My Teaching History

Seminar: "Conceptualizing Europe: European Integration in a Cultural Context"
Potsdam University, Potsdam Spring School, Summer 2010

The seminar provides a discussion of the history and the cultural context of European integration. Theories of community construction and nationalism will be examined, in order to provide a broader context for what is understood as "Europe."

After an outline of European history before 1945, we will focus on the period of 1945 up to now to analyze steps taken towards integration, and to contemplate current issues regarding EU enlargement, cultural diversity and politics.

Seminar Information:

• Syllabus and Bibliography (PDF)

Teaching Materials:

(These materials were combined for a similar seminar, yet may apply nevertheless.)

• Presentation:
  European Unity and Disunity: History - Ecumene - Fragmentation (4,53 MB, PDF)
• Presentation:
  Concepts of Union: Politics Beyond the Nation? (821 KB, PDF)
• Presentation:
  Imperial Debris. The End of the European Empires (2,03 MB, PDF)
• Presentation:
  European Integration: An Overview (1,07 MB, PDF)

• Presentations: Rules and Guidelines (144 KB, PDF)