| Course title | Cultural and Historical Dimensions of Borders |
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| Course code | KGE/PBORA |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | Course does not contain work placement |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Culture and space; classical cultural geography and new cultural geography; the cultural turn 2. Cultural traits and their contemporary spatial significance; globalisation and its impact on borders 3. Borders as products of power, identities and narratives 4. The Other and space; sameness and difference; exclusion in a spatial context 5. Cultural regions, regional identities and symbols; the formation of regions and borders on a cultural basis 6. EU cultural policy with a focus on border issues 7. Contemporary cultural-geographical phenomena in borderlands and cross-border contexts
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course focuses on examining the boundaries of various hierarchical levels through the lens of cultural geography and also on the issue of cultural boundaries. In the seminars, students will discuss the differences between the concepts of borders and boundaries, identities, symbolism, narratives, cultural politics, cross-border and globalization influences and other cultural phenomena with an emphasis on space.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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