Cultural Sociology 3500-FAKL-SOCKUL-OG

The lecture presents issues of contemporary and classical cultural sociology as a perspective of studying phenomena and processes of social life in the semiotic and axio-normative dimension. It draws attention to the regularities of socio-cultural changes, in particular those that characterize postmodernity. It shows similarities and differences between research from the perspective of cultural sociology and those that are specific to the sociology of culture as a subdiscipline. Cultural sociology, unlike the narrow, specialized subdiscipline of sociology of culture, proposes a new perspective of studying broadly understood socio-cultural phenomena and processes - at the level of relations between individuals and communities. It shows the mutual connections between cultural phenomena and social phenomena. It presents a critique of the integrative concept of culture. Different and changing ways of understanding culture in the processes of modernization and postmodernity are discussed. The role of changes in communication media in the processes of socio-cultural transformation is shown. The multiplicity of cultural systems and their mutual relations are discussed. Attention is directed to the symbolic foundations of socio-cultural phenomena and processes, including the issues of symbolic power. Time and cultural memory take center stage in connection with issues of cultural trauma and trauma communities. The cultural dimension of the civic sphere, European cultural identity and the cultural dimension of globalization are discussed.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Knowledge of basic sociological concepts and concepts of sociocultural change.

Course coordinators

Elżbieta Hałas

Learning outcomes

K_W11 understands the social nature of relationships between individuals, groups and social institutions
K_W14 has basic knowledge of the cultural diversity of Poland and the contemporary world
K_W15 has basic knowledge of methods for studying cultural diversity
K_W28 has basic knowledge of the processes underlying social stability and change, and understands what these processes consist of
K_W34 knows the most important social processes and ideas of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries that shaped the face of the contemporary world
K_U06 is able to use basic theoretical categories to describe social changes in contemporary societies
K_U19 is able to describe the role of culture in the functioning of an individual and society
K_K11 knows and complies with the principles of professional ethics, including the principles of respect for intellectual property
K_K12 is able to properly use sources of scientific information
K_K14 respects the opinions of others (e.g. those expressed during a group discussion)

Assessment criteria

Listening to lectures, knowledge from readings
Workload: listening to lectures in the classroom – 30 hrs; readings – 30 hrs; preparation for the exam – 30 hrs. Total 90 hrs.

Bibliography

Alexander Jeffrey C., Znaczenia społeczne. Studia z socjologii kulturowej, Kraków 2011: Nomos. a – s. 195-221; b – s. 307-322.
Archer Margaret S., Kultura i sprawczość. Miejsce kultury w teorii społecznej, Warszawa 2019: Narodowe Centrum Kultury, s. 97-126.
Bauman, Zygmunt, Kultura jako praxis, Warszawa 2012; Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, s. 89-163.
Bourdieu Pierre, Szkic teorii praktyki, Kęty 2007, Wydawnictwo Marek Derewiecki, s. 265-286.
Griswold, Wendy, Socjologia kultury. Kultury i społeczeństwa w zmieniającym się świecie, Warszawa 2013, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, a – s. 31-51; b – s. 193-218.
Hałas Elżbieta Symbole i społeczeństwo. Szkice z socjologii interpretacyjnej, Warszawa 2007, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, s. 11-26
Hałas Elżbieta, Przez pryzmat kultury. Dylematy badań nad współczesnością, Warszawa 2015, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, s. 139-159.
Joas Hans, Klaus Wiegandt (red.), Kulturowe wartości Europy, Warszawa 2012, Wydawnictwo IFiS PAN, s. 11-33.
Znaniecki F., Nauki o kulturze. Narodziny i rozwój, Warszawa 1971, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, s. 453-468.
Znaniecki F., Współczesne narody, Warszawa 1990: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, s. 249-264.

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