Course: The Modern and Postmodern Theory of Society

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Course title The Modern and Postmodern Theory of Society
Course code KSS/MOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Váně Jan, Prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. What is modernism? 2. What is postmodernism? - cultural-social "causes" of postmodernism 3. Leaders: Jean-Francois Lyotard. 4. Leaders: Michael Foucault 5. Leaders: Jean Baudrillard 6. Leaders: Jacques Derrida 7. Leaders: Giannini Vattimo 8. Leaders: Zygmund Bauman 9. Leaders: Wolfgang Welsch 10. Leaders: Peter Sloterdijk 11. What follows from the postmodern situation 12. What postmodernism is definitely not

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 47 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 33 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
A good level of English is necessary to pass this course.
learning outcomes
The student should be able to remember, memorize, differentiate and to explain basic terms, theories and concepts, which are directly and indirectly connected to discussed issue. Moreover the student should be able to claasify the most important problems, which are connected to the subject matter.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Bauman, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Vyd. 2. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-86429-11-3.
  • Foucault, M. Archeology of knowledge. London, Routledge, 2002.
  • Lyotard, Jean Francois. O postmodernismu : postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1993. ISBN 80-7007-047-1.
  • Sloterdijk, Peter. Procitne Evropa? : myšlenky o programu jedné světové velmoci na sklonku věku její politické absence. Vyd. 1. Olomouc : Votobia, 1994. ISBN 80-7198-095-1.
  • Welsch, Wolfgang. Naše postmoderní moderna. 1. vyd. Praha : Zvon, 1994. ISBN 80-7113-104-0.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (17-5) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter