EURO 490

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Special Topics in EU Studies

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Selected reading and research in European Studies. See schedule for current topics.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours in same or separate terms if topics vary. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of the instructor.

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EURO 490 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	60801	Lecture-Discussion	GIG	12:00PM -1:50PM	W	204 Transportation Building	Smith, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Black Europe Section Info: Throughout history, Blackness and European-ness have often been characterized as opposites, whether in news media, academic texts, film, museum exhibits, etc. In many ways, European identity has become synonymous with whiteness, even though it’s estimated that Europe is home to at least 15 million Black people. Further, Black people have been present in Europe many centuries before Europe’s large-scale imperial conquest. Unfortunately, universalist political ideologies and widespread beliefs in a post-racial society tend to erase Black people in Europe—politically, socially, and otherwise. However, not in this course. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we will bring light to various aspects of Black Europe. Together, we will investigate various waves of Black migration to and/or through Europe as well as various Black European political and social movements within their historical contexts, analyze Black ways of transnational coalition-building in Europe and the Atlantic world, examine representations of Blackness and Black people in European media, think through how Blackness and race as a construct interact with notions of European citizenship, European integration and skepticism, and more. Keywords: Blackness, European Union Studies, European Studies, Pan-Africanisms, Black feminisms, Black history, Black politics, Media Studies