Baltic russian institute

Seminars:

1. M. Webber “comprehensive sociology”

2. The P.Sorokin culturally social dynamics

3. Sociology of culture of the Western post-modernism culture (M. Fucuo, R. Bart, J. Bodriar)

4. Methodology and methods of the research of the sociology of culture
Suggested literature

Discionaries and information literature

Socioloģijas skaidrojošā vārdnīca. Rīga LU, 1997.The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods. 2004

Companion encyclopedia of anthropology: humanity, culture and social life /Ed. By T. Ingold. London: Routledge, 2002.

Encyclopedia of social theoty./ ed. George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, 2004.

Большой толковый социологический словарь (Collins). Т.1-2/ Пер. С англ. М.: Вече, АСТ, 1999.

Краткий словарь по социологии [electroniskais resurss]/Павленок П.Д. М.,2002.

Российская социологическая энциклопедия /Под общ. Ред.Г.В.Осипова. М.: НОРМА, ИНФРА-М, 1998.

Социология на пороге XXI века: основные направления исследований /Ред.-сост. С.И. Григорьев (Россия), Ж. Коэнен-Хуттер (Швейцария). 3-е изд., доп., перераб. М.: РУСАКИ, 1999.

Study means and theoretical literature

Cilvēks un dzīve socioloģijas skatījumā. Rīga LU, 1996.

Betnere D. Pašreference latviešu kultūras paradigmā. R., LU, 2003

Laķis P. Socioloģija (lekciju kurss). ZVAIGZNE ABC, 2002.

Mūrnieks E. Vispārējā socioloģija. Lekciju komplects 1., 2. Daļa. R., RTU, 2001.

Mūrnieks E. Mācību materiāli un vingrinājumi socioloģijā. R., RTU, 2003.

Politika un sociologija/ galv. Red. Žanete Ozoliņa.R.,2004

Sabiedrības pārmaiņas Latvijā. Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts. Baltijas studiju centrs.

Zin. red. A. Tabūns. R., Jumava, 1998.

After subkulture: critical studies in contemporary youth culture. New York, 2004.

Albrow M. Sociology: The basics. - L.; N.Y.: Routledge 1999

Pierre Boudrieu 2 /ed. by Derek Robbins. London, 2005

Bryjak G. Sociology: Cultural Diversity in a Changing World. 2-nd rev. ed. London: Allyn & B, 1994.

Culture: critical concepts in sociology. London; new York: Routledge, 2003.

Geertz C. The interpretation of culture. N.Y.: Basic Books, 1973.

Giddens A. Sociology. – Cambridge: Polity press, 1998.

Neubeck K. Sociology: diversity, conflict, and chnge. Boston, 2005

Sociology on culture/ John R.Hall. London, N.Y., 2003.

Max Weber Readings and commentary on modernity. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publ., 2005

Левикова С. Молодежная субкультура. М., 2004.

Белик А.А. Культурология: Антропологические теории культур: Учеб. Пособие. М.: РГГУ, 1999.

Жоль К.К. Социология (в систематическом изложении). М., 2004.

Ионин Л.Г. Социология культуры: путь в новое тысячелетие: Для вузов. 3-е изд., перераб., доп. М.: Логос, 2000.

Минюшев Ф.И. Социология культуры: учебное пособие для вузов. М., 2004.

Михайлова Л.И. Социология культуры: учебное пособие. М., 2004.

BALTIC RUSSIAN INSTITUTE

Title of the course: SEMIOTICS AND SEMANTICS OF CULTURE
The course includes of the professional BA programme in Cultural administration part A
The author of the course: Irina Markina, doc.
Abstract of the course: the course introduces the subject of semiotics, its basic notions and its main problems. The course give an in-depth view in the problems of semantics and semiotics, teaches the main notions of semiotics and its approach specifics, develops the students’ skills in perception and analysis the sign system and its semantics.
Aim of the course:

1. 
   To introduce the students to the specifics of semiotic ideas and to create an impression of the semiotics’ place and role in philosophy.
   
2. 
   To develop primary skills in analysing semiotic problems, to give an understanding of the content of meaning of the signs and the sign system.
   
3. 
   To give an idea about peculiarities of the sing communication.
   
4. 
   To develop the skills of applying the semiotic approach in practice by analyzing and creating visual and verbal texts independently.
   

Course credit value: 3 CP, 48 contact hours (20- lectures, 18- seminars and practical work).
Requirements: participation in 5 seminars: active participation in the group work and discussing the offerd questions; participation in the argumented discussion based on the text materials; written summary of the discussed problem; individual task (writing task); successful completing of the exam (oral)

Assessment of the exam: 30% of the mark- assessment of a writing computer typed test (around 8 000 symbols), which shall be handed in electronic during the last study week;

30%- seminars and individual work assessment;

40%- theoretical question of any course themes.

Course content:

1. 
   The subject of semiotics and its specifics. Semiotics as meta-science. Main issues of semiotics and basic principles of approach.
   
2. 
   The notion of a sign. Basics of the sign theory.
   
3. 
   Sign and the notion of sign system. Close and open system. Sign system in the human life. Natural and artificial language.
   
4. 
   Designation, from no-sign to a sign, semioses process. The problem of signs typology. The types of sign systems.
   
5. 
   Creation of meaning and semantic field. The problem of modelling zero-situation. Simple and complicated signs.
   
6. 
   Synchrony and diachrony. Syntagmatic and paradigmatic.
   
7. 
   Symbols. Semiotic condition of symbol usage. Onomatopoeia. Spontaneity.
   
8. 
   Sign systems and communication. Psychological peculiarities of the perception of information.
   
9. 
   Notion of text. Text and out-of-text structures. Text, context, and hypertext.
   
10. 
    Text characteristics: sign-form, coherence, completeness.
    
11. 
    Business semiotics: notion of the code, coding. Principles of coding in the visual sign system, semantic circle.
    
12. 
    Problem of text and communication interpretation in the information and post-information society.
    

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Basic literature:

1. 
   Johansen J.D. Signs in use: an introduction to semiotics. London, 2002.
   
2. 
   Eco U. A theory of semiotics. Bloomington, 1979.
   
3. 
   Encyclopedia of semiotics. N.Y., 1998.
   
4. 
   Eco U. Die Grenzen der Interpretation. Muenchen, 1995.
   
5. 
   Агеев В.Н. Семиотика. М., 2002.
   
6. 
   Силичев Д.А. Семиотика и искусство. М., 1991.
   
7. 
   Семиотика. Антология. М., 2001.
   

Additional literature:

1. 
   Bal M. On meaning-meaking: essays in semiotics. Sonoma, California, 1994.
   
2. 
   Couch M. Creative Calligraphy. N.Y. ISBN 1-880908-99-9.
   
3. 
   4000 monograms. A Pepin press Design Book. 2000. ISBN 90-5496-045-0.
   
4. 
   Martin B. Cassell dictionary of semiotics. London, 2000.
   
5. 
   Квадратура смысла. Французская школа анализа дискурса. М., 1979.
   
6. 
   Колесов В. Язык города. М., 1991.
   
7. 
   Крейдлин Г.Е. Семиотика, или Азбука общения. М., 2004.
   
8. 
   Раушенбах Б. Геометрия картины и зрительное восприятие. СПб., 2001.
   
9. 
   Савчук В. Конверсия искусства. СПб., 2001.
   
10. 
    Успенский Б.А. Семиотика искусства. М., 1995.
    

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