KUMS029 Cultural diplomacy (5 cr)

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

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The module examines the meaning and role of culture in diplomacy.

Description

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Learning outcomes

EN: On completion of the course, the student will

  • Know the key concepts related to diplomacy and its cultural forms

  • Understand the potential of using art and culture as an instrument of diplomacy

  • Be able to identify the main motives for cultural diplomacy and main means by which cultural diplomacy can make an influence. 

Study materials

EN: Everyone will read the book Watson, Adam: Diplomacy.

In addition, students will choose two of the following:

  • Arndt, Richard (2005) The First Resort of Kings: American Cultural Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

  • Cooper, Andrew F. (2008) Celebrity Diplomacy

  • Huttunen, Miia (2022) Politicised Cinema: Post-war Film, Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO

  • Laos, Nicolas (2011): Foundations of Cultural Diplomacy. Politics Among Cultures and the Moral Autonomy of Man 

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Contact teaching.
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 modules organized in the form of contact teaching, completion requires 80% attendance.
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Method 2

Description:
For independent completion, the student should choose three books from the list.
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 modules organized in the form of contact teaching, completion requires 80% attendance.
Select all marked parts
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
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Independent study (5 cr)

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

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