SOCb2133 Sociology of Culture

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alica Synek Rétiová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alica Synek Rétiová, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to learn sociological interpretation of cultural practices, institutions and discourses characteristic for (late) modernity. Students will familiarize themselves with key concepts and theoretical perspectives in the sociology of culture. At the end of the course the students will work on a group project to analyze a selected cultural phenomenon (theatre play, pop cultural controversy, fairytale, documentary, etc.).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to
understand and explain key concepts and theoretical perspectives in the sociology of culture and cultural sociology,
work with conceptual tools in their own empirical research in the field of cultural sociology
develop sociological interpretations of practices, institutions, and discourses that generate intersubjective meanings.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: What is culture?
  • Main perspectives on the study of culture in sociolohy
  • Cultural industry: Critical perspective
  • Cultural identity and global consumerism
  • Class, taste, cultural capital
  • Culture and everyday life
  • Culture and social change
  • Institutional production of culture
  • Pop culture in globalized world
  • Cultural content in digital age
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
  • KIDD, Dustin. Pop culture freaks : identity, mass media, and society. Boulder: Westview press, 2014, viii, 278. ISBN 9780813349121. info
  • Cultural sociology. Edited by Lyn Spillman. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2002, xiv, 369 s. ISBN 0-631-21653-7. info
  • EDLES, Laura Desfor. Cultural sociology in practice. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2002, ix, 265. ISBN 9780631210900. info
  • Culture and society : contemporary debates. Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander - Steven Seidman. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, vii, 375. ISBN 0521359392. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, group projects, presentations.
Assessment methods
presence, written exam, group project - presentation and essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět je určen přednostně studujícím bakalářských programů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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