SOC609 Culture in Action

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 17:00–18:30 U44
Prerequisites
no specific ones
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
An in-depth analysis of the cultural dimension of contemporary major social and political phenomena or problems.
Learning outcomes
understanding the cultural dimensions of contemporary social problems and phenomena ability to efficiently work with narratives and symbols in various areas of human activity (business, marketing, politics, law, public administration, etc.) enhanced skills in individual presentations
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the course The petit and the Grand narratives of our time Marketplace sentiments Extreme sports: fighting the specter boredom Selling the ethnic culture Individual presentations Cultural appropriation: From the melting pot to global cooling of cultures Transgender: Organs vs. hormones & engendering the primordial experience Cultural pathways of technological innovation Awakening the troubled past: erecting, removing and destroying monuments Irony: the strategy of communicating meaning Individual presentations
Literature
  • This book is just an example. The course draws on academic articles, which cannot be uploaded here.
  • SMITH, Philip and Nicolas HOWE. Climate change as social drama : global warming in the public sphere. First published. New York: Cambridge university press, 2015, vii, 242. ISBN 9781107503052. info
Teaching methods
Introductory remarks of the teacher, moderated critical discussion of the debated text/problem, identification of empirical examples of the general problem, individual presentations by the students.
Assessment methods
Criteria: • Regular attendance in classes • Reading of assigned texts and active participation in class discussions • Quality of individual presentations (2 x 15-20 minutes) • Quality of the final essay (6-8 pages).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
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