

2) is able to search, select, analyse and use the information it needs from various sources (K2_U01; Reference to P7S_UW Use of knowledge / problems to be solved and tasks performed)

3) plan and organize individual work as well as plan, organize and

manage the work of the team; independently plan and implement the process of self-acquisition of knowledge, including specialist knowledge and direct others in this area (K2_U10; Reference to P7S_UO Work organization / planning and teamwork P7S_UU Learning / planning own development and development of other people P7S_KK)

4) use modern communication and information technologies in your

work (K1_11; Reference to P6S_UU Self learning / planning

development and development of other people)

[Social competence:]

6) is ready to critically assess the possessed knowledge, continuous learning and completing the acquired knowledge (K2_K01; Reference to P7S_KK)

7) is ready to participate in cultural life and use its various forms (K2_K05; Reference to P7S_KR)

The condition for admission to pass the subject is compulsory attendance during classes in accordance with the Detailed Study Rules at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics (Resolution No. 114 of the LS Faculty Council of 19/12/2017)

A student has the right to be absent 2 times in one semester, consisting of 30 class hours (thirty 2-hour classes). At the beginning of the course the teacher will instruct students on how to make up for the absence and complete what they have missed. The student's time table overlaps do not excuse over limit absences.

Classes will be conducted in the form of a discussion on the subject of reading or material presented by the lecturer in the form of a presentation. Active participation in the discussion means substantive participation in the discussion during at least 50% of the classes.

The final mark is an arithemetic mean of two marks received in following categories:

1. Active and substantive participation in classes (50%).

2. A final essay on subject designated by the teacher (50%).

Grading scale:

0% -49% - 2

50% -60% - 3

61% -70% - 3+

71% -80% - 4

81% -90% - 4+

91% -100% - 5

Additional knowledge - 5+