Social movements and cultural changes 3500-FAKL-RSAZK
The objective of the seminar is to present an introduction to the theory and
research dealing with new social movements from a cultural perspective.
The cultural dimensions of social movements involve, on one hand, the
symbolic and expressive aspects of movements, and on the other - social
movements as a factor of cultural changes or of counteracting changes.
Symbolic actions and the symbolic communication of a movement’s ideas,
values and goals underlie the foundations of shaping the identity of a social
movement as a subject of collective action. The tradition of symbolic
interactionism remains a central point of contemporary analyses of the
relations between culture and social movements. This theory gave rise to
research on the social construction of meanings in social movements. The
activity of new social movements focusing on identity is one of the key
processes in postmodern social and cultural transformations. The
emergence of the social movement phenomenon will be analyzed in the
historical context of the transformations of modernity, with a special focus
on the movements’ symbolic representation, in which commitment (the
visibility of participation) has a key significance. Analyses will focus on the
social movement as a form of collective action, characterized by:
emergence, symbolization, cognitive and affective transformation,
interactivity and fluidity. The cultural determinants of movement strategies
will be analyzed, as well as protest as symbolic action. The social
movement will be presented as culture and the significance of the culture of
social movements for democracy will be analyzed. The symbolic
interactionist theory of social movements makes it possible to analyze
movements from the participants’ point of view, enabling them to define the
situations that need changing. The seminar compositions will be based on
case studies.
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Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Participation in the discussion, presentation, seminar paper
Bibliography
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