(in Polish) Czytanie Rancière'a

elective courses

(in Polish) Dobre rozeznanie w zakresie współczesnych teorii i historii myśli społecznej

Classroom

Jacques Rancière is one of the most frequently invoked French thinkers, who , as he says – for philosophers he is a historian, and for historians he is a philosopher. Rancière is a theoretician and critic of contemporary Western political systems. He gained recognition thanks to his book La Nuit des prolétaires (1981), in which he presented a key thesis for his perspective about the erroneous opposition destroying democracy dividing people into those who have the ability to create ideas and those who are deprived of the ability to think. His recognition of this opposition is developed in his subsequent works, and his concept of the people (le peuple) as the subject of history is a point of reference in contemporary debates on democracy and post-democracy.

Jacques Rancière is one of the most frequently invoked French thinkers, who , as he says – for philosophers he is a historian, and for historians he is a philosopher. Rancière is a theoretician and critic of contemporary Western political systems. He gained recognition thanks to his book La Nuit des prolétaires (1981), in which he presented a key thesis for his perspective about the erroneous opposition destroying democracy dividing people into those who have the ability to create ideas and those who are deprived of the ability to think. His recognition of this opposition is developed in his subsequent works, and his concept of the people (le peuple) as the subject of history is a point of reference in contemporary debates on democracy and post-democracy. Any progressive claims of change begin, according to the author, with an idea of a new division of roles and a presentation of what is common (le commun), which is why the political scene is always an aesthetic scene. Classes will be devoted to the discussion on extensive fragments of the author's texts. The reconstructed concepts of the author give the opportunity to interpret contemporary social, economic and political phenomena.

J. Rancière, Proletarian Nights

J. Rancière, Nienawiść do demokracji

J. Rancière, Dzielenie postrzegalnego

J. Rancière, Estetyka i polityka

J. Rancière, O nauczycielach, którzy nie wiedzą

J. Rancière, Notes on the Photographic Image

K_W02 Is aware of ongoing theoretical and methodological disputes conducted in modern sociology; is reflective and critical of various positions

K_W03 Has in-depth knowledge about social structures and selected social institutions as well as their interrelations

K_W04 Is reflective and critical of the problem of social differentiation and inequalities

K_W05 Has in-depth knowledge about the types of social ties and mechanisms supporting collective governance

K_W11 Has in-depth knowledge of norms and rules governing social structures and institutions

K_W13 Is reflective and critical in interpreting the processes occurring in Polish as well as global society and their consequences for social attitudes and institutions

K_W14 Has in-depth knowledge of assumptions and claims of selected historical and contemporary sociological theories

K_W15 Approaches the choice of a particular theoretical perspective in a reflective and critical way

K_U01 Can identify causes and predict potential effects of past and current social events; can form critical judgments about current and past social events

K_U09 Can relate an academic text to the problems of social life and its empirical studies

K_K08 Is aware of the existence of social dilemmas related to the work of the sociologist

K_K09 Is open to various theoretical and methodological perspectives of social research