SOCb2133 Sociology of Culture

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alica Synek Rétiová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 U33
Prerequisites
! SOC133 Sociology of Culture
Being able to read academic texts in Czech and English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces students to sociological interoretations of practices, institutions and discourses which constitute intersubejctive meanings in recent conditions of modernity. The first part of the course offers an overview odf basic concepts and theories in the field of sociology dealing with cultural phenomena. The second part of the course focuses on reading and discussing academic texts which analyse cultural artefacts from a sociological perspective.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to
understand and explain sociological interpretations of the social influences on cultural formations as well as to a sociological interpretations of the cultural influences on social processes.
work with conceptual tools in their own empirical research in the field of cultural sociology
develop sociolgical interpretations of practices, institutions, and discourses that generate intersubjective meanings.
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
    required literature
  • Cultural sociology. Edited by Lyn Spillman. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2002, xiv, 369 s. ISBN 0-631-21653-7. info
    not specified
  • Almond, David. Skellig. Hodder. 1998.
  • Haidt, Jonathan. The Righteous Mind. New York. Pantheon. 2012.
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. The rules of art : genesis and structure of the literary field. Translated by Susan Emanuel. First published. Cambridge: Polity, 1996, xviii, 410. ISBN 9780745611525. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, group projects, presentations.
Assessment methods
presentation, written examination, group project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je určen přednostně studujícím bakalářských programů.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1423/jaro2009/SOC133/index.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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