Universität Wien

070165 PS Democracy and Adolescents Lifeworlds - Citizenship: Theories, Practices, Didactics (2021W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

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Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Dienstag 05.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
Dienstag 12.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
Dienstag 16.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
Dienstag 30.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
Dienstag 14.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
Dienstag 11.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
Dienstag 25.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3

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CITIZENSHIP: THEORIES, PRACTICES, DIDACTICS

CONTENTS OF THE COURSE
The course is divided into three parts. The first part will provide a brief overview of the concept of citizenship through time, with particular emphasis on its entanglements with the development of the nation-state. It will discuss the traditional conceptualisations of citizenship associated with the rights and duties of citizens within the nation-state, as well as cosmopolitan ideas of citizenship related to the figure of the global citizen. The second part will explore the concepts of citizenship and belonging within contemporary social processes, analysing the multifarious relations and conflicts brought about by transnational migratory movements, neoliberal globalisation, bordering practices, and the revival of nationalist tendencies. It will also take into consideration some of the most common critiques that have been moved to the concept and practice of citizenship, namely the postcolonial and feminist critiques, focusing in particular on the power, racial, and gendered boundaries of in- and exclusion that are continuously redrawn across space. The last part will investigate the intertwining relations between citizenship and civic education: by asking what it means to be a citizen today, this part will analyse the current crisis of liberal democracy, exploring potentially alternative forms of citizenship and political participation at both local and international level (post-national citizenship, digital citizenship, environmentalist and feminist campaigns).

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
- To introduce students to historical conceptualisations and current debates on citizenship;
- To provide a framework for a critical understanding of the relationship between citizenship and contemporary social processes;
- To encourage in-depth reflections on citizenship in social and educational contexts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with different theoretical and practical perspectives on citizenship;
- Critically assess how citizenship relates to contemporary social processes, generating practices of in- and exclusion;
- Understand the implications of, and interrelations between, the concepts and practices of citizenship and citizenship education;
- Critically discuss specific topics and engage in current debates.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Regular attendance is a prerequisite for the final evaluation (max. 2 absences are allowed). The course envisages the interactive participation of students through their prior preparation of the weekly readings and the discussion in class (20% of final evaluation).

Students should also prepare a group presentation on one of the topics discussed in class (30%). The presentation will be delivered online during the last lesson.

The final assessment will consist in one written essay on a selected topic discussed in class (50%).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The course will be held in English. The knowledge and fluency of the English language per se will not be evaluated, although a B1 level is necessary to participate in the seminar and deliver the outputs. No prior knowledge of specific terms or concepts is required, as they will be clarified and discussed in class. Besides the weekly readings, workshops, presentations and interactive activities will also be organised.

Prüfungsstoff

Students will be evaluated on the topics discussed in class.

Literatur

The following list is indicative and not comprehensive:
- Anderson, Benedict. 1983. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. London: Verso.
- Balibar, Étienne, and Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein. 2011. Race, Nation, Class: Ambiguous Identities. London; New York: Verso. Chapter 3: 37-68.
- Banks, James A., ed. 2004. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. In particular Parts 1, 2, 4 and 7.
- Cruikshank, Barbara. 1999. The Will to Empower: Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Pages: 1-29, 67-86.
- De Genova, Nicholas. 2004. ‘The Legal Production of Mexican/Migrant “Illegality”’. Latino Studies 2 (2): 160–85.
- Isin, Engin F. 2009. ‘Citizenship in Flux: The Figure of the Activist Citizen’. Subjectivity 29 (1).
- Isin, Engin F., and Evelyn Ruppert. 2015. ‘Citizens and Cyberspace’. In Being Digital Citizens, 19–50.
- Jefferess, David. 2012. ‘Unsettling Cosmopolitanism. Global Citizenship and the Cultural Politics of Benevolence’. In Postcolonial Perspectives on Global Citizenship Education, edited by Vanessa Andreotti and Lynn Mario T. Menezes de Souza, 27–46. New York: Routledge.
- Schmid, Veronika, and Mathias Bös. 2012. ‘National Identity, Ethnic Heterogeneity and the New Culturalization of Citizenship’. In El Pueblo Del Estado. Nacionalidad y Ciudadanía En El Estado Constitucional-Democratio., edited by B.A. Corral, Pages: 131–59.
- Somers, Margaret R. 2008. ‘Chapter 7: Fear and Loathing of the Public Sphere’. In Genealogies of Citizenship: Markets, Statelessness, and the Right to Have Rights, 254–89. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Turner, Bryan S. 2016. ‘We Are All Denizens Now: On the Erosion of Citizenship’. Citizenship Studies 20 (6–7): 679–92.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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Letzte Änderung: Di 14.12.2021 13:48