Everyday Culture

Course: Cultural Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Everyday Culture
Code
ННД.18
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
To know: Content, characteristics, specifications of the phenomenon of everyday life Stages of conceptualisation of the concept of "culture of everyday life" Specifics of cultural analysis of everyday life Reasons for the actualisation of the problems of everyday life in the humanities of the XX century. To be able to: Possess a cultural categorical and conceptual apparatus for analysing the culture of everyday life Analyse the state of everyday life structures in different socio-cultural contexts and historical epochs Identify the interconnections and mutual influences of structures of everyday life on other types of social reality Carry out expert / comparative analysis of structures of everyday life Communication: Engage in debate in the course of classroom work Present the results of research Autonomy and responsibility: Search for and critically process informative sources Make decisions on the choice of methods and forms of their own analytical research
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before studying this course, students should know the main achievements of material and spiritual culture, their essential features; stages and characteristics of the historical and cultural process; basics of ethics, aesthetics, sociology of culture; basic cultural concepts and categories; basic cultural theories and methods of cultural research. 2. Be able to: collect and interpret information on cultural phenomena and phenomena, cultural processes and events; explain the essence of the phenomenon of culture, its role in human life. 3. To have: elementary skills of working with consolidated information, namely, to receive and analyse information from various sources and systematically integrate different types of information resources.
Course content
Part 1: Theoretical aspects of the culture of everyday life Topic 1: The phenomenon of everyday life as an object of scientific research Topic 2: "Everyday Studies" as a scientific field Theme 3. Sources and methods of studying the culture of everyday life Control work Part 2. Structures of everyday culture Topic 4. The space of everyday life: home, settlement Topic 5. The human body in the space of everyday culture Theme 6: Food in the culture of everyday life Topic 7. Clothes, hairstyle, cosmetics and fragrances in everyday life Topic 8: The world of private life in the culture of everyday life Individual project work devoted to the analysis of the structures of everyday culture (at the student's free choice)
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Berger P, Luckmann T. (1967). The Social Construction of Reality. A Treatise on sociology of Knowledge. Anchor, 219 р. 2. Elias N. The Civilizing Process. Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations. Revised edition. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000. 3. Fiske J. Cultural Studies and the Culture of Everyday Life.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assessment of semester work: 1. Oral report, supplement, participation in discussions at seminars - 18 / 30 points. 2. Self-study No. 1: Synopsis of primary sources - 3 / 6 points. Self-study No. 2 Individual project work on the analysis of the structures of everyday life (at the student's choice) - 11 / 18 points. 3. Control work - 4 / 6 points. Written exam - 24 / 40 points.
Assessment methods and criteria
Lecture, seminar, self-study
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Valentyna Hryhorivna Napadysta
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy