Intercultural Communication IRB4SE05FA
Konwersatorium (K) Semestr letni 2015/2016

Introduction to International Cultural Relations:

a) general information and roadmap of the course

b) main concepts and actors (governments, international organisations, corporations, non-governmental organisations and individuals)

c) background and rationale for studying International Cultural Relations. History and Theories of International Cultural Relations:

a) historical overview

b) theoretical approaches to studying culture in international affairs. Identity and Belonging:

a) imagined communities

b) borders of identity.Nationalisation of Culture:

a) cultural diplomacy

b) public diplomacy

c) analysing the relation between the culture and diplomacy.Cultural Universalism:

a) cultural and linguistic human rights

b) soft power and hegemony.Religion in International RelationsGlobalisation of culture:

a) identity crisis

b) role of the media

c) new boundaries.The West and the Rest non-Western approaches to culture in world affairs:

a) Orientalism and Occidentalism European Community multicultural policies in contemporary Europe:

a) cultural diversity

b) intercultural dialogue, mutuality

c) a multidimensional framework of identity.Clash of cultures:

a) societal insecurity

b) culture wars.Culture and Violence: cultural underpinnings of conflicts:

a) contemporary conflicts in the context of culture

b) cultural root causes of violence.Summary and conclusionsReading and essay writingExam preparation