AJPV_CSAT Culture, Society and Tolerance

Faculty of Education
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJPV_CSAT/01: Mon 15:45–17:25 učebna 58, M. George
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This class deals with the nature of tolerance and prejudice in modern society. While not focusing on any one culture, specific examples of actual incidents and behavior from various lands are used as case studies in order to understand the psychological, social and political mechanisms of discrimination. The class is organized as a "round table discussion" seminar wherein students come to class having read (and prepared to discuss) the texts and topic at hand with their classmates.
The objectives of the class are: 1)for students to analyze the nature of intolerance, identify its more subtle early forms, and assess the effect it has on society as a whole.
2)for future teachers to identify the tools they can use in their own classrooms as they teach their (elementary and secondary school) students about tolerance.
Syllabus
  • 1. introduction
  • 2. identity: us vs. them
  • 3. the roots of intolerance
  • 4. the nature of prejudice
  • 5. the faces of intolerance
  • 6. social and cultural mechanisms, past and present
  • 7. judging and judgment
  • 8. choosing to participate
  • 9. making a difference
  • 10. educating for tolerance
  • 11. migration and integration
  • 12. identity: us and them
  • 13. conclusion
Literature
  • Facing History and Ourselves: a Resource Book, Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, Brookline, Mass.
  • Staub, Ervin, The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence. Cambridge University Press, 1989
  • Drakulic, Slavenka, The Balkan Express. W.W.Norton:New York, 1993
Teaching methods
The class is organized as a "round table" seminar. In addition to the common texts that are read and discussed by all each week, every student brings his/her own individual contribution to each class. this is some personal story, media report, observed incident, etc. that relates directly to the topic of the week. This ongoing weekly contribution is cumulatively taken as the student's semester research and no formal seminar paper or presentation is required. Video documentaries are also used in seminar.
Assessment methods
85% attendance, preparation for and full participation in weekly seminar discussions in addition to the individual contribution to the weekly topic as described above.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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