Interdisciplinary Courses

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El extractivismo, entendido como “la explotación de grandes volúmenes de recursos naturales que se exportan como commodities y generan economías de enclave” (Wagner, Extractivismo, en: Diccionario del agro latinoamericano) es un tema de suma actualidad en América Latina –  pensamos, por ejemplo, en las discusiones acerca del Cerrejón en Colombia, la extracción de petróleo en el Parque Nacional Yasuní-ITT en Ecuador o las minas de cobre chilenas. Desde un acercamiento interdisciplinario, el seminario indaga por un lado los conflictos socio-ambientales en torno al extractivismo y las dinámicas de sociedades rentistas. Se revisará la exportación de recursos (oro, plata etc.) desde los tiempos de la Colonia, descrita en las crónicas españolas, mestizas o indígenas; así como el nuevo extractivismo verde y las discusiones sobre el hidrogeno verde. Por otro lado, se revisará el escenario del posacuerdo en Colombia: el tema del capítulo étnico en el informe final de la Comisión de la Verdad y el trabjo de los 17 macroterritorios, los cuales han revisado la continuidad de la violencia en relación con  el extractivismo (incluyendo la coca). El curso se desarrollará a través de módulos colaborativos de aprendizaje internacional en línea (COIL) y estará a cargo de tres profesores de diversas nacionalidades (colombiana, alemana) con diferentes formaciones disciplinares (literatura, ciencia política, sociología y antropología). Referencia bibliográfica: Wagner, Lucrecia, Extractivismo (https://www.teseopress.com/diccionarioagro/chapter/extractivismo/)

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The course will give an introduction to the field of peace and conflict studies. After discussing basic concepts, the course will deal with topics including Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice and Human Rights; Gender; Natural Resources and Education

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This course is aimed to introduce the students to the theory of the language contact. The course will focus on the problems of bilingualism and linguistic interference on different levels. Participants will learn about the typology of language contact, using the practical examples.

The tandem seminar, which will be held by Yuliia Kolisnyk (JLU Giessen) and Dr. Andriy Danylenko (NaUKMA Kyiv), is part of the project “Ukraine digital: Ukraine in its transcultural and transnational context” of the Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (NaUKMA). The project was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); funding is provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

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This course aims to introduce and discuss the theoretical foundations and practical implications of memory politics in the cultural and political life of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Ukraine.  Our special interest will be in studying the effects of digitalization and visualization of memory, which only intensified with the Covid-19 pandemic and, recently, the full-scale Russian war in Ukraine. The combination of text, sound, and image magnifies the performative function of memory, significantly cutting the path between the historical event, its interpretation, and reception, while the new media multiply the speed of memory making and remaking.

How and to what extent do different agents of memory engage in memory politics? How has (non)digital media been used to produce, popularize and circulate historical myths? To what extent can Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, and other social media provide a platform for successful digital projects on memory and remembering? The ongoing war demonstrated that memory wars precede and adjoin actual geopolitical conflicts. We will attempt to answer these and other questions during this course. The course will take place within the framework of the project “Ukraine digital: Ukraine in its transcultural and transnational context” of the Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (NaUKMA). The project is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); funding is provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).