ESOn4012 Transnational Studies

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2025

Předmět se v období jaro 2025 nevypisuje.

Rozsah
1/1/0. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Předpoklady
!NOW( SOC783 Transnational Studies )&&! SOC783 Transnational Studies
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Cíle předmětu
Course objectives

In recent years, 'transnationalism' has become a common reference across the social sciences. Moving beyond theoretical approaches to the study of global social phenomena that have traditionally centered on the nation state as the central conceptual unit of analysis, transnational studies considers social life as the constantly evolving product of multiple economic, political, cultural and historical factors that manifest across ‘social fields.’

This course charts the evolution of transnational studies from a sociological standpoint, taking into account multiple forms of regional, international and local scales, identities and scopes of inquiry. We will compare and contrast transnational dynamics in various social spheres – the state, the economy, the family, education, religion and civil society – to rethink assumptions about identity, sovereignty, citizenship and the political economy.

Utilizing theoretical work and empirical research from sociology, history, politics, economics, anthropology and cultural studies, we explore the ways that transnational practices and processes manifest, relate to, and inform each other in different domains, and at different levels of social interaction, affecting the organization of social life during different historical periods.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, a student will be able to:

• Define and discuss the concept of transnationalism
• Review and analyze its historical evolution
• Compare and contrast transnational practices in different domains and at different levels of social interaction
• Apply a sociological lens for analysis of transnational phenomena in various social spheres, including the state, the economy, the family, education, religion and civil society
• Assess and apply transnational research methods
Osnova
  • Thematic Schedule:
  • 1st Seminar: Definition of Key Terms and Broad Foundations - What is ‘Transnationalism’?
  • 2nd Seminar: Historical Perspectives
  • 3rd Seminar: Arts and Culture
  • 4th Seminar: The Diffusion of Values, Norms and Meanings
  • 5th Seminar: Transnationalism and the Digital Age
  • 6th Seminar: Religious Life across Borders and Transnational Islam
  • 7th Seminar: NO CLASS - Reading Week
  • 8th Seminar: Migration
  • 9th Seminar: The Case of Refugees
  • 10th Seminar: Corporations, Classes and Capitalism
  • 11th Seminar: Security, Crime and Violence (focus on terrorism)
  • 12th Seminar: Methodological Practices – what does it mean to use a ‘transnational lens’ to study social phenomena?
  • 13th Seminar: Student Presentations
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • The transnational studies reader : intersections and innovations. Edited by Sanjeev Khagram - Peggy Levitt. New York: Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2008, xii, 575. ISBN 9780415953733. info
  • LEVITT, Peggy. The transnational villagers. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001, x, 281. ISBN 0520228138. info
    doporučená literatura
  • LEVITT, Peggy. God needs no passport : immigrants and the changing American religious landscape. New York: Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company, 2007, xii, 270. ISBN 9781595581693. URL info
  • BASCH, Linda G., Nina Glick SCHILLER a Cristina SZANTON BLANC. Nations unbound : transnational projects, postcolonial predicaments, and deterritorialized nation-states. London: Routledge, 1994, 344 p. ISBN 2881246303. URL info
    neurčeno
  • See syllabus for additional articles
Výukové metody
Conditions for passing the course:

1. Regular Attendance and active participation in seminar discussions (“Even to have expressed a false thought boldly and clearly is already to have gained a great deal.” Ludwig Wittgenstein)

2. Short (1-page) weekly discussion papers. (The papers should be a reaction/critical engagement rather than a simple summary of the readings assigned for the week. You should focus on the questions you want to ask in the class, or point to gaps and conflicts in one or more readings.)

3. Being a presenter/discussant for one assigned reading. (A presenter/discussant will be responsible for presenting and leading a discussion about one of the assigned readings.)

4. Written final exam (5 essay questions to be answered outside of class)

5. Final essay or research proposal (topic of student’s choice in consultation with instructor; 3,000-4,000 words; 10-12 pages)
Metody hodnocení
Particular activities of students will be evaluated as follows:

25% - reading, discussion papers and class participation
15% - discussant leadership
25% - written exam
35 % - academic paper

Each student can obtain 100 points maximum; in case of reaching less than 60 points, student fails.

Evaluation is based upon these principles:
90-100 points A
80-89 points B
70-79 points C
66-69 points D
60-65 points E
0-59 points F
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
B. Nadya Jaworsky
jaworsky@fss.muni.cz
Room 3.66
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