Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module the students are expected to be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the main sociological approaches in the study of nations and nationalism, evaluate the role modernity has played in the formation of nations and nationalisms and appraise the general relationships between nations, nationalism and social change in the broader historical and geographical contexts.
Indicative Module Content:
Introduction
How old are nations?
Imagining the (post-colonial) nations
Fighting for the nation
Gendering the nation
Forging the nation
Inventing the nation
The people
The intellectuals
The Future of nationalism and cosmopolitanism