(in Polish) Authority, Power, Violence 430-KS2-1KON30

Knowledge, te student knows and understands:

KA7_WK1 norms constituting and regulating social structures and institutions, as well as the sources of these norms, their nature, changes and ways of influencing human behavior.
KA7_WK2 to an advanced degree - directions and trends of transformations in modern culture, has knowledge of
of the relations between them
Oral or written credit.

Skills, the graduate is able to:
KA7_UW3 recognize various cultural products and carry out their critical and creative analysis and interpretation with the use of independently selected methods and techniques in order to determine their meaning and their social impact and place in cultural processes
KA7_UK3 formulate critical opinions about cultural products
on the basis of knowledge and own experience, make an effort to adjudicate artistic and aesthetic values,
in Polish and foreign language at B2+ level
KA7_UK5 prepare oral speeches and multimedia presentations or conduct a debate in Polish or foreign language, using various independently selected theoretical approaches and various sources
KA7_UU1 independently acquire knowledge and research skills, understand and appreciate the need for continuing education and guide others in this regard
KA7_UU2 read and interpret cultural texts (written, audial
and visual, multimedia, etc.), independently acquire knowledge and expand research skills related to
related to the development of their abilities and careers
Oral or written credit.

Social competencies, the graduate is ready to:
KA7_KK1 critically analyze the knowledge they have
and the skills he/she possesses, the ability to expand them independently, continuous training and professional development, as well as to consult with experts
in case of difficulties in solving a problem independently
KA7_KK2 to adopt an axiological attitude, related to the critical evaluation of cultural products in order to solve cognitive and practical problems
KA7_KO2 openness to new ideas and views, readiness
to engage in polemics and change opinions in the light of available data and arguments in order to inspire action in the public interest

KA7_KO3 to organize their own and team work and to critically evaluate and remodel it in an entrepreneurial manner
KA7_KR2 observe ethical principles related to
of responsibility for the actions taken
of the nature of creation, dissemination and evaluation of cultural products and texts, correctly identify and resolve ethical dilemmas related to the
related to the performance of the profession, upholding the professional ethos
Oral or written credit.

Students must attend classes, actively participate in discussions, and give a seminar relating the seminar's themes to their research interests. The grade will be based on active participation (50%), and the final seminar (50%)

Byung-Chul Han, What is Power? (Wiley, 2018)

Michel Foucault, Power. Essential Works of Foucault, 1954–1984, Edited by: James D. Faubion (The New Press, 2021)

Isaac Ariail Reed, Abigail Cary Moore & Vasfiye Betul Toprak, „Hermeneutics and Performance in Social Theories of Power” in: Handbook of Classical Sociological Theory (Springer, 2021)
Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (New York: Viking Press, 1963)
Hannah Arendt, On Violence (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1969)
Hannah Arendt, „What is Authority?” in: Between Past and Future: Six Exercises in Political Thought (New York: The Viking Press, 1961)
Richard Kearney, Imagination Now: A Richard Kearney Reader, ed. by Murray E. Littlejohn (Lanham: Rowman. & Littlefield Publishers, 2020)
Jane Kneller, Kant and the Power of Imagination (Cambridge University Press, 2007)

Movies:

Hannah Arendt, directed by Margarethe von Trotta (Zeitgeist Films, 2013)
The Red Shoes, directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell (The Archers, 1948)
And other works selected with the students

Complementary Reading:

Dariusz Doliński, Tomasz Grzyb, The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority
An Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram (New York: Routledge, 2020)
Stanley Milgram, Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View (New York: Harper&Row, 1974)
The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment conducted August 1971 at Stanford University (https://web.stanford.edu/dept/spec_coll/uarch/exhibits/Narration.pdf)
Experimenter, directed by Michael Almereyda (Magnolia Pictures, 2015)

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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