Last update: doc. Mgr. Jakub Grygar, Ph.D. (04.05.2021)
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.
Aim of the course
Last update: doc. Mgr. Jakub Grygar, Ph.D. (04.05.2021)
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.
Course completion requirements
Last update: doc. Mgr. Jakub Grygar, Ph.D. (04.05.2021)
Class participation and attendance: 10%. Students will participate in each seminar discussion (speaking in class, saying reasonably well thought out things that demonstrate that you have done the assigned readings). Nonparticipation will result in a lower final grade in the course.
Workshop participation and presentation of own research materials: (40%).
Research paper (50 %). Each student will do a research paper examining globalization narratives or realities.
