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Lecturer(s)
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Hanulík Vladan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. History of Evil vs. History of Hope 2. The End of History - Francis Fukuyama 3. The End of Civilization - Miroslav Bárta 4. The End of Science - Jaroslav Dušek 5. The Birth of a Human in the Modern Episteme - Michel Foucault 6. The Idea of Permanent Growth - Donald Worster 7. Anthropocene - Dipesh Chakrabarthy 8. Mythology and Simulacrum - Roland Barthes + Jean Baudrillard 9. The Era of Biological and Genetic Normativity - Nikolas Rose 10. Post-humanism - Rosi Braidotti 11. The Shaping of New Narratives - Bruno Latour 12. Presentation of research results in the form of workshop
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
- Home preparation for classes
- 22 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The current media representation of the world often accentuates negative phenomena and often publish different versions of scenarios of the decline and extinction of civilizations. The aim of the course is first of all to critically reflect on the different variants of these scenarios and to confront them with the facts related to the development of contemporary society. However, it is also necessary to draw attention to problematic and often neglected phenomena that are threatening the social, environmental and economic future and to search for their roots in the past. The aim is to outline a critical perspective on the concept of modernity and humanism and to deconstruct commonly accepted stereotypes and erroneous, yet socially shared assumptions about the nature of our reality.
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Prerequisites
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Ability to read and reflect on text, willingness to engage in discussion and learn through critical thinking teaching methods.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Creative work analysis
1) Regular preparation for lessons by self-study of submitted texts 2) Engaging in discussion and reflection on the submitted texts 3) Analysis of the self-selected phenomenon asociated with the issues discussed during the lectures and presentation of its results in the final workshop
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Recommended literature
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