Critical Intercultural Dialogue

Year
1
Academic year
2023-2024
Code
02036741
Subject Area
Sociology
Language of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
B-learning
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
7.5
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Lectures are expected to be highly interactive and practice-based with small group activities, active research debates, role plays, instant forms, note-sharing, micro-papers, and using other methods. Lecturers shall keep the level of attention and engagement high by delivering thought-provoking and interactive presentations. Students are expected to study the preparatory material before the lecture and to actively participate while it is running. Students are welcome to contribute without feeling forced to do so in a specific way.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
• Comprehend diversity in a range of variants which include, but are not restricted to, cultural, historical, political, ethnic, social, economic, religious, sexual and (dis)ability.
• Discuss principles and practices that characterise intercultural dialogue from a critical and participatory approach;
• Analyse the historical, social, political, cultural and epistemological elements which structure Critical Intercultural Dialogue;
• Understand the impact of colonialism and neoliberal globalisation on intercultural dialogue in relation to the postcolonial and decolonial debates;
• Appreciate the impact of mobilisation, activism and protest on Critical Intercultural Dialogue;
• Elaborate on the entanglement of Critical Intercultural Dialogue with Social and Global Justice, Human Rights, Democratisation and the protection of Nature and the Environment;
• Carry out micro-research on Critical Intercultural Dialogue.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

This course undertakes a participatory approach to address the study of intercultural dialogue from a critical, participatory and postcolonial perspective. It focuses on the understanding of diversity and cultures and on their relationship combining theoretical approaches with practical analyses of social, political and epistemological contexts. The course is divided in four parts: 1) dialogue, 2) interculturality, 3) critique and 4) critical intercultural dialogue. Students are invited to engage into the discussions of the course content aiming to produce relevant and compelling micro-research activities which are expected to be critically reflective upon their own perceptions and opinions. The course contents address the knowledge students need in order to accomplish the learning objectives and contributes to the acquisition and development of the required competencies, critical thinking, and the performances that boost Critical Intercultural Dialogue.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Cusicanqui, S. R. (2012). ‘Ch’ixinakax Utxiwa: A Reflection on the Practices and Discourses of Decolonization’. South Atlantic Quarterly 111 (1): 95–109
Gianolla, C. (2013). Human rights and nature: intercultural perspectives and international aspirations. J. of Human Rights and the Environment 4 (1), 58-78
Guilherme, M. M. (2019). Intercultural Multilateralities: Pluri-dialogic imaginations, globo-ethical positions and epistemological ecologies, J. of Multicultural Discourses, 14 (1), 1-13
Hall, S. (2019). Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity and Diaspora. Durham: Duke UP
Panikkar, R. (1999). The Intra-Religious Dialogue, Revised Edition. New York: Paulist P
Carvalho, C. P. (2013). Citizenship and the artistic practice: artistic practices and their social role. In N. Duxbury (Ed.), Animation of Public space through the arts: Towards more sustainable communities. Almedina, 293-315
Santos, B. S. (2016) Epistemologies of the South: Justice against epistemicide. Abingdon: Routledge.