Course: Society and Violence

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Course title Society and Violence
Course code KFHS/KB351
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Kroupa Daniel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) The concept, causes and types of violence 2) Domestic violence and its forms 3) Violence and bullying at school and in the workplace. 4) Displays of violence in social relations and crime. 5) Crime and Punishment 6) The issue of death penalty. 7) The political use of violence. 8) The insurrection, civil war, revolution. 9) The state violence, the question of legitimacy. 10) Pacifism. 11) Realism. 12) The concept of a rightful war.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course will get students acquainted with general overview of the issue of violence. The main topic will be the displays of violence in modern society, such as domestic violence, bullying, sexual violence, crime, political use of violence during demonstrations, the legitimacy of the use of violence by the state, the issue of insurrection, civil war, revolution and war in general. In the course, reading of selected classical texts and their interpretation, presentation of own study results and discussions will be included.
Learning outcomes: - knowledge of types and forms of violence - knowledge of basic theories of violent behavior - orientation in the issue of legitimacy of violence - ability to find relevant information sources on the issue of violence.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Participation 60%, presentation. An essay on the topic of current political discourse on democracy in the extent of at least 7 pages, using two other secondary sources.
Recommended literature
  • Agamben G. Prostředky bez účelu: poznámky o politice. Praha, 2003.
  • Arendtová H. O násilí. Praha, 1994.
  • Arendtová H. O revoluci. Praha, 2011.
  • Benjamin W. Ke kritice násilí, v: Agesilaus Santander. Praha, 1998.
  • HUNTINGTON, S. T. Střet civilizací. Praha, 2001.
  • Masaryk T. G. Světová revoluce. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-86495-27-2.
  • Patočka J. Kacířské eseje o filosofii dějin. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7298-275-2.
  • Velek J. Kapitoly z teorie spravedlivé války. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7007-425-.
  • WALDENFENS, B. Hranice legitimizace a otázka po násilí, in: Znepokojivá zkušenost cizího. Praha, 1998.
  • Žižek S. Násilí. Praha, 2013.


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