Additional topics will include three more levels of Basque language, Basque film, literature, early Basque history, modern Basque history, Basques and European cultural history, gastronomy, the Basque diaspora, virtual Euskal Herria, economy, and cultural studies. The courses will be offered in English, although the coursework can be done in Spanish and, in most cases, euskara as well. An introduction to the language through the development of written and conversational language skills. The study of Bilbao's fin de millennium provides an example of the interdependencies between museum culture, the international art market, spectacular architecture, tourism, urban regeneration discourse, the media, and the promotional selling of national images in a postnational world. Dr. Joseba Zulaika Offers a comprehensive overview of Basque society, culture, and politics, and provides an anthropological background to issues of Basque cultural studies.
Emphasis is on contemporary topics of diasporic culture, identity, and globalization.
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