This essay examines the complexities and paradoxes of nationalism and patriotism in France and Europe. Specifically, how has the creation of the EU affected notions of national identity in contemporary Europe? And how is it possible to be nationalistic in the European context after the horrors committed in the name of nationalism in Europes bloody twentieth century? How do recent concerns with the duty to remember the victims of these horrors shape conceptions of Europes past? Finally, what impact does todays individualism have on national sentiment in Europe?
