: Is there such a thing as ‘European identity’? Which factors work for or against it

: Is there such a thing as ‘European identity’? Which factors work for or against it Order Description East/west wuropen studies Word length (1500 words, +/- 10-%) Topic: Is there such a thing as ‘European identity’? Which factors work for or against it? • Refer to one society covered in the lectures, tutorials and recommended literature and discuss the degree to which it can be viewed or views itself as European. Lecture: 'Societies of Europe': national and transnational identitiies Course outline Week 2 National unity and internal difference: The example of Spain Week 3 Greece: from the past and into the present Week 4 Germany: Cultural Memory and Cultural Diversity Week 5 Reviving language, claiming (national) identity: Irish, Welsh and Cornish Week 6 France: Migrant Culture and Writing in France Week 7 Italy: Typically Italian? Between stereotypes and ‘reality' Week 8 Russia: a case study of a changing nation Week 10 Croatians: Multicultural European nation Week 11 Europe today: Current developments and challenges in ageing populations Week 12 Poland Week 13 Europe and the European Union • Support your argument with a minimum of five references to relevant academic literature* in addition to any relevant required readings. • *Please note that Wikipedia is not a relevant academic source. This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes: - to obtain factual knowledge about a range of European cultures, including about selected current issues affecting Europe - to analyse and reflect critically on past and present concepts of European and national cultural identities - to gain an appreciation of cultural diversity and a range of issues related to cultural and cross-cultural questions - to engage with relevant key concepts arising from cultural studies in a European context - to develop your research skills on a topic provided, with initial guidance through lectures and tutorials - to become familiar with the basic conventions of academic research, such as referencing and quoting correctly Section A: A description of the experience using ideas from Unit 3 (300 words/10 marks) A description of the experience itself explaining what happened and any symptoms and sources of stress, anxiety and/or arousal (cognitive, somatic and behavioural), using ideas from Unit 3. Section B: An analysis of the experience using ideas from Units 4 and 5 (700 words/60 marks) An analysis of how your individual experience links to the ideas covered in Units 4 and 5, including the thoughts and feelings that you had during the experience and how you coped with the aspects of stress, anxiety and/or arousal that you identified in Section A.