Globalization, Culture and Society

The course is focused on the current debates around globalization and its social and cultural impact. The subject proposes a theoretical approach to concepts such as ‘clash of civilizations’, ‘liquid society’, ‘postmodernity’, ‘post-nationalism’, ‘consumer culture’ or ‘cosmopolitism’. The students develop on readings and cultural analysis (cinema and media productions) with a command on the concepts and a list of authors. The students apply this knowledge on a range of essays to be produced (writing and audiovisual outputs). This is a subject specially addressed to students with research aims in the fields of culture and the media, within an international context. English is the regular language for communications, deliveries, assignments and in-class contributions. The subject also presupposes some skills of media production including photo and short video editing.