MCPS3102 Globalisation, Transnationalism and Citizenship (5 cr)
Learning outcomes
Students know the major processes of globalisation in terms of cultural diversity and flows and learn to analyze their challenges to citizenship.
Study methods
Lectures, group work, and essay. The course can also be completed by writing an essay based on the literature, or by taking a book exam.
Content
Lecture and literature of the course deal with the following issues:
- What does globalisation mean from the perspective of arts and culture
- What does it mean from the perspective of (cultural) citizenship.
- Expressions of cultural citizenship and identities: hybridity, cosmopolitanism and nationalistic protectionism.
- Concepts and approaches for analyzing the above-mentioned issues.
Literature:
| ISBN-number | Author, year of publication, title, publisher |
|---|---|
| In addition to lectures, student reads 2-3 of the following for the written assignment: | |
| 1. Held, David & Anthony McGrew (eds.) (2007): Globalization Theory: Approaches and Controversies. | |
| 2. Appadurai, Arjun (2013): The Future as Cultural Fact: Essays on the Global Condition. | |
| 3. Papastergiadis, Nikos (2012): Cosmopolitanism and Culture. | |
| 4. Vertovec, Steven (2009): Transnationalism. | |
| 5. Singh, JP (2011): Globalized Arts. The Entertainment Economy and Cultural Identity. | |
| 6. Fleras, Augie (2009): The Politics of Multiculturalism. | |
| 7. Doyle, Gillian (2013): Understanding Media Economics. | |
| 8. Aronsson, Peter & Elgenius, Gabriella (2015): National Museums and Nation Building. |
Assessment criteria
To get good or excellent grade student must participate in the lectures and complete the written assignment (essay) on the basis of lectures and the literature. In the written work, student has to show that she/he is able to make analytical descriptions on the course topics by using scientific concepts and approaches. Student has to also focus on some particular case. Important in the written work is that student links the issues from both literature and the lectures.
Following criteria is used when evaluating the written assignment:
1. General academic writing (structure, form, argumentation, logic, articulation etc.)
2. Displayed knowledge of the course material (how well the student knows the course literature and other course material).
3. Analytical capability (how well the student can use what she/he has read, as displayed in analysis and in applying theories to cases etc.).