Course
Course 3 credits • RETB03
The course is open for applications from both national and international students through the Swedish application site www.antagning.se, despite the notice that states "Closed for applications".
Democracy can be seen as a central part of human rights and good communication is a central part of democracy. The ability to both express one’s own views and to listen to others’ is foundational. Through a series of lectures and exercises, this intensive short course both highlights and fosters the importance of respectful, authentic, and efficient communication. Within the framework the Copenhagen School’s concept of Rhetorical citizenship, public debate is not viewed as an idealised Habermasian or Pragma-Dialectical exercise, but within an empirical rhetorical framework where disagreements contribute to the health and function of democracy. Special focus is put on how marginalized groups can be heard. During four three-hour sessions, the participants engage within an Isocratean civic framework, focusing on the need for authentic kairotic societal engagement. The four exercises are refutation and confirmation, focused listening, ethopoeia (the ability to prepare and deliver a speech from a radical different perspective), and a moderated panel debate. The process of conveying constructive peer comments will be highlighted throughout.
Study period:
autumn semester 2025
Type of studies:
part time, 25 %,
day
Study period:
2025-11-03 – 2025-12-18
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-36004
Eligibility:
General requirements and studies equivalent of course English 6 from Swedish Upper Secondary School.
- The schedule will be published 2025-06-19.
- Library Guide KOM
Second Admission Round
Nationell ansökningsomgång
Autumn semester 2025
Late application
Possibly opens 15 July