Moral, amoral and immoral Panics. Understanding Contemporary Societies

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Kod przedmiotu:	3502-ANG-27-OG
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Nazwa przedmiotu:	Moral, amoral and immoral Panics. Understanding Contemporary Societies
Jednostka:	Wydział Socjologii
Grupy:	Courses in foreign languages Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie Instytutu Socjologii Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie społeczne Przedmioty prowadzone w językach obcych
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Język prowadzenia:	angielski
Rodzaj przedmiotu:	języki obce ogólnouniwersyteckie
Założenia (opisowo):	(tylko po angielsku) Ability to actively participate in in-class discussions Ability to write an essay interpreting a film of one’s choice General interest in contemproary social theory Interdisciplinarity
Skrócony opis:	(tylko po angielsku) All social agents struggle for recognition, i.e. dignity and reputation. The highest stake of this struggle is moral and ultimately sacred status, which puts us beyond any judgment. From this perspective we will look at the crucial contemporary social facts: MeToo movement and the movement against pedophilia, LGBT+ and 500+, Trump and Francis, novelization of the The Act on the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and The New Polish School of History of the Holocaust (Gross, Grabowski), anti-vaccine and anti-anti-vaccine movement, reform and anti-reform of the Polish educational system etc. Though we will draw on the most important theories of morality, the main point of reference will be the theory of moral capital. While the task of social agents is to accumulate moral capital and to get certification of an academic field, in social sciences moral capital is translated into reflexive capital, i.e. ability to construct general descriptions and explanations.
Pełny opis:	All social agents struggle for recognition, i.e. dignity and reputation. The highest stake of this struggle is moral and ultimately sacred status, which puts us beyond any judgment. From this perspective we will look at the crucial contemporary social facts: MeToo movement and the movement against pedophilia, LGBT+ and 500+, Trump and Francis, novelization of the The Act on the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and The New Polish School of History of the Holocaust (Gross, Grabowski), anti-vaccine and anti-anti-vaccine movement, reform and anti-reform of the Polish educational system etc. In the seminar, I will introduce a new approach to analyze moral struggles: the theory of moral capital that draws on Pierre Bourdieu, Piotr Sztompka (sociologists), Paul Ricoeur (philosopher), Jonathan Haidt (psychologist) and Rene Girard (anthropologist). Moral capital is defined as a set of – embodied and institutionalized – stories that bestow victim/perpetrator and winner/looser status. This allows me to distinguish three universal forms of moral capital: distancing oneself from evil (conversion), showing the strength of the character over time (ethos) and coming back to the sources (resourcement). This theory can be applied to analyzes of individuals (public figures, celebrities, parents) as well as corporate agents (social movements, political parties, academic schools, nations and states). The theory of moral capital will be presented against the background of both classic as well as latest theories, most important among them being theories developed by Maria Ossowska, Zygmunt Bauman, Axel Honneth, Michele Lamont and Jeffrey Alexander. While the task of social agents is to accumulate moral capital and to get certification of an academic field, in social sciences moral capital is translated into reflexive capital, i.e. ability to construct general descriptions and explanations. This means that the task of sociology is to distance itself from "moral panics" and to learn about their nature. Since sociology is a part of both the intelligentsia field as well as public sphere which are highly moralistic its distanced nature can be considered to be cynical. This is turn shows that morality and reflexivity are inextricably bound. The seminar will provide an opportunity for students to analyze the most contentious phenomena of the present day in the light of a new theory of morality.
Efekty uczenia się:	K_W01 Knows and understands basic concepts of various sub-domains of sociology (e.g. law, ritual, liturgy, peace, war, love, beauty) K_W03 Is aware of ongoing theoretical and methodological disputes conducted in modern sociology; is reflective and critical of various positions K_U04 Can critically select information and materials for academic work, using various sources in Polish and a foreign language as well as modern technologies K_U16 Knows how to interpret the role of culture in the life of the individual and society K_U17 Can relate an academic text to the problems of social life and its empirical studies
Metody i kryteria oceniania:	The student might have up to two absences. In the case of not delivering the final essay on 15.06.2020, a student might deliver the essay up to 13.09 2020

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