Culture Security in Central and Eastern Europe 3620-CS-SP-OG

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the main issues of Poland's strategic culture. Issues such as identity, cultural interplay, and reflection on the stages of national cultural development will be addressed. Students will develop research skills during the course and learn to independently acquire knowledge with the support of a research supervisor.

The following topics will be discussed:

1. Theories of social conflict (Part I).

2. Theories of social conflict (Part II).

3. Intercultural competences for security — intercultural communication.

4. Small social structures.

5. The nation — an anthropological perspective.

6. The nation — a political perspective.

7. From nation to nationalism.

8. Within the sphere of ideology.

9. State formation — an introduction.

10. The state — the citizen.

11. National and Ethnic Minorities in the Politics of Central and Eastern European Countries—Introduction.

12. Societal Security.

13. Cultural Security.

14. Real Threats to Cultural Security in the 21st Century—Selected Examples.

15. Forecasting Threats to Cultural Security—Analytical Futurology.

Type of course

general courses

Course coordinators

Robert Boroch

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will:

[Knowledge:]

1) have a basic understanding of the theoretical and methodological approaches of the humanities, particularly cultural studies.

2) have a basic understanding of the terminology of cultural studies, taking into account the research perspective of Central and Eastern Europe (fields, texts, and researchers in the field of cultural studies) and the specific development of these disciplines in the countries of the region; have a basic understanding of the terminology of related disciplines, essential for exploring and understanding the cultural phenomena of the countries of the region.

3) have a basic understanding of the specificity of various models of culture from an anthropological perspective (traditional, noble, bourgeois, mass), their transformation processes and interconnections, and their emanations in the symbolic and semiotic spheres, and thus in the spheres of culture and art, literature, and history of Central and Eastern European countries.

[Skills:]

4) search for, select, analyze, and utilize necessary information from various sources.

5) develop research skills and independently acquire knowledge with the support of a research supervisor; Skillfully formulate thoughts and present research results in the form of oral or written statements (various types).

[Social competencies:]

6) Is willing to critically evaluate their knowledge, pursue continuous training, and expand upon their acquired knowledge.

7) Is willing to establish priorities to achieve the social obligations assigned to them by themselves and others.

Assessment criteria

Exam

Bibliography

Boroch Robert, Analytical Futurology as a Tool for Strategic Planning in Social War Games. Security Dimensions. International & National Studies. 2017, No 24, 2017, p. 62–75.

Boroch, Robert, Antropological Theory of Culture — Research Report. Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2018, Issue 2 (18), p. 120-126.

Boroch, Robert, A Formal Concept of Culture in the Classification of Alfred L. Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn. Analecta. Studia i Materiały z Dziejów Nauki, 2016, Vol. XXV, pp. 61–101.

Korzeniowska-Bihun Anna, Boroch Robert, Ukrainian Theatrical Projects as an Example of Anthropological Defence in Terms of Anthropology as Contemporary Social Warfare. Security Dimensions. International & National Studies. 2017, No 24, p. 122–136.

Lucas R., George, Anthropologists in Arms. The Ethics of Military Anthropology, New York 2009.

Messer Ellen, Anthropology and Human Rights. Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 22 (1993), pp. 221-249.

Trochowska Kamila, Soft Skills for Security and Defence: Cros-Cultural Competence and Beyond. Akademia Sztuki Wojennej: Warszawa 2018.

Additional information

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