During this course participants will reflect on self- and otherness, and critically review the supposedly culturally determined differences usually highlighted in intercultural communication studies.The aim is to:- show how the concept of %E2%80%9Cthe Other%E2%80%9D is changing in our day and age, and how this change influences intercultural communication studies- develop critical cultural awareness of self and otherness- illustrate how otherness can be, and is, constructed and deconstructed- reflect upon the power of visual communication in construing %E2%80%9Cthe Other%E2%80%9D, either positively or negatively- give insights into the approaches to interculturality from the point of view of hermeneutics and critical interpretivism- enable students to critically analyze the concept of identity as well as identitarian claims in their various articulations- understand how the dynamics of diversity work in a contemporary urban setting by observing and documenting cultural expressions of diversity

Course leader
Ms. Saara Rautanen-Uunila

Target group
This course is suitable for advance-level students from the following backgrounds: intercultural studies, anthropology, sociology, social psychology, psychology, gender studies, postcolonial studies, philosophy, linguistics and related multidisciplinary programs.

Course aim
- show how the concept of "the Other" is changing in our day and age, and how this change influences intercultural communication studies- develop critical cultural awareness of self and otherness- illustrate how otherness can be, and is, constructed and deconstructed- reflect upon the power of visual communication in construing "the Other", either positively or negatively- give insights into the approaches to interculturality from the point of view of hermeneutics and critical interpretivism- enable students to critically analyze the concept of identity as well as identitarian claims in their various articulations- understand how the dynamics of diversity work in a contemporary urban setting by observing and documenting cultural expressions of diversity

Fee info
EUR 640: This course fee applies to degree and PhD students who pay the fee before June 1, 2015.

Helsinki Summer School
Address: P.O. Box 3 University of Helsinki
Postal code: FI-00014
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Website: http://helsinkisummerschool.fi
E-mail: summer-school@helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 (0)2 941 40255