GLOA 400: Global Affairs Capstone

GLOA 400-003: Global Nationalisms
(Spring 2020)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR

Section Information for Spring 2020

After decades of globalization, nationalist movements and ideologies are on the rise worldwide. Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of nationalist governments in many countries of the global North and global South, a process that has also radically impacted foreign policy and the workings of international organizations.In addition to affecting the political field, nationalism has been also shaping cultural and everyday constructions of boundaries, belonging, political participation, and identities. What are the historical origins of nationalism and nationalist movements? How does nationalism currently interact with other global processes such as capitalism, forced displacement, racial exclusion from citizenship, and mass protests?

This course examines nationalism in comparative, historical, and anthropological perspectives. The primary goal is to give students tools to critically analyze the contemporary cases of nationalism. We will initially focus on major theories of nationalism and study different scholarly conceptualizations of “nation” and “nationalism.” This will take place through investigating related historical processes of colonialism, modernization, and state-building. After that, we will focus largely on case studies since the post-second world war. A survey of different discourses and practices of nationalism from different parts of the world will help us to better understand pressing contemporary topics such as minority rights, the rise of far-right political ideologies, border technologies that are employed to control the mobility of migrants and refugees, and religious and ethnic conflict. We will have discussions on contested concepts such as racism, populism, authoritarianism, liberalism, revolutionary nationalist movements, religious nationalism, Islamism, and secularism.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Students draw from interdisciplinary core and concentration coursework in order to synthesize, compare and consolidate the various approaches and theories explored throughout the major through a focus on a pressing global issue. Additionally, course is designed to further develop research, writing, presentation, and organizational skills.May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Capstone
Specialized Designation: Research/Scholarship Intensive
Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of GLOA 101 or SOCI 120 and 18 credits in major.
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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