Syllabus
* Povinná literatura:
BAUMAN, Z. Identity: Coversations With Benedetto Vecchi. Cambridge: Polity Pres,. 2004. ISBN 0745633099.
BERRY, J. W. Immigration, Acculturation, and Adaptation. Applied Psychology: An international review, 46: 5-68. 1997. ISSN:1464-0597
HAMMER, M., R., BENNETT, M., J., WISEMAN, R. Measuring Intercultural Sensitivity: The intercultural development inventory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 27: 421 - 443. 2003. ISSN: 0147-1767
* Doporučená literatura:
ANTHIAS, F. Intersections and Translocations: new paradigms for thinking about cultural diversity and social identities. European Educational Research Journal 10: 204-216. 2011.
HOWARD, J. A. Social Psychology of Identities. Annual Review of Sociology 26: 367-393. 2000. ISSN : 1884-0086
LINK, B. G., PHELAN, J. C. Conceptualizing Stigma. Annual Review of Sociology 27: 363-385. 2001. ISSN : 1884-0086
SAMOVAR, L. A., PORTER, R. E., McDANIEL, E. R., ROY, C. S. Communication between Cultures. Wadsworth: Cengage Learning, 2013. ISBN 9781285444628.
Annotation
Annotation: Although contemporary Czech society is still perceived as very homogenous, topics related to ethnicity, identity, culture and nationalism are nonetheless very vivid. There have been many changes in the ethnic structure of the country since 1918 and ethnic tensions became a strong force that have played an important role in all the changes that took place over the past twenty years. This course will analyze this force and explore the link between political, social and economic changes and intercultural issues from different perspectives. The aim of the course is threefold: an introduction to intercultural issues in the Czech context against a background of social, political and historical change; an introduction to the main topics related to intercultural issues; and a reflection on intercultural competencies. The course is organized together with a group of US students from CIEE center. Topics:
1) Introduction to the course and to the situation in the Czech Republic
2) Minorities in the Historical Context I
3) Minorities in the Historical Context II
4) Multicultural Education in the Czech Context
5) Intercultural Issues on the Background of Transformation
6) Identity
7) Culture and cultural misunderstanding
8) Processes of Exclusion and Power Issues
9) Integration
10) Stigma and Racism
11) Theatre of the oppressed
12) Guest speaker
13) Methods How to Work with These Topics