EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stephen Bannon, Erebus, Nationstates
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28 countries in the present european union (with six applicants for membership and now one pulling out) Greek origin, erebos, meaning darkness or evening, i. e. , where the sun sets. Handed down to greeks from phoenicians in asia minor. Hence, europe always defined in relation to its (eastern) other . Hence a consistent theme in our readings. Europe is not one thing but is always coming to be in relation to (internal and external) others. Europe is a process not a thing. Myth of abduction of an eastern (phoenician) princess by zeus (as a bull) This comparison shows that europe as a collection of nation-states only came to be during the period we will be studying. This is an on-going process (the province of catalonia in spain has planned on voting for independence; the iraqi kurds voted last year on greater independence; the palestinians have been struggling for nationhood). The eu is also an ongoing project .
