Course Highlights
This course features a full set of lecture notes and an extensive bibliography of required and supplementary readings.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, consider how gender, religious and racial identity components interact with ethnic and national ones. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, and discuss the effects of globalization, migration, and transnational institutions. We also look at identity politics and ethnic conflict.
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.