The first three of our projected series of online courses are now available. An introduction to the language through the development of written and conversational language skills. 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.
By means of Bilbao's Guggenheim, this course will explore the role of arts, architecture, museums and cultural industries in regenerating urban centers. Study of Bilbao's fin de millennium and the interdependencies between museum culture, the international art market, spectacular architecture, tourism and more. The Center for Basque Studies will develop a series of online Basque Cultural Studies courses during the next two years, thanks in part to a grant from the Basque Government's Department of Education. 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.