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77959-01 - Field trip: Contested Belonging: Transylvania’s Identity and History Across Empires and Nations (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Olena Palko (olena.palko@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This academic excursion offers students the opportunity to explore Transylvania’s complex history of shifting borders, multiethnic coexistence, and contested identities. Through visits to key cities and academic institutions in Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Brașov, Sighișoara, and Timișoara (TBC), students will engage with the region’s diverse cultural heritage and examine how communities navigated imperial collapse, nation-making, and state-imposed social engineering. The trip complements in-class discussions during the seminar 77980-01 Living In-Between: Borders, Identities, and Nation-Making in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe by situating scholarly debates within the lived landscapes of Transylvania, highlighting the interplay of belonging, resistance, and memory across empires and nations. Only students who participated in the seminar in FS26 may attend the excursion. |
| Admission requirements | The excursion complements the seminar 77980-01 Living In-Between: Borders, Identities, and Nation-Making in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (FS26). Only students who participated in the seminar in FS26 may attend the excursion. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor History: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Areas: Osteuropa (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Basis Osteuropäische Geschichte (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Osteuropäische Geschichte: Räume und Epochen (Master's degree subject: East European History) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Geschichte |