Class Communication, Culture, and Citizenship for Social Change

This course module aims to contribute to the strengthening and consolidation of the fields of Communication, Culture and Citizenship, both in their theoretical aspects and through project-based research, with a view to generating knowledge and developing methodologies and tools for social change.

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1. The social functions of communication and culture in processes of change 1.1. Contexts, interculturality and diversity 1.2. Persuasive communication vs. participatory communication 1.3. Social networks: interaction and interdependence 1.4. Participation, citizenship, protest and activism 2. From activism to entrepreneurship and social innovation 2.1. Identifying social problems and creating value 2.2. Contexts of social entrepreneurship 2.3. Networks for social entrepreneurship and change 2.4. Stages of the change process 2.5. Social Innovation 2.6. Social responsibility and change: current challenges 3. Postcoloniality and Historical Memory 3.1. Colonial modernity: subalternity and historical erasure 3.2. Intersectional thinking 3.3. Historical reparation 3.4. Activism, the duty to remember and post-memory 3.5. Postcoloniality in everyday life and processes of change  

The course module will be taught using: Lecture method - presentation of content during classes using multimedia resources and short presentations by guest experts; Interrogative method - facilitating discussions on the course topics; Active method - exploring content through various media (texts, audiovisual materials, etc.), conducting case studies, etc.  

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