Cultural Discourses and Symbolic Violence

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Course ID:	3502-JIS-DKiPS-Soc
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Cultural Discourses and Symbolic Violence
Name in Polish:	Dyskursy kulturowe i przemoc symboliczna - dla socjologii
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Sociology
Course groups:
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:	(unknown)
Mode:	Remote learning
Short description:	Symbolic violence is recognized nowadays not only as an important concept in social sciences but also as one of the central problems of the public sphere. In contemporary media and political discourse there is a widespread recognition of subtle forms of violence, implicated in language and visual sphere. This heightened sensitivity towards symbolic forms of violence is coupled with new forms of devaluation of the other, often applied unconsciously. During the lecture the basic problem related to symbolic violence will be analyzed. Important approaches in the fields of sociology, post-structuralism, post-colonial thought and psychoanalysis will be briefly presented.
Full description:	Symbolic violence is recognized nowadays not only as an important concept in social sciences but also as one of the central problems of the public sphere. In contemporary media and political discourse there is a widespread recognition of subtle forms of violence, implicated in language and visual sphere. This heightened sensitivity towards symbolic forms of violence is coupled with new forms of devaluation of the other, often applied unconsciously. In the spheres of class, gender relations and construction of race, the correction of language and representation is often decoupled from change in power hierarchies or physical violence. During the lecture the basic problem related to symbolic violence will be analyzed. Important approaches in the fields of sociology, critical theory, post-structuralism, post-colonial thought and psychoanalysis will be briefly presented. The aim of the lecture is to present both the foundations of the concept of symbolic violence, as well as its contemporary dilemmas. The topics of the lecture will include: the foundations of the concept of symbolic violence; the problem of emancipation and universalism; the role of language and visual representations in the shaping of hierarchies of power; social class and habitus; class antagonism; the role of discourses of power in the construction of identities; neoliberalism as a discourse of class violence.
Bibliography:	Bibliography (during the lecture only selected aspects will be presented): Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, Dialectics of Enlightenment Susan Buck-Morss, Hegel, Haiti and Universla History Walter Benjamin, Illuminations Pierre Bourdieu, Distinction Pierre Bourdieu, The Logic of Practice Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish Muichel Foucault, History of Sexuality, vol. 1 Jacques Lacan, The Other Side of Psychoanalysis Jacques Ranciere, On the Shores of Politics Slavoj Žižek, Violence. Six Sideways Reflections
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) K_W11 Ma rozszerzoną wiedzę o instytucjach społecznych, w tym o aspektach komunikacyjnych i dyskursywnych ich funkcjonowania. K_W13 Ma rozszerzoną wiedzę o zależnościach między komunikacją a władzą, zarówno państwową, jak i sprawowaną przez media lub za pośrednictwem dyskursów eksperckich. K_W18 Ma pogłębioną wiedzę na temat norm i reguł społecznych obowiązujących w obszarze komunikacji publicznej, specjalistycznej i międzykulturowej. K_W20 Ma pogłębioną wiedzę na temat historycznych przemian struktur, instytucji oraz więzi społecznych, wypracowaną w obszarze badań nad komunikacją społeczną oraz socjologicznej analizy dyskursu. K_U16 Posiada umiejętność rozumienia i analizowania zjawisk społecznych, wzbogaconą o umiejętność oceny tych zjawisk z perspektywy socjologicznej analizy dyskursu i badań nad komunikacją.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Participants can choose from of examination: oral exam or essay. Two unjustified absences are accepted. In case of above the limit absences, students will be obliged to write short assignments.

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