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Black Europe: Exploring Dimensions of Citizenship, Race and Ethnic Relations

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Dear Colleagues- The Office of the Summer Institute at the International School
for Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam, is developing a
program for Summer 2007 entitled Black Europe: Exploring Dimensions of
Citizenship, Race and Ethnic Relations.  The course will examine the multiple
constructions of the term Black Europe and the social, economic and political
implications within.  It will run for two weeks in the beginning of August and
students will be able to earn 6 ECTS (3 US) Credits for the course.  The
content and the description of the course are listed below.  I am writing to
you now to try and gauge the level of support and interest for the program.  If
you are interested in hearing more about the course, please send a request for
additional information via email to [log in to unmask]

Kind Regards, Amy Abdou  

Course Description

A multitude of discourses have emerged relative to the internationalism of
Blacks worldwide and particularly in the Americas, but the prominence and
impact of the Black presence in Europe has not been adequately explored. This
seminar will examine the multiple constructions of the term Black Europe and
the social, economic and political implications within.  We will look
specifically at anti-discrimination laws as they have arisen in various
European countries; comparing the history of regulation and management of race
and ethnic relations and the discourse surrounding the concept of Blackness and
self-identification. 

The seminar will begin with a historical overview of social and civil conflict
in Europe leading to the formation of laws and antidiscrimination legislation
within the EU.  We will trace the chain of events following social and civil
conflicts that prompted these policies and analyze the legislative and
intellectual discourse produced in the aftermath.   

We will also explore the notions of blackness as; an official categorization,
employed in Britain to demark all non-natives; as a social construction,
employed by natives to indicate (non) belonging; as a Diaspora living within
Europe; and as a contestation of the dominant (White) paradigm.  We will focus
on the historical and colonial legacies of European countries to discuss the
origins of Black Europe and investigate the impact of these legacies on
policies and legislation.    

This course will also seek to address the dimensions of race and ethnic
relations that are unique to Europe; examining the ways in which conceptions of
the "other" are institutionalized and reproduced; the rise of xenophobia in
various EU countries; the legal definitions and discourse surrounding the
conceptualized "other"; and examining the ways in which each country has dealt
with issues of race and national identity. 


Instructors for 2007

- Dr. Glenn Willemsen, Nationaal instituut Nederlands Slavernijverleden en
Erfenis
- Dr. Metin Alkan, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Dr. Stephen Small, University of California, Berkeley 
- Dr. Kwame Nimako, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Dr. Philomena Essed, Antioch University
- Dr. Kamala Kempadoo, York University
- Dr. Kate Lowe, University of London
- Dr. Metin Alkan, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Dr. David T. Goldberg, Director, University of California Humanities 
Research Institute
- Dr. Ramon Grosfogu, University of California, Berkeley

The Summer Institute is open to advanced undergraduate, graduate and
post-graduate students. Preference will be given to students based on the
following criteria:
- Undergraduate and graduate students with a background in the fields of 
sociology, anthropology, political science, economics and/or the humanities;
- Post-graduate students who have begun a research project in the field;
- Professionals with an MA Degree and who are working or want to work in a 
field related to the topic of the Summer Institute

Students are accepted on the basis of i) their previous qualifications, ii) the
level of knowledge of English, iii) an essay on their motivation, and iv)
consultation of references. The Admissions Committee will take account of
coherence, feasibility or relevance of the student's career objectives and
proposed program of study, as well as excellence in prior academic
accomplishment, especially in coursework and experience related to the Summer
Institute. The regular tuition is EUR 2000. The tuition for students who wish
to receive course credit is EUR 2300.  

Amy Abdou
Program Manager
Summer Institute
ISHSS
Prins Hendrikkade 189 b
1011 TD Amsterdam
+31-20-525-3776
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