Anthropology of cultural diversity of the contemporary world 3500-SEMLIC-ANTR

Cultures are changing all the time, but culture diversity of the world is still on the same level. People know that process of economic, social and cultural globalization is on go, but culture diversity is still important for them and especially for scientists because it leads to conflicts between persons and peoples. Civilization differences divide the world into East and West, Europe, Asia and the world of Islam, into colonial powers and colonized peoples. Culture diversity on the local, regional and global scale can be viewed as value (which leads to local tradition preserving) or as background of hostility.
Students attending the seminar will be working on bachelor theses covering issues connected with problems of contemporary cultural diversity, such as debates over integration of immigrants and multiculturalism, changes taking place in national identity and local identifications, and impact of new communication technologies on the sphere of culture.