Perception of Borders in European Societies
Discover how borders shape European societies. This fully online OOC from Halmstad University offers podcasts, lectures, and self-assessments, with a free certificate upon completion.
The course is developed as part of the B-SHAPES (Borders Shaping Perceptions of European Societies) project and is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme.
Overview
- 7-week OOC module
- Asynchronous format: podcast + pre-recorded lecture + self-assessment per week
- Open access, free certificate of completion
- Hosted by Halmstad University
Themes of the course
- Art and cultural heritage in border regions
- Interpretations of border landscapes as heritage
- Cross-border identity in Europe
- Euroscepticism in border regions
- Understand questions of national minorities in border regions
Course content
The key topics that will be covered by the course include:
- Cultural heritage studies
- General European history and regional and local history
- Identity formation in border regions
- Heritage and landscape preservation in border regions
- Art in border regions
Course goals and learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of the course are to understand and factor in how borders continue to influence how we perceive modern European societies as well as being able to tell the story of border regions from perspectives other than the national, like art, culture and heritage, identity-building, euroscepticism and questions on minorities
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Understand how border regions shape perceptions of European societies
- Understand how border regions influence and shape art, cultural and heritage
- Engage with case studies on European cross-border cooperation
- Reflect on a European cultural identity in a connected world
Lessons
- Borders and Borderlanders: important, but often unheard. An introduction to the theme of B-SHAPES External link.
- Bordering in Everyday Life: Linking Narratives and Practices External link.
- European Borders and Integration External link.
- Euroscepticism in Border Regions External link.
- Minorities and Borderlands External link.
- Landscapes as heritage External link.
- Art in borderlands External link.
Application
Who can apply?
- General public with an interest in Europe, culture, and identity
- Cultural professionals and GLAM sector actors
- Local historians and heritage sector practitioners
- University students in European studies, history, politics, cultural heritage
