Postmodern Theories of New Mobility

Course: Sociology

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Postmodern Theories of New Mobility
Code
ВБ4.10
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
- knowledge: about the meaning and essence of the concept of "mobility", basic theoretical concepts of postmodernism, explaining the concept of mobility; the role and significance of modern research on mobility in sociology, as well as the essence and content of images of mobility and its social significance in the context of theories of urbanization and globalization. - skills: ability to work with modern scientific texts, critically study the source, use methods of analysis, compare and evaluate the methodological capacity of different concepts and methodologies for studying mobility in the context of globalization and urbanization. - skills of organizing and presenting a research project; - analytical, research and exploration activities
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know theories of space and social mobility. 2. To be able to think analytically. 3. To have the computer and digital skills.
Course content
1. Theories of newest mobility. Mobility: new research horizons. The concept of variability, liquid and flows. 2. The person is mobile. Nomadism in the Postmodern Age. Freelance and precariat theory. 3. Mobility practices. G. Debor's theory of drift and A. Lefebvre's rhythm analysis. Mobility in urban space. 4. Modern communications and mobility. Sociology of mobile telephony. Internet and mobile communications.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Аррі Дж., Денніс К. Після автомобілізму. – К.: Темпора, 2010. – 254 с. (С. 169-188). Бауман З. Глобалізація. Наслідки для людини і суспільства / пер. з англ. І.Андрущенка. – К.: Вид.дім «Києво-Могилянська академія», 2008. – 109 с. (С. 73-82;). Бауман З. Плинні часи: життя в добу непевності / пер. з англ. А. Марчинського. – К.: Критика, 2013. – 176 с. Петренко-Лисак А.О. Мобільна телефонія в матриці міського життя // Соціологічні студії : наук.-практ. журн. / уклад. Л.Й. Кондратик, С.А. Сальнікова. – Луцьк: Східноєвроп. нац. ун-т ім. Лесі Українки, 2016. – №1(8). – С. 69-73. Талеб Н. Антикрихкість. Про (не)вразливе у реальному житті / пер. з англ. М. Климчук. – К.: Наш Формат, 2018. – 400 с. Lefebvre H. Rhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday Life. – London, New York: Continuum, 2007. – 114 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, independent study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. active work in practical classes; 2. tests; 3. research task. Final assessment is the Exam. Written exam (test with 10 questions and 2 theoretical topics).
Language of instruction
ukrainian

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