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Lecturer(s)
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Popelka Miroslav, prof. PhDr. Dr.
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Course content
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1. historical context of the emergence of "critical theory" 2. theoretical background 3.-4. leading representatives of "critical theory" (2) 5.-6. methodological problems and contradictions in "critical theory" 7. Modifications and transformations of critical theory in the context of neomarxist sociology 8. psychoanalysis, sociological reflection of social theories 9. cultural analyzes 10.-11. application of "critical theory" in social context 12.-13. contemporary followers of critical theory
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 21 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe and explain basic sociological theories. |
| to describe the formation of sociological perspectives on the study of society. |
| to characterize the basic knowledge resulting from empirical research. |
| to enumerate and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of Western societies. |
| Skills |
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| to create a formally acceptable professional output. |
| to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
| to independently interpret knowledge from various subfields of sociology. |
| to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to distinguish changes in the development of critical theory. |
| to explain the theoretical background and methodological problems associated with critical theory. |
| to characterize different types of conflicts between theoretical approaches within critical theory. |
| to enumerate and characterize individual comparative research using approaches related to critical theory. |
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| to classify different types of approaches within critical theory. |
| to independently demonstrate specific conflicting approaches within the approaches included under critical theory. |
| to independently critically evaluate the paradigm of critical theory. |
| to independently choose a suitable theoretical and methodological approach for the analysis of social phenomena through the lens of critical theory. |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Task-based study method |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Skills |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Task-based study method |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Competences |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Task-based study method |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Cooperative instruction |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
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Recommended literature
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Adorno, Th. W., Horkheimer, M. Dialektik der Aufklärung.
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Bonss, W., Honnet, A. (eds.). Sozialforschung als Kritik: Zum sozialwissenschaftlichen Potential der Kritischen Theorie.
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Dubiel, H. Theory and Politics: Studie in the Development of Critical Theory.
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Fraser, Nancy; Honneth, Axel. Přerozdělování nebo uznání?. Praha : Filosofia, 2004. ISBN 80-7007-200-8.
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Fromm, Erich. Člověk a psychoanalýza. Praha : Aurora, 1997. ISBN 80-85974-18-5.
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Geuss, R. The Idea of a Critical Theory: Habermas and the Frankfurt School.
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Habermas, Jürgen. Strukturální přeměna veřejnosti : zkoumání jedné kategorie občanské společnosti. Praha : Filosofia, 2000. ISBN 80-7007-134-6.
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Habermas, Jürgen. The theory of communicative action. Vol. 1, Reason and the rationalization of society. Boston : Beacon Press, 1984. ISBN 0-8070-1507-5.
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Habermas, Jürgen. The theory of communicative action. Vol. 2, Lifeworld and system : a critique of functionalist reason. Boston : Beacon Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8070-1401-X.
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Held, David. Introduction to critical theory : Horkheimer to Habermas. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1980. ISBN 978-0-520-04175-2.
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Marcuse, Herbert. Jednorozměrný člověk : Studie o ideologii rozvinuté industriální společnosti. Praha : Naše vojsko, 1991. ISBN 80-206-0075-2.
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