Problems of globalism in the contemporary world and Ukraine

Course: Cultural Studies

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Problems of globalism in the contemporary world and Ukraine
Code
ВБ.2.02
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
To know: Globalisation as an object of study in global studies and cultural studies. Ukrainian and foreign philosophers of culture and cultural studies of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries on the challenges of globalisation. The current world cultural situation as a transitional era. To be able to: Explain the phenomenon of globalisation. Determine approaches to assessing modernisation, multiculturalism and cultural universalisation. Communication: Apply professional international terminology and foreign languages to study the problem of globalisation. Communicate in the international scientific community on issues of crisis and the future of culture. Autonomy and responsibility: To demonstrate creative capacity for professional self-development in the study of course topics, in particular for their use in teaching cultural studies courses.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Prior to studying this course, students should know the main stages and specifics of the national and world historical and cultural process; classical and modern cultural theories and research methods, including philosophy of culture, cultural anthropology and sociology of culture; basic cultural concepts and categories. 2) Be able to find and interpret information about cultural phenomena, processes and events from the prehistoric to postmodern era, apply the terms and categories of cultural disciplines in the analysis of socio-cultural phenomena and processes; identify trends in the coexistence of different types of cultures and predict the prospects for their development in the context of understanding the crisis and the future of culture in the context of its globalisation. 3. Have basic skills of scientific research and information management; forecasting of political, economic, cultural and artistic events and phenomena; use of foreign language professional cultural sources.
Course content
Topic 1: Globalisation as an object of research in global studies and cultural studies in Ukraine and the world Topic 2. Philosophy of culture and cultural studies of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: results and prospects of studying globalisation and its challenges Topic 3: The current cultural situation - the transitional era as an object of analysis in global studies and cultural studies in Ukraine and the world Topic 4. Modernisation as an object of research in global studies and cultural studies in Ukraine and the world Topic 5. Multiculturalism as an object of analysis in global studies and cultural studies in Ukraine and the world Topic 6. Cultural universalisation as an object of analysis in global studies and cultural studies in Ukraine and the world Part 2. Philosophy of culture and cultural studies of the XX - early XXI century on the crisis and future of culture Topic 7. Domestic and foreign cultural critics and philosophers of modern and postmodern culture on the crisis and future of culture. Individual research. Topic 8: Crisis and future of culture in the assessments of cultural philosophers and cultural studies scholars of the USA Topic 9: The crisis and future of culture in the assessments of cultural philosophers and cultural studies in France Topic 10. The crisis and future of culture in the assessments of cultural philosophers and cultural studies in the UK Topic 11. Crisis and Future of Culture in the Assessment of Cultural Philosophers and Cultural Studies in Germany Topic 12: The Crisis and Future of Culture in the Assessment of Cultural Philosophers and Cultural Studies in Ukraine and the Former Soviet Union
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
The final grade in the course (minimum 60, maximum 100 points) is the sum of the points for semester work (minimum 48, maximum 80 points) and the final test (minimum 12, maximum 20 points). Assessment of semester work: 1. Self-study ( text synopsis) - 12 / 20 points 2. Self-study (research) - 18 / 30 points 3. Self-study - (essay) - 18 / 30 points The total grade during the study period consists of the points obtained for three types of Self-study work: a summary of primary source texts, a written research paper and an essay. All these types of work for the semester have - a maximum of 80 points - a minimum of 48 points Final written test - 12 / 20 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Heorhii Valeriiovych Vdovychenko
Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture
Faculty of Philosophy