Course: The Modern and Postmodern Theory of Society

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Course title The Modern and Postmodern Theory of Society
Course code KSS/MOPZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaníček Milesson Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. What is modernism? 2. What is postmodernism? - cultural-social "causes" of postmodernism 3. Leaders: Jean-Francois Lyotard. 4. Leaders: Michael Foucault 5. Leaders: Jean Baudrillard 6. Leaders: Jacques Derrida 7. Leaders: Giannini Vattimo 8. Leaders: Zygmund Bauman 9. Leaders: Wolfgang Welsch 10. Leaders: Peter Sloterdijk 11. What follows from the postmodern situation 12. What postmodernism is definitely not

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 24 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to read professional texts in English.
to describe and explain basic sociological theories.
to characterize the basic findings from empirical research.
Skills
to produce a formally acceptable professional output.
to actively use foreign databases of professional journals.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to orient himsef in the topics of modern and late modern theory of society.
to interpret theoretical models in the field of modern and late modern social theory.
to critically evaluate selected studies of modern and late modern social theory.
Skills
to critically reflect on selected areas of modern and late modern social theory.
to formulate and defend their own arguments.
to present their arguments in a professional debate.
to work analytically with professional sociological texts.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Competences
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Bauman, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Vyd. 2. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-86429-11-3.
  • Foucault, M. Archeology of knowledge. London, Routledge, 2002.
  • Lyotard, Jean Francois. O postmodernismu : postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1993. ISBN 80-7007-047-1.
  • Sloterdijk, Peter. Procitne Evropa? : myšlenky o programu jedné světové velmoci na sklonku věku její politické absence. Vyd. 1. Olomouc : Votobia, 1994. ISBN 80-7198-095-1.
  • Welsch, Wolfgang. Naše postmoderní moderna. 1. vyd. Praha : Zvon, 1994. ISBN 80-7113-104-0.


Study plans that include the course
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