The course will offer a set of conceptual tools for understanding problems of multiculturalism, ethnicity and collective memory in Central and Eastern Europe since 19th century till present.
Some of questions with will be discussed are: What is the relationship between ethnicity and other types of identity? What is collective memory? Does the European identity exist? How do ethnic groups remain distinctive under different social conditions? What is multiculturalism? Under which circumstances does ethnicity become important? In which ways can collective memory be important in the creation of ethnicity? What is the relationship between ethnicity and collective memory? Is nationalism always a form of ethnicity? What happens to ethnic relations in the today’s world, in particular, in Central and Eastern Europe?
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