TFO1013 ¨C Identity, Ethics and Intercultural Competence

Course content

The complexity of religious and cultural identities and belongings in contemporary societies raises a number of socio-ethical questions. In this course, students will develop competence to address these questions from various perspectives, and in constructive ways. The course consists of three main parts.

The first is informed by the fields of global citizenship studies and political philosophy, and deals with topics like human rights, democratic values and social justice, including focus on racism and societal systems of oppression.

The second part has its basis in interreligious and intercultural studies, with an orientation towards Jewish Studies, drawing on resources for interreligious and intercultural engagement found within Jewish thought and tradition(s), and focuses on religious narratives, philosophical discussion and communities of disagreement.

The third part is more practically oriented and will train students in relevant educational and dialogical skills. In all three parts, identity formation, ethical reflection and intercultural competence will be central aspects of the course, facilitating understandings of intercultural literacy at the intersections between religion, identity, and ethics. Students will engage in theoretical and practical discussions through comprehensive elective readings, critical analysis, and interpretation, and obtain general understandings of central, global concerns on social justice and anti-racist practices.

Learning outcome

Through this course, students will acquire:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of relevant theoretical posi