The course starts with analysis of the complex concept of 'Otherness' to continue with observation of law that it is considered as a cultural fact and rooted in human relationships, cultural or societal.

The main educational aims are: 1) understanding the complex dimension of Otherness, as the first component of social bond; 2) understanding the original relationship between law and social bond; 3) law and rights.

An ample space will be devoted specifically to the analysis of Otherness, whose understanding is prerequisite for combination of the relationship among law, rights and cultures and acquiring adequate sensitivity to serve the arduous tasks of the intercultural mediation.

A specific program will affect students who attend lessons, which will be introduced to the field of research known as Law and Humanities. By this way they will approach the issue of Otherness from the broader perspective of artistic representation.

Learning outcomes:

a) obtain basic skills for development of ideas and original applications in the philosophical and sociological research context, beginning with the acquisition of an appropriate cultural sensitivity and an adequate methodology to develop an autonomous critic ability with the aim to observe the cultural phenomena beyond the applicants ideological simplifications (Knowledge and understanding);

b) demonstrate ability to solve theoretical and applied problems in interdisciplinary contexts relating to the fields listed above, including through participation in workshops and study groups (Applying knowledge patience and understanding);

c) demonstrate ability to integrate their own knowledge and making judgments in theoretical situations or complex practices relating to the areas listed above, which will be expressed through active participation in discussions with the teacher and among students themselves, in particular during workshops and seminars (Making judgments);

d) demonstrate ability to communicate the acquired knowledge in a clear, essential and scientifically correct shape (Communication);

e) demonstrate ability to develop their own learning with autonomy and critical sense. This ability will be encouraged during the entire course by the teacher and will be evaluated on examination (Learning skills).

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures 

Working class

Attendance

Frequency. Active participation. Students must produce a personal work which will be an integral part of the examination.

Course books

F. Jullien, Contro la comparazione. Lo scarto e il tra. Un altro accesso all'alterità, Mimesis, Milano 2014.

S. Rodotà, Il diritto di avere diritti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2012.

Assessment

Interview.

Interview appears as the form of comparison more suitable to check the degree of maturation reached by the student not only in the learning of books, but alsoin referring to Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Individual study.

Materials from lectures will be free avalaible in the blended-learning platform.

Attendance

Study of texts in program program in all their parts.

Course books

F. Jullien, Contro la comparazione. Lo scarto e il tra. Un altro accesso all'alterità, Mimesis, Milano 2014.

S. Rodotà, Il diritto di avere diritti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2012.

Assessment

Interview.

Interview appears as the form of comparison more suitable to check the degree of maturation reached by the student not only in the learning of books, but alsoin referring to Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.