Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Name and Myth
Free Chapter Chapter 2: Identifying Symbols
Free Chapter Chapter 3: Symbols of a Union
Free Chapter Chapter 4: Day
Free Chapter Chapter 5: Motto
Free Chapter Chapter 6: Flag
Free Chapter Chapter 7: Anthem
Free Chapter Chapter 8: Currency
Free Chapter Chapter 9: Projecting Europe
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About the Author

Johan Fornas is Professor at the Department of Media and Communication Studies at Sodertorn University, Sweden. He is also Director of the Advanced Cultural Studies Institute of Sweden (ACSIS) and Editor-in-Chief of Culture

Reviews

'Signifying EUROurope' can appeal to different sets of audiences, ranging from scholars and students to readers less familiar with the topics it explores, due to its rich and accessible content, which skilfully summarises and further develops existing research, while it ruminates about the signifying processes linked to the EU symbols'

-- Maria Kouri * Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy *

'In Signifying Europe, Johan Fornas, professor of Media and Communication Studies at Soedertoern University, Sweden, and author of the 2007 classic Consuming Media: Communication, Shopping and Everyday Life, offers a systematic overview of the symbols used to represent Europe and Europeanness. Since his aim is to reveal the cultural dimensions of European unification, he focuses on EU symbols and how they relate to other European symbols. His well-documented [...] work, is an important contribution to the study of the European Union.'

-- Arno Tausch * The European Legacy *