Department of Communication

Courses in English, Autumn Term 2004

Globalisation and Cultural Theory, (3 credits, 6 ECTS) Course code: 77145

Dates : 29.09. – 29.10
Days/Times : Wednesdays 10-12, Thursdays 14-16
Locations : Wednesdays Unioninkatu 37, sh4 (seminar room 4), Thursdays Unioninkatu 38 room A132.
Attention! changes in timetable
The Wednesday and Thursday meetings on the week 42 are cancelled, as well as the lecture on 20. 10. There is a lecture on 21.10, Thursday at 14:00 hrs. as usual.
The lectures that are cancelled will take place as follows;

Monday 11.10 at 14 -16hrs. in U37 sh4
Friday 29.10 at 10 -12hrs. in U38 A132
Monday 01.11 at 14-16hrs. in U38 A205

Lecturer: Gavan Titley

Course Description:

Globalisation has become so central to discussions of contemporary society that many now argue that it obscures more than it illuminates. In response this course analyses globalisations and the idea of the 'global', and surveys key cultural debates concerning cultural synchronisation, transculturality, cosmopolitanism and emerging notions of global citizenship. By the end of this course students should:

• Have an understanding of globalisation as a multi-accented term.
• Be able to identify overlapping and divergent ideas of culture that are widely employed in discussing globalisation.
• Identify general theoretical ideas of global processes, while recognising the conditions and limits of their applicability.
• Engage with the issues involved in conducting theoretical research on culturalglobalisation.
• be able to identify questions or relevance to related courses and potentially for their future research.

Literature:

Selected articles will be distributed during the course

Examination:

Lectures, seminars, essay

Mode of assessment:

Assessment scale: 1, 1+, 2-, 2, 2+, 3- and 3.

Additional information:
University Lecturer (acting), Yonca Ermutlu , e-mail Yonca.Ermutlu@helsinki.fi