SOC733 Sociology of Culture

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Slavomíra Ferenčuhová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Šárka Syslová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces students to a sociological understanding of the social influences on cultural formations as well as to a sociological understanding of the cultural influences on social processes. Main objectives can be summerized as follows:
to survey the literature in the sociology of culture, with an emphasis on current interpretative approaches to culture
to stimulate ideas and offer conceptual tools for empirical research in cultural sociology
Syllabus
  • Key analytical perspectives on the interdependence of culture and society.
  • Identities and practices as cultural instruments.
  • Institutional fields of cultural production.
  • Categories, knowledge and narratives as cultural frameworks.
  • The event of cultural innovation and the process of social change.
Literature
  • Cultural sociology. Edited by Lyn Spillman. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2002, xiv, 369 s. ISBN 0-631-21653-7. info
Assessment methods
Form of teaching: lectures, seminars, group projects
Requirements: (a) presentation, (b) group project (c) written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/el/1423/jaro2008/SOC733/index.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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