NATIONAL IDENTITY IN A GLOBAL WORLD (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify approaches for various issues concerning national identity in relations to new media; explain various issues concerning national identity in relations to new media using related media knowledge and analysis; apply media knowledge and approaches to various issues concerning national identity in relations to new media; analyze media knowledge and approaches to various issues concerning national identity in relations to new media.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approach to National Identification;
2. Multidimensional Model and the Difference between Patriotism and Nationalism;
3. Comparative Perspective on National Identity;
4. Understanding European Identity through Theoretical Lenses 1: Exit, voice and the impact of regional, national and European identification;
5. Understanding European Identity through Theoretical Lenses 2: Second Generation Perceiving National Identity,
6. Comparing Germany and Austria;
7. Understanding European Identity through Theoretical Lenses 3: Discrimination and Immigration, Comparing Switzerland and Russia;
8. European Identity and Xenophobia;
9. Communication in Ethnic and National Identity;
10. Geopolitical identity 2.0: the significance of regional, national, and transnational roots on social networking sites;
11. National identity building as a mediated process: a two- level model of its functions and dysfunctions;
12. The French EU Referendum discourse in 2005: how is mediated discourse linked to voting intentions, voting behavior, and support?;
13. New Media and Asian National Identity: Selected Cases;
14. Review and Reflection: Globalization of the Media, Does It Undermine National Cultures?.