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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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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
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
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| Knowledge |
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| to read professional texts in English. |
| to describe and explain basic sociological theories. |
| to characterize the basic findings from empirical research. |
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| to produce a formally acceptable professional output. |
| to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Bauman, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Vyd. 2. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-86429-11-3.
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Foucault, M. Archeology of knowledge. London, Routledge, 2002.
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Lyotard, Jean Francois. O postmodernismu : postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1993. ISBN 80-7007-047-1.
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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.
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Welsch, Wolfgang. Naše postmoderní moderna. 1. vyd. Praha : Zvon, 1994. ISBN 80-7113-104-0.
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