KUMA022 International cultural politics (5 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

The course introduces students to the international organisations that have an essential impact on regional and national cultural policies. It offers critical perspectives on international treaties and norms influencing cultures, cultural relations, and cultural rights.

Learning outcomes

 After completing the course, the student will:

  • be familiar with the most important international organisations and norms influencing cultural policy and politics and know their historical backgrounds

  • recognise the contradictions and disputes between the international ideals guiding policy-making and their practical implementations

  • be able to analyse the role of culture in international politics.

Additional information

Lecture course or independent study (essay).

Study materials

The course coordinator will refer students to learning material.  

For independent completion, all students will read this book:

  • Reus-Smit, Christian (2018): On Cultural Diversity: International Theory in a World of Difference. Cambridge University Press

In addition, students will read two of the following:

  • Singh, J. P. (ed.) 2010: International Cultural Policies and Power.

  • De Beukelaer, Christiaan et al. (eds.) 2015: Globalization, Culture and Development.

  • Gielen, Pascal et al. (eds.) 2015: No Culture, No Europe: On the Foundation of Politics. 

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Lecture course.
Evaluation criteria:
The grading scale in all completion modes will be numerical: 0-5. The grade will be based on the evaluation of the assignments that measure the extent to which the learning goals have been achieved. In courses organized in the form of contact teaching, completion requires 80% attendance. For independent learning, completion of the unit requires that written assignments are completed and approved by the instructor in charge
Select all marked parts

Method 2

Description:
For independent completion, all students will read this book: Reus-Smit, Christian (2018): On Cultural Diversity: International Theory in a World of Difference. Cambridge University Press In addition, students will read two of the following: Singh, J. P. (ed.) 2010: International Cultural Policies and Power. De Beukelaer, Christiaan ym. (eds.) 2015: Globalization, Culture and Development. Gielen, Pascal ym. (eds.) 2015: No Culture, No Europe: On the Foundation of Politics.
Evaluation criteria:
The grading scale in all completion modes will be numerical: 0-5. The grade will be based on the evaluation of the assignments that measure the extent to which the learning goals have been achieved. In courses organized in the form of contact teaching, completion requires 80% attendance. For independent learning, completion of the unit requires that written assignments are completed and approved by the instructor in charge.
Select all marked parts
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching

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Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching