EUST 110: The Nation State in Europe

This course explores the role of the nation and nationalism within modern Europe and the ways in which ideas and myths about the nation have complemented and competed with conceptions of Europe as a geographic, cultural and political unity. We will explore the intellectual roots of nationalism in different countries as well as their artistic, literary and musical expressions. In addition to examining nationalism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives--sociology, anthropology, history, political science--we will explore some of the watershed, moments of European nationalism such as the French Revolution, the two world wars, and the Maastricht treaty. 6 credit; Humanities, Humanistic Inquiry, International Studies; offered Fall 2012 -- P. Petzschmann

EUST 140: Culture or Barbarity? The German Question

German culture has had a profound influence on world history, but one often wonders how the culture that produced Goethe, Schiller, Luther, Beethoven, and Kant was also the source of some of the greatest atrocities of the twentieth century. We will attempt to understand the reasons for this dichotomy by considering the development of Germany within the context of Europe from Roman times to the present. 6 credit; Humanities, Humanistic Inquiry, International Studies; offered Spring 2013 -- R. Paas

EUST 250: Statebuilding in History and Theory

The concept of the "state" has recently seen a scholarly renaissance, inspiring new literatures and comparative studies of Western and non-Western statehood. Its continuing relevance has been highlighted by the financial crisis and the ensuing debate about the "crisis state" as well as by various efforts at "state-building" in response to actual or perceived "failed states" around the world. In this course we use a series of case studies and methods to ask: What traditions of thinking about the state are available to us? Can the Western experience of statehood be universalized and at what cost? What are the alternatives? 6 credit; Social Sciences, Writing Requirement, Social Inquiry, Writing Requirement; offered Spring 2013 -- P. Petzschmann

EUST 279: Cross Cultural Psychology in Prague: Nationalism, Minorities, Migrations

In this course students will be introduced to the complex phenomena of migration, nationalism, and the formation of ethnic minorities in modern Europe through theory and historical examples. among the topics covered will be European attitudes and policies toward minorities (including Jews, Roma, Muslims, and Africans) and the responses of those minorities to them from assimilation to dual identity to nationalism.Humanities, Humanistic Inquiry, International Studies; offered Fall 2012 -- Non-Carleton Faculty

EUST 398: Senior Colloquium

Culminates in a final oral presentation that will allow concentrators to synthesize and reflect upon their diverse European studies, including on-campus and off-campus classwork, internships, and cross-cultural experiences. 3 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; offered Spring 2013 -- K. Herklotz