First, we will explore collective identity. Second, we will learn how historians work.
Historians read and write, research and teach.
You will do all of those during this semester. We will begin the semester by reading other historians' explanations of nationalism and identity. We will summarize and analyze their interpretations, comparing them with each other. These historians arrived at their understanding of nationalism by looking at specific cases, and we will, too. The middle of the semester will be spent reading documents from the League of Nations and the United Nations, seeking out information on current movements which demand self-determination, and corresponding with their adherents.