SOC783 Transnational Studies

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2011
Rozsah
1/1. 15 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Oddělení sociologie – Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Rozvrh
Po 14:00–15:40 U34
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 40 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/40, pouze zareg.: 0/40, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/40
Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 7 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Cíle předmětu
Course objectives

In recent years, 'transnationalism' has become a common reference across the social sciences. Moving beyond theoretical approaches to the study of global social phenomena that have traditionally centered on the nation state as the central conceptual unit of analysis, transnational studies considers social life as the constantly evolving product of multiple economic, political, cultural and historical factors that manifest across ‘social fields.’

This course charts the evolution of transnational studies from a sociological standpoint, taking into account multiple forms of regional, international and local scales, identities and scopes of inquiry. We will compare and contrast transnational dynamics in various social spheres – the state, the economy, the family, education, religion and civil society – to rethink assumptions about identity, sovereignty, citizenship and the political economy.

Utilizing theoretical work and empirical research from sociology, history, politics, economics, anthropology and cultural studies, we explore the ways that transnational practices and processes manifest, relate to, and inform each other in different domains, and at different levels of social interaction, affecting the organization of social life during different historical periods.
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
• Define and discuss the concept of transnationalism
• Review and analyze its historical evolution
• Compare and contrast transnational practices in different domains and at different levels of social interaction
• Apply a sociological lens for analysis of transnational phenomena in various social spheres, including the state, the economy, the family, education, religion and civil society
• Assess and apply transnational research methods
Osnova
  • 1st Seminar: Definition of Key Terms and Broad Foundations - What is ‘Transnationalism’?
  • 2nd Seminar: Historical Perspectives
  • 3rd Seminar: Global Cities and Belonging
  • 4th Seminar: Identity; Arts and Culture
  • 5th Seminar: The Diffusion of Values, Norms and Meanings
  • 6th Seminar: Religious Life across Borders and Transnational Islam
  • 7th Seminar: No class - reading
  • 8th Seminar: Migration
  • 9th Seminar: Corporations, Classes and Capitalism
  • 10th Seminar: Non-state Actors, NGOs and Social Movements
  • 11th Seminar: Security, Crime and Violence (focus on terrorism)
  • 12th Seminar: Methodological Practices – what does it mean to use a ‘transnational lens’ to study social phenomena?
  • 13th Seminar: Conclusion – What is the future of ‘transnational studies’?
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • The transnational studies reader : intersections and innovations. Edited by Sanjeev Khagram - Peggy Levitt. New York: Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2008, xii, 575. ISBN 9780415953733. info
  • LEVITT, Peggy. The transnational villagers. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001, x, 281. ISBN 0520228138. info
    doporučená literatura
  • LEVITT, Peggy. God needs no passport : immigrants and the changing American religious landscape. New York: Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company, 2007, xii, 270. ISBN 9781595581693. URL info
  • BASCH, Linda G., Nina Glick SCHILLER a Cristina SZANTON BLANC. Nations unbound : transnational projects, postcolonial predicaments, and deterritorialized nation-states. London: Routledge, 1994, 344 p. ISBN 2881246303. URL info
Výukové metody
Seminars.
1. Systematic work on and (short, 1-page) written responses to readings 2. Oral presentation in class (5-10 minutes) 3. Final essay (minimum 10 pages) 4. Written final exam
Metody hodnocení
Particular activities of students will be evaluated as follows:
25% - reading, responses and class participation
15% - oral presentation
30% - written exam
30 % - academic paper

Each student can obtain 100 points maximum; in case of reaching less than 25 points, student fails.

Evaluation is based upon these principles:
90-100 points A
80-89 points B
70-79 points C
60-69 points D
50-59 points E
0-49 points F
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, jaro 2014, jaro 2016, jaro 2017, jaro 2018, jaro 2019.