Course: A man in a post-humanitarian situation

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Course title A man in a post-humanitarian situation
Course code KFHS/K501
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokorný Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to posthumanities 2) Traditional image of Man 3) The problem of anthropocentrism 4) Actor networks and flat ontology 5) Theory of dynamic systems 6) Rhizomatic thinking 7) Posthumanism and technology 8) Posthumnaism and ecology 9) Posthumanism and gender 10) Posthumanism and ethics 11) Posthumanism and politics 12) Posthumanism and new forms of knowledge

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course Human in posthuman situation discusses basic aspects of posthuman situation and theoretical approaches relevant to its analysis. Students will be introduces to the critical analysis of the anthropocentric paradigm and to its alternatives which transcend traditional dualism like human-animal, nature-culture, living-nonliving, autonomy - dependency, etc. The goal of this course is to understand humans as a part of the web of life which is equal with all other non-human actors.
Understanding of posthuman situation Ability to critical analyse anthropocentric paradigm Insight to the contemporary humanities
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Reading of course texts Discussion in classes Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Braidotti, R., Hlavajova, M. (eds.). Posthuman Glossary. Oxford New York, 2018.
  • Fukuyama, F. Our Posthuman Future. Concequences of the biotechnology revolution. New York, 2002.
  • Pepperell, R. The Posthuman condition: Consciousness beyond the brain. Bristol: Intellect Books, 2003.
  • Wolfe, C. What is posthumanism?. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 2010.


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