Global Social Processes (Thematic Workshop II)

Recommended Prerequisites

Introduction to Sociology, Classical Sociological Thought, Sociological Theories

Teaching Methods

The classes seek to involve students in regular and dynamics academic activities. For instance oral presentation of the texts that articulates with the objectives and the specific skills above. Students must also learn to make written and oral summaries of reports arising from four workshops of the semester. The same applies to excerpts of two films / documentaries that will be screened about specific global processes. It remains the preparation of reading papers about texts presented in class.

Learning Outcomes

Overall Objectives

- Introduction to sociological research on globalization. Students should acquire skills and analytical tools essential to the sociological understanding of global social processes.

 

Specific Objectives

- Perception of socio-genesis of globalization

- Understanding of the production and circulation of ideas

- Understanding of local-global confrontation

- Specific processes (heritage, tourism, consumption, and environment)

 

Generic skills

- About the “new" history of globalization

- About the scenarios and the globalization processes

- Formulate hypotheses about globalization in Portugal

- To exercise critical thinking about the effects of globalization

 

Specific Skills

- To produce bibliographic selection issue about globalization in Portugal

- To review and discuss journalistic information about globalization

- To produce reports about specific situations of local-global confrontation.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction

2. Globalization in time and space
The concepts and theories of the social sciences inherited from the nineteenth century and its limits in the XXI century

3. The processes of globalization
Economic globalization, neoliberalism and inequality

4. Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
The globalization of culture

5. Globalization, cities and mobilities. Migration, de-localization and de-territorialization,
Migration and community formation

6. Globalization, consumption and consumer society
Challenges of the new globalized capitalism
The consumer society and human rights

7. Globalization and the world heritage
Globalization, mobility and tourism
Global culture and the heritage preservation

 

THEMATIC WORKSHOPS

1 Globalization of cotton: from luxury good to motor of industrialization

2 Globalization and urbanization of the world

3 Consumption , well-being and body aesthetics

4 City and globalized tourism. Local cultures and international tourism

Head Lecturer(s)

Carlos José Cândido Guerreiro Fortuna

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Attending classes - 75% attendance, reading paper and oral presentation 30% + midterm test 30% + final exam 30% + participation in class 10%: 100.0%

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

. Appadurai, A. (org.) (2005), Globalization

. Canclini, N. García (2003), A globalização imaginada

. Fortuna, C.s (2008), "A internacionalização da Sociologia ", in Torres, A. e Baptista, L. (orgs.), Sociedades Contemporâneas: Reflexividade e Acção

. Fortuna, C.(coord.), 2002, Cultura, corpo e comércio: tendências socioculturais relacionadas com a estética e o bem-estar. [BP316.7 CUL]

. Jameson, F. e Miyoshi (orgs.), The cultures of globalization. [BP316.7CUL]

. Kanter, E. M., World Class: Thriving in the global economy. [658 KAN]

. Lander, E.e Castro-Goméz, S. (orgs.) (2005), La colonialidad del saber:eurocentrismo y ciencias sociales. [BP316.334.3COL]

Santos, Boaventura (2001), “Os processos da globalização”, in Santos, B. (org.), Globalização – Fatalidade ou Utopia?. [BP 316 GLO]

. Sen, J. et al. (2004), El foro social mundial: Desafiando impérios. [BP316.4FOR]

. Wolton, Dominique (2003), A outra globalização. Lisboa: Difel.