Critical Study of Cultural Practices (AVOIN YO)

This course does not deal with cultural awareness or cross-cultural sensitivity as such, nor does it limit its view on culture as a set of cultural products such as paintings, books or movies, for example. Instead, culture is considered in a wide sense to refer to a set of practices that are developed, maintained, altered and changed in and through interaction and that are distinctive to any given group of people. The course introduces the participants with selected concepts, theories, and research perspectives pertinent to studying human communication and cultural practices in various contexts.