Academic views: Seminar actualité critique européenne 4901-ASKAC-OG

The seminar is part of the network of debates taking place in many countries in Europe. It was initiated by the École Normale Supérieure Paris as part of the Actualité critique européenne interdisciplinary seminar. This seminar brings together researchers and students around issues of key importance to politics, science, economics, society and the arts.
The analysis of contemporary world events more and more often leads to manipulations, transformations and false interpretations. Seminar participants will analyze current events in a critical way from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives.
This formula aims to become a place of reflection and critical analysis.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Remote learning

Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Przedmiot oferowany dla studentów studiów 2. i 3. stopnia.

Learning outcomes

Gaining competences, knowledge and skills allowing for a critical analysis of topicality in the contemporary world based on academic knowledge and a broader intellectual perspective based on in-depth reflection.

Assessment criteria

A final grade will be issued on the basis of attendance, activity, and written commentary on one of the texts suggested by the guest lecturers:
Presence during on-line meetings (absence during one class),
Active participation in discussions during classes or at a discussion forum.

Bibliography

Alain Badiou, Etyka, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej, Warszawa 2009
Henri Bergson, Energia duchowa, IFIS PAN, Warszawa 2004
Michel Foucault, Słowa i rzeczy. Archeologia nauk humanistycznych, Wyd. Słowo/Obraz Terytoria, Gdańsk, wyd I: 2005 (2 tomy)
Michel Foucault, Trzeba bronić społeczeństwa, Aletheia, Warszawa 1998
Michel Hardt, Antonio Negri, Imperium, WAB, Warszawa 2000
Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves, Idea społeczeństwa obywatelskiego. Współczesna debata i jej źródła, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń 2012
Bernard Stiegler, Wstrząsy. Głupota i wiedza w XXI wieku, PWN, Warszawa 2017
Alexis de Tocqueville, O demokracji w Ameryce, Aletheia, Warszawa 2005
Frédéric Worms, Les maladies chroniques de la démocratie, Elidia, Paris 2017
On-line literature on the topics covered during the semester will be systematically presented on the UW Come platform.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes: