Cultures and Identities in Europe
Offered By: European University Institute via FutureLearn
Course Description
Overview
Get a greater understanding of Europe and its people
What is European identity? What do we understand and promote as European culture? On this course you will answer these questions and others as you critically consider the formation of diverse identities and cultures in Europe.
You will explore fundamental European policies on culture, creativity and the media, and shed light on the importance of memories and shared heritage. You will also look at the policy behind European cultural and media industries and question current approaches to cultural creativity that rely heavily on economics.
This course is for anyone interested in European culture, but will be of particular interest to those working in the arts, culture and heritage.
Syllabus
- European Identities
- Welcome to the course
- What is Europe?
- Diversity in Europe
- Week 1 wrap up
- European memory and heritage
- European memories
- Constructing European heritage
- Week 2 wrap up
- European creativity
- Cultural industries in Europe
- Urban creativity
- Cultural creativity and European Futures
- Week 3 wrap up
- Wrap up of the course
Taught by
Jeremie Molho
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