Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to immerse the students in the differing formulations of what are the arenas where authority is imposed and communicated.

Contents

The course reviews thought on cultural resources as effective tools and mediums of political communication. Such thinkers as Toynbee, Morgenthau, Bull, Waltz, and Huntington are reviewed. This course develops a nuanced understanding of how cultural diplomacy takes place today. The practical issues studied range from official cultural exchange programmes to more callous exchanges of commercial culture.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	16 h	0 h

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

The course is organised only once, in the autumn term 2007.

Study materials

Arndt, Richard T., The First Resort Of Kings: American Cultural Diplomacy In The Twentieth Century. Potomack Books 2005.

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