(in Polish) Urban diversity and living with difference: current perspectives on social encounters

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Course ID:	3402-10UDALWD-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Urban diversity and living with difference: current perspectives on social encounters
Organizational unit:	Institute of Applied Social Sciences
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Basic knowlegde of the social sciences (e.g. prior courses in sociology or related disciplines) is encouraged.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	(in Polish) The aim of the course is to analytically reflect on issues related to urban diversity, particularly ethnic diversity. The course will give an overview of important concepts and perspectives present in the current academic debate, where traditional notions of diversity and integration have become complemented and sometimes replaced by notions further nuancing social encounters in the urban context. Students will become acquainted with these concepts, their understandings, operationalisations and on-going research in the topic. The course will provide an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from various fields, primarily sociology, social and environmental psychology, ethnography and human geography.
Full description:	(in Polish) The aim of the course is to analytically reflect on issues related to urban diversity, particularly ethnic diversity. The course will give an overview of important concepts and perspectives present in the current academic debate, where traditional notions of diversity and integration have become complemented and sometimes replaced by notions further nuancing social encounters in the urban context. Students will become acquainted with these concepts, their understandings, operationalisations and on-going research in the topic. The course will provide an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from various fields, primarily sociology, social and environmental psychology, ethnography and human geography. We will focus on recent literature, based to a large extent on empirical research, that explores and problematizes issues related to urban ethnic diversity, intergroup contact and everyday encounters. Students will have the opportunity to understand and discuss current notions, focusing especially on local interactions. Each class will be organized thematically around two texts, related to such concepts as: • Diversity and Super-Diversity • Commonplace Diversity • Living with Difference • Conviviality • Meaningful Encounters • Symbolic boundary-making • Social cohesion
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) Students will: - be able to identify significant academic discussions and arguments concentrating around urban diversity - be able to define concepts related to these discussions, such as super-diversity, conviviality, social cohesion KW01 KU01 KU02 K_K01
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Active participation in class discussions and activities. Completing reading assignments and presentation.

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