CULTURE WARS IN THE WEST: POLITICS OF THE DIGITAL ERA - POS351/POS651 Fall 2024

Course

Tomas Dolezal

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Lessons

Here is the course outline:

Concept of Culture Wars then and now – Europe, US, and beyond. Key features of nowadays Culture Wars in the West, various “battlegrounds”, typical themes, and insecurities behind the phenomena

Old and new cleavages and battlegrounds in both national and transnational contexts. Uncovering and understanding old and new dominant cleavages based on value orientations and moral politics. Available data and their interpretation, examples of essential sources and databases. Introduction to comparative approach to so called „Culture Wars then and now, in Europe, the U.S., and beyond.

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CULTURE WARS IN THE WEST: POLITICS OF THE DIGITAL ERA - POS351/POS651 Fall 2024

Lessons

1. What we mean by “Culture Wars“? Introduction

2. Where and Who? Divided societies: Political and social cleavages, plurality of worldviews and val...

3. Why? Why Now? Transformations of Institutions, Authorities, Technologies, Fears, and Minds

4. Moral, Social And Political Psychology On Polarization

5. Political Consequences Of Culture Wars, Polarization, And Democracy

6. Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories

7. Technological (R)evolution? New Media, Hybrid Media System and Societal Consequences

8. International/Transnational Dimensions Of Culture Wars: Topics, Tools, Channels, And Reactions

9. Hot-button issues, case studies &: discussion

10. Religion and Morality Politics

11. Identity (and) Politics. Gender, Civilization, Ethnicity, Race, Place, Class and beyond?

12. Memory politics and culture wars

13. Culture Wars, Problems, and Solutions.

14. Final Workshop on "Solutions"