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190107 SE Educational Theories in International and Historical Comparison (2023S)

Between Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism: Education in Historical and International Comparison

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 19 - Bildungswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Seminar wird von Gastprof.Hannah Spector übernommen.
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Saturday 10.06. 12:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 5 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 16.06. 09:45 - 14:45 Seminarraum 7 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Saturday 17.06. 12:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 7 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Friday 23.06. 12:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 7 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Saturday 24.06. 12:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course seeks to understand the complex dynamics at play between nationalism and cosmopolitanism in different settings with a focus on education and educational ideas. Questions that will guide our thinking and discussions include: Are nationalism and cosmopolitanism irreconcilable ideologies/movements? Where is education located and what is its role in shaping national identities, (inter)national agendas, cosmopolitan sensibilities? Does the recent rise of right-wing nationalism and post-truth politics indicate a failure on the part of cosmopolitanism and its educational iterations? As postmodernism has played a significant role in educational philosophy and educational research for some decades and across contexts, we will also discuss the accusation that it is to blame for the post-truth era.

Methods:
1. Read and discuss English-language seminar literature.
2. (Co-)facilitate discussions of course readings.
3. Conduct independent literature research.
4. Practice and refine academic writing through hands-on writing activities on the literature.
5. Actively participate in class discussions and group activities. Class attendance is expected.

Assessment and permitted materials

Facilitation/presentation of course reading(s): 20 credits
Written presentation of paper idea: 20 credits
Course paper: 40 credits
Participation in class discussions, group work, and other responsibilities: 20 credits

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1 (sehr gut) 100-90 credits
2 (gut) 89-81 credits
3 (befriedigend) 80-71 credits
4 (genügend) 70-60 credits
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0 credits

Examination topics

Reading list

Berlin, I. (2013). The counter-enlightenment. In Against the current.
Berlin, I. (2013). Nationalism: Past and present. In Against the current.
Muratovic, K. and Gimpl, F. (2020). Doing nation in empires: The emergence of Turkey and
Austria. Croatian Journal of Education, 22(2), 151-169.
Billig, M. (1995). [Ch. 1 and 6] Banal nationalism. London, UK: SAGE.
Spector, H. (2022). The imperial nationalism of human rights and genocide education laws:
Cases from the United States. In D. Tröhler, N. Piattoeva, & W. F. Pinar (Eds.), World yearbook of education 2022: Education, schooling and the global universalization of nationalism. (pp. 235-250). London, UK: Routledge.
Tröhler, D. (2020). Nation-state, education and the fabrication of national-minded citizens.
Croatian Journal of Education, 22(2), 11-27.
Standish, P. (2004). Europe, continental philosophy and the philosophy of education.
Comparative Education, 40(4), 485-501.
Arendt, H. (1967). Truth and politics. Retrieved from
https://idanlandau.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/arendt-truth-and-politics.pdf
Newman, S. (2023). Post-truth, postmodernism and the public sphere. In M. Conrad et al. (eds.),
Europe in the age of post-truth politics, (pp. 13-30). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
Peters, M. (2017). Education in a post-truth world. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 49(6),
563-566.
Tan, K. (2012). Cosmopolitanism and nationalism. Il Politico, 77(3), 188-205.
Spector, H. (2020). Trends and typologies of cosmopolitanism in education. Oxford Research
Encyclopedia of Education. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Edmunds, J. (2013). Human rights, Islam and the failure of cosmopolitanism.Ethnicities,13(6),
671688.
Rizvi, F. and Choo, S. S. (2020). Education and cosmopolitanism in Asia: An introduction. Asia
Pacific Journal of Education, 40(1), 1-9.
Hansen, D. (2009). Dewey and cosmopolitanism. Education & Culture, 25(2) 126-140.

*Further literature may be developed through ongoing research during the seminar.*

Association in the course directory

WM-M08

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