Globalisation - JSM123

• Title: Globalisation
• Guaranteed by: Department of Sociology (23-KS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2024 to 2024
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 8
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unknown (10)
• Min. number of students: 1
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Additional information: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=3479
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: doc. Mgr. Jakub Grygar, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. Mgr. Jakub Grygar, Ph.D.; doc. Alessandro Testa, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

Globalization has been theorized as the “compression of time and space” and as the “intensification of the consciousness of the world.” Through the rapid movement of capital, people, goods and services, globalization creates new networks of global connections and experiences. While globalization has led to greater homogeneity as well as increased inequality, its local reception has been contingent and varied. This course is a study of these global connections and their consequences on local communities. We will explore the political, social, cultural and subjective processes that accompany globalization by exploring weekly research themes and case studies carried out by anthropologists. Through reading ethnographies and engaging walking tour / fieldtrip we will examine the various ways in which people’s everyday lives are impacted by these processes, what does and doesn’t circulate as part of them and how people are engaging globalization along different scales, temporalities and through different practices and things.

Last update: Grygar Jakub, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (04.05.2021)

Aim of the course

The course is designed to engage students in critical dialogue concerning various topics. In order to do this, the course will combine both lecture and seminar format. The above-mentioned issues will be explored in weekly lectures and readings. Learning objectives of the course include:

- a solid understanding of major debates in the study of migration / the major issues addressed in globalization studies

- understanding and interpreting key concepts

- understanding key theories of globalization processes.

Last update: Grygar Jakub, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (04.05.2021)

Course completion requirements

Course Requirements

1. Class participation.
2. Intermediate test. The test examines knowledge of the factual realities, theories and concepts discussed in the first thematic block.
3. Presentation and discussion of essay or research paper proposal during research seminars. Materials for discussion at the seminar (presentation/ paper) must be submitted no later than the day before the seminar.
4. The essay or research paper deeply exploring one concrete concept, issue (essay) or a case study (research paper). The essay/ research paper must be based on knowledge and critical debate of relevant anthropological or sociological literature. For instructions on writing a critical debate, please look here. The essay (or research paper) is due January 30. (2 500 words max.)
   
   

Evaluation Criteria of the essay/ research paper

There is no obligation to conduct research in the field; the essay/ research paper can be based only on a literature review. 

1. The paper adheres to the chosen topic. (Grading criteria: yes/ fail)
2. The creativity of subject matter or approach. (Up to 20%) 
3. Evidence of understanding topic issues. Does the paper give the reader a clear overall picture of what is being discussed? (up to 15 %)
4. Introduction section: problem, objective, methodology (explain how the objective will be achieved), the organization of the paper. (Up to 15%)
5. Discussion sections are properly labelled and detailed. Quality of organization and discussion. Clear and effective methodology. (Up to 30%)
6. Findings / application section. (Up to 10%)
7. The conclusion section summarizes arguments and states recommendations. Accuracy of conclusions. (Up to 10%)
8. References are cited correctly in the text. (yes/ fail)

Last update: Grygar Jakub, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (13.09.2024)