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Syllabus_CSP_2018.pdf | Course syllabus | PhDr. Mgr. Petr Lupač, Ph.D. |
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One of sociology’s key tasks is to help navigate today’s complex world. However, due to the increasing complexity of societal organization and the emergence of novel social institutions, concepts and structures, students of sociology can sometimes feel that sociology, while it might have been useful in addressing the issues of the 19th and 20th century, cannot be so easily applied to society’s contemporary issues. By discussing up-to-date sociological texts which address a selection of contemporary problems, the course attempts both to improve the general sociological imagination and to answer the question of what sociology says, or can say, in relation to these issues.
This course is intended for sociology students and for those interested in sociology, who want to contemplate the role that sociology plays (or can play) in better understanding and handling certain contemporary issues. Each week, students conduct short literature research, select a recent article dealing with the theme of the week, and write a short position paper based on the article. In class, students will give a brief report on the results of their homework and then, a moderated group discussion will unfold in order to better our understanding of the sociological approach towards the discussed problem. The course can also be conceived of as a gateway towards developing one’s own original research question, which can then serve as the student’s focus in future studies. A more detailed description of the course’s themes, aims and exam requirements will be provided during the introductory orientation session. Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (12.02.2018)
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The primary aim of this course is to extend the sociological imagination by way of moderated discussions with the help of sociological texts dealing with the discussed themes. The secondary aim is to improve communication and information skills. Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (18.09.2017)
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The participants are expected to read other students’ assignments and to orient him-/herself in a theme of a week. Below, you will find a relevant pieces of literature that can be useful starting points when preparing for a class.
Anderson, B. (2006). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Verso Books. Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A social critique of the judgement of taste. Harvard university press. Boyd, D. (2014). It's complicated: The social lives of networked teens. Yale University Press. Burawoy, M. (2005). For Public Sociology. American Sociological Review, 70(1), 4–28. Castles, S., De Haas, H., & Miller, M. J. (2013). The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world. Palgrave Macmillan. Grzymala-Busse, A., & Luong, P. J. (2002). Reconceptualizing the state: lessons from post-communism. Political Theory, 30(4), 529-554. Haraway, D., (2000). A cyborg manifesto: Technology, and socialist-feminism in the late twentieth century. The Cybercultures Reader, 291. Hobsbawm, E. J. (2012). Nations and nationalism since 1780: Programme, myth, reality. Cambridge University Press. Koser, K. (2007). International migration: A very short introduction. OUP Oxford Kulcsar, L. J., & Domokos, T. (2005). The Post‐Socialist Growth Machine: The Case of Hungary. International journal of urban and regional research, 29(3), 550-563. Mannheim, K. (1970). The problem of generations. Psychoanalytic review, 57(3), 378. Noelle‐Neumann, E. (1974). The spiral of silence a theory of public opinion. Journal of communication, 24(2), 43-51. Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling alone: the collapse and revival of American community. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Sassen, S. (2014). Expulsions: brutality and complexity in the global economy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Sismondo, S. (2010). An introduction to science and technology studies (Vol. 1). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Strauss, W., & Howe, N. (1991). Generations: The history of America’s future, 1584 to 2069. New York. Turkle, S. (2012). Alone together: why we expect more from technology and less from each other. New York, NY: Basic Books. Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (12.02.2018)
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In class, students will give a brief report on the results of their homework and then, a moderated group discussion will unfold in order to better our understanding of the sociological approach towards the discussed problem. The organizational platform will be an online system moodle (http://dl1.cuni.cz). The enrolled students will get a specified information including password via email prior to orientation session. Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (21.09.2017)
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All participants are expected to attend the course regularly (assessed by the number of submitted position papers on the discussed topics, see below) and to be active in the class by responding to contributions of other participants, presenting position papers, and actively participating in class
There are three course requirements:
Choose texts at least in 6 themes At least in 6 themes, each student will timely submit selected sociological text published within the last 5 years in the specified discussion forum in moodle. Please post a full bibliographical information and a full text in pdf (or a link to full text). The text cannot be taken from Literature section of this syllabus. The deadline for submission is always 11:00 AM on Monday.
Submit summaries of these texts The summary should contain a brief introduction of the referenced text in relation to discussed theme. It does not have to be in the form of a cohesive paper, notes and bullet points will suffice - the intention is to clearly communicate the basic message of the referenced text to the rest of the class. Copying from abstracts is forbidden. The deadline for submission in moodle is always 11:00 AM on Thursday.
Submit a seminar paper A seminar paper, in which students will engage with selected theme, should be min. 5-7 standardized pages in length (not including the bibliography). The paper can be an elaboration on the class discussion on the selected topic and is to use the APA citation format (!). The deadline for submitting a seminar paper is end of 2018. After the end of spring/summer semester, evaluation of the paper should take no more than three weeks. Please, note that I should not be working during July and August. Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (12.02.2018)
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Thematic course structure (final version): I. Orientation session (!!! 23.2. at 9:10 AM in Celetna 20, room 207 !!!)
II. Global migration (new patterns) (16.3.) III. Gender inequality today (postfeminism as a crisis) (23.3.) IV. Biotechnology: Body enhancements and social inequality (6.4.) V. Generational gap? (13.4.) VI. Post-communism today (20.4.) VII. Current mistrust of science and/or experts (27.4.) VIII. Social networking sites and public discourse/opinion (4.5.) IX. Bowling alone or alone together - corrupted sociability? (11.5.)
X. The role and meaning of sociology in the 21st century (18.5.)
Upon request, I would be willing to exchange up to two of the below topics for topics of the students’ choice. If you have a topic in mind that you wish to be addressed or discussed during the course, please send the topic title proposal and a brief summary to the course supervisor’s e-mail before the orientation session which will take place on Friday 23rd February at 9:10 AM in Celetna 20, room 207.
Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (12.02.2018)
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The course is intended for both beginner and advanced students of sociology and for those with previous interest in sociology. Interested applicants from other fields are expected to have already completed some form of the general courses like Introduction to Sociology, Foundations of Sociology or Sociology in the 20th century. In case of serious interest, a student from other field with no such experience can catch up by studying recommended text ranging approx. 100 pages until end of third week in a semester (please, in such a case, send email to course's supervisor). Due to the limited capacity of the course, I ask that only serious candidates sign up. Undecided applicants should attend the orientation session which will take place on 23rd February at 9:10 AM in Celetna 20, room 207. The maximum capacity for the course is 12 students. Please see the file “Specifications” to get clearer picture of the themes to be discussed in the course. Poslední úprava: Lupač Petr, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (12.02.2018)
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