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Engaged Citizenship: media, performance and activism (2026/2027: Semester 1 – Fall)
Cursusdoel
After completing this course students are able to:
- Demonstrate broad knowledge on engaged citizenship, social movements and activism.
- Synthesize concepts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds (anthropology, decoloniality, citizenship studies, media and performance studies) and apply them in classroom discussions and in academic writing.
- Apply theories on activism for the staging of three micro-actions which will be mediated, performative or both.
- Practice positionality and listening to other perspectives in classroom conversations and in writing.
| Description of assignment |
Weight | Assesses which learning goals |
| 1) Participation [a) attendance; b) completion and quality of preparation for class; c) in-class participation] | 10 % |
1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 2) Micro-action 1 | 20 % |
2, 3 & 4 |
| 3) Micro-action 2 | 20 % |
2, 3 & 4 |
| 4) Micro-action 3 (including individual reflection) | 20% | 2, 3 & 4 |
| 5) Term paper | 30% | 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
Vakinhoudelijk
Engaged citizenship requires active participation in shaping society. It suggests that being a responsible member of a community isn't just about enjoying rights but also about taking action to uphold justice, equality, and democracy. Activism is a fundamental aspect of democratic citizen participation. But what does it mean to be an activist? And how can individuals and communities drive meaningful social and political change? And how do media, visuality, art and performance shape and give meaning to social movements?
This course explores the intersections of engaged citizenship, activism, media and performance.
First, we will discuss overlaps and differences between Western concepts of citizenship (based on the notion of the ‘nation-state’) and non-Western conceptions of citizenship (e.g. planetary citizenship, indigenous and decolonial conceptions). We will also discuss different forms, goals, strategies and repertoires of activism (e.g. rallies, sit-ins, community activism) and learn about activist practices by discussing concrete examples. These case studies will be grounded in a theoretical framework that draws from anthropology, politics, citizenship and decolonial studies.
In the second part we will analyze how visual and digital media (e.g. posters, stickers, zines, video projections, meme activism, citizen journalism) can be used to express political solidarity, raise awareness, or mobilize citizens into collective agency and thereby serve as powerful tools for political and social change. In this part, students will also start applying theories and probing relevant concepts through creative, experiential learning: we will produce our first micro-action – a small-scale form of creative activism – using media tools.
In the third part we will study embodied forms of activism (e.g. protests, occupations, interventions, rallies) that use artistic means to make their point. We will focus on how basic performance practices (e.g. using costume, character, voice, gestures, sensory awareness, attention strategies) and the immediacy of lived bodily sensations, perceptions and behaviours can be employed for both organizing and enacting embodied activism in public space. In this part, students will continue to apply theories and to probe relevant concepts through creative and experiential learning: they will make their second micro-action using embodied performance practices.
This course explores the intersections of engaged citizenship, activism, media and performance.
First, we will discuss overlaps and differences between Western concepts of citizenship (based on the notion of the ‘nation-state’) and non-Western conceptions of citizenship (e.g. planetary citizenship, indigenous and decolonial conceptions). We will also discuss different forms, goals, strategies and repertoires of activism (e.g. rallies, sit-ins, community activism) and learn about activist practices by discussing concrete examples. These case studies will be grounded in a theoretical framework that draws from anthropology, politics, citizenship and decolonial studies.
In the second part we will analyze how visual and digital media (e.g. posters, stickers, zines, video projections, meme activism, citizen journalism) can be used to express political solidarity, raise awareness, or mobilize citizens into collective agency and thereby serve as powerful tools for political and social change. In this part, students will also start applying theories and probing relevant concepts through creative, experiential learning: we will produce our first micro-action – a small-scale form of creative activism – using media tools.
In the third part we will study embodied forms of activism (e.g. protests, occupations, interventions, rallies) that use artistic means to make their point. We will focus on how basic performance practices (e.g. using costume, character, voice, gestures, sensory awareness, attention strategies) and the immediacy of lived bodily sensations, perceptions and behaviours can be employed for both organizing and enacting embodied activism in public space. In this part, students will continue to apply theories and to probe relevant concepts through creative and experiential learning: they will make their second micro-action using embodied performance practices.
Format
The instructors will teach from the perspective of inclusive and decolonial pedagogies. This includes cooperative teaching, collaborative, dialogic learning, active student participation and combining formal academic knowledge with practical competencies.
Tatiana Bruni will predominantly teach the first part of the course, Nina Köll the second part, and Konstantina Georgelou the third part. However, the course (content, syllabus, teaching methods) is co-designed by all three teachers and several classes are taught together.
Teaching methods include interactive lectures, class discussions and close analysis of texts. Furthermore, students prepare and moderate discussions about the topic of the weekly reading(s). At the end of the semester, students will produce an academic research paper on a thematically relevant topic of their choice.
Students will also learn how to sketch, plan, and enact “micro-actions” that probe concepts pertaining to engaged citizenship. These exercises will be framed within decolonial ethics, to create interventions that are oriented towards an equitable, and inclusive society, planetary citizenship, and earth justice.
Tatiana Bruni will predominantly teach the first part of the course, Nina Köll the second part, and Konstantina Georgelou the third part. However, the course (content, syllabus, teaching methods) is co-designed by all three teachers and several classes are taught together.
Teaching methods include interactive lectures, class discussions and close analysis of texts. Furthermore, students prepare and moderate discussions about the topic of the weekly reading(s). At the end of the semester, students will produce an academic research paper on a thematically relevant topic of their choice.
Students will also learn how to sketch, plan, and enact “micro-actions” that probe concepts pertaining to engaged citizenship. These exercises will be framed within decolonial ethics, to create interventions that are oriented towards an equitable, and inclusive society, planetary citizenship, and earth justice.
Werkvormen
UCU INT 2 course
Toetsing
Participation
Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75
Term paper
Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25
Micro-action 1
Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5
Micro-action 2
Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5
Micro-action 3
Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5
*midterm FEEDBACK*
Niet verplicht
Ingangseisen en voorkennis
Ingangseisen
Er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:
- [UCHUMMES11] Introduction to Media Studies
- [UCHUMPES11] Introduction to Performance
- [UCSSCANT11] Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Of je moet minimaal 60 punten van het bachelor programma hebben behaald
Voorkennis
Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.
Voertalen
- Engels
Competenties
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Interdisciplinariteit
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Kritisch lezen
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Leren In Community’s
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Luisteren
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Community based learning / community based research
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Samenwerken
Cursusmomenten
Gerelateerde studies
Tentamens
Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus
Verplicht materiaal
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BOEKTBA
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DIVERSESelection of articles or book chapters either available through the UU library or Open Source
Aanbevolen materiaal
Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend
Opmerkingen
Counts toward HUM or SSC major. Useful addition for students doing MES, PES or ANT tracks.
Coördinator
| dr. T. Bruni | T.Bruni@uu.nl |
Docenten
| dr. T. Bruni | T.Bruni@uu.nl |
| dr. K. Georgelou | k.georgelou@uu.nl |
| N. Köll MA | N.Koll@uu.nl |
Inschrijving
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