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The module will focus on (and differentiate between) various concepts of subject, culture and power. It aims at critically reflecting different fields of application of theories of culture and society. What is more, it deals with different methodologies for analyzing and understanding cultural entanglements from a critical/constructivist perspective and apply them exemplarily.

Lernziele

Approaching ‘the social‘ as an outcome of interdependencies of classifications, narratives and discourses on the one hand and social practices and institutional contexts on the other, essentialist and holistic views on ‘culture‘ are to be critically reviewed. Within a transcultural lens, culture is the product of hybridization, entanglements and exchanges. Thus, cultures can no longer be understood as homogeneous or separated, but are complex and inner differentiated. Cultures go beyond national borders, their central meaning is permanently fought out by different actors within unequal and transnationally linked power structures. Students will acquire competencies in: • Understanding and applying theories and methods of cultural sociology and interdisciplinary theories of culture and society • Understanding dynamics between culture, belonging and power with respect to social phenomena • Analyzing and comparing texts and approaches, applying approaches to the scientific study of social phenomana

Prüfungsleistung

• Active participation / performance I as group + ~500 words of documentation (25%) • Active participation / performance II as group + ~500 words of documentation (25%) • learning journal based on the readings ~ 2500 words (50%) detailed explanation in class

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to be announced in class

Module

Intercultural Competence

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Prüfungsleistung