South Asian Civilisation - contemporary socio-political issues 3600-IN-CAPWZSP-OW

The student:
K_W01 has in-depth and detailed knowledge (including terminology, theory and methodology) in literary studies or linguistic studies or culture and religion studies, philosophy or history
K_W02 has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the cultures of the Orient/Africa (within the scope of culture and literature or language or philosophy and religion or history and socio-political issues) in a comparative perspective
K_W03 has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the culture of South Asia (within the scope of culture and literature or language or philosophy and religion or history and socio-political issues)
K_W04 has extended and deepened knowledge of a chosen Indian/South Asian language (Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit/Tamil)
K_W06 knows and understands advanced analysis and interpretation methods of various products of the culture of South Asia, characteristic of chosen traditions, theories, research schools within the scope of linguistics or literary studies, culture and religion studies, philosophy or history

K_W07 knows and understands the local academic tradition (methods of analysis, interpretation and evaluation) in the context of South Asia

K_W10 has wide and profound knowledge of the structures and social relations as well as socio-cultural behaviours of South Asia in the scope conditioning professional social and intercultural verbal communication
K_W11 knows and understands the rules of copyright and intellectual property management
K_U01 can search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources and can form a critical judgement on its basis
K_U02 can indicate sources of cultural differences between the countries of the Orient/Africa, also on the basis of source materials
K_U03 can acquire knowledge independently and enhance research skills as well as develop abilities to build a professional career
K_U06 can use the terminology from the domain of philosophy and religion of South Asia to analyze and interpret religious phenomena, ethical motives and human behaviours, as well as cultural differences
K_U07 can detect the relationship between the development of philosophical and religious ideas of South Asia and social, cultural and economic processes
K_U08 can read, analyze and interpret advanced literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of South Asia and appropriately place them in their cultural context
K_U09 can compare and thoroughly analyze interrelations between chosen literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of South Asia and the issues within the scope of tradition and modern times
K_U10 can carry out a critical analysis and interpretation of different products of the culture of South Asia in a way which is appropriate to a chosen tradition, theory and research school within the scope of linguistics, literary studies, culture and religion studies, philosophy or history, employing unique approaches that take into account the knowledge in the field of Oriental studies
K_U11 can analyze the most important phenomena in the area of history, socio-political, linguistic or cultural situation of South Asia
K_U12 can evaluate, select and explain the most important products of contemporary culture in South Asia
K_U14 has a good command of a foreign language at least at the B2+ level
K_U16 can behave professionally, react verbally and mediate in communication and negotiations in a chosen socio-cultural context of South Asia
K_K04 can set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity
K_K05 is open to new ideas and trends as well as cultural diversity
K_K06 has awareness of the differences stemming from the cultural, religious and philosophical variety and their influence on shaping social and political attitudes as well as economic processes
K_K07 understands responsibility and ethical issues that come with imparting knowledge of South Asia
K_K08 understands and appreciates the value of tradition and cultural heritage of one’s own country and of South Asia
K_K09 can see the need to enrich own tradition by adding positive philosophical, social and cultural values of South Asia, treats cultural synergy as an added value
K_K10 actively acts in aid of mutual understanding and effective intercultural communication, cultural and economic cooperation, domestic contacts and ones in South Asia
K_K11 actively acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural heritage and most important products of contemporary culture in South Asia

Presentatiions, attendence and active partitipation during the classes.

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A. Burakowski, K. Iwanek, Indie. Od kolonii do mocarstwa, PWN
A. Kuszewska, Zrozumieć Pakistan, PWN
W. Rokicka, Indie. Kraj miliarda marzeń, Szczeliny
L. Mitchell, Language, Emotion, and Politics in South India : The Making of a Mother Tongue, Indiana University Press
K. Paprocki, Threatening Dystopias : The Global Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh
W. van Schendel, A History of Bangladesh, Cambridge University Press
O. Shani, Gandhi’s Salt March: Paradoxes and Tensions in the Memory of Nonviolent Struggle in India, [w:] Cultural Memories of Nonviolent Struggles, Palgrave Macmillan
M. A. Qureshi, The Blasphemy Laws of Pakistan: Experimenting with History and Tradition, [w:] Law, Religion and Tradition, Springer 2018.
L. Karim, Castoffs of Capital. Work and Love among Garment Workers in Bangladesh, University of Minnesota Press
Sh. H. Gurung, Nepali Migrant Women : Resistance and Survival in America, Syracuse University Press 2020, rozdział 5 Shifting Gender Roles in Private and Public Domains
K. Jafar, Migration-Led Development in Kerala: Looking Beyond Growth and Remittances, “Artha Vijnana”, vol. LXV No. 2, June 2023

And audiovisual materials (podcasts, videos, documentaries)

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