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A hermeneutic perspective on teaching in ICC? Experiences from Åbo Akademi University

A hermeneutic perspective on teaching in ICC? Experiences from Åbo Akademi University. Dr Peter Nynäs – professor Dr Ruth Illman – researcher at The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History. ICC – a minor subject at Åbo Akademi University.

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A hermeneutic perspective on teaching in ICC? Experiences from Åbo Akademi University

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  1. A hermeneutic perspective on teaching in ICC? Experiences from Åbo Akademi University Dr Peter Nynäs – professor Dr Ruth Illman – researcher at The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

  2. ICC – a minorsubject at Åbo Akademi University • A strategicdevelopmentbased on cooperationbetweenseveraldepartments and the Open University • A naturaldirection of researchamongseveralscholarswithin the Faculty of arts • A societalneedordemand • 60 credits and a broadperspective Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

  3. Meets criteria for a hermeneutic perspective? • Basic knowledge about ICC in within a larger critical framework of a multidisciplinary character • Acknowledges social and cultural complexity • Raises more deep-reaching, ethical questions connected to apprehensions of difference, cultural hegemonies, encountering otherness and understanding another human being Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

  4. Institutionallimitations • Responsibility shared by several subjects • Courses follow the logic and curriculum of other subjects • Courses are not given annually and not necessarily in the university town • Lack of resources, coherence, continuity and strategic implementation Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

  5. The hermeneutic position and ICC • Language is our entry into reality • Otherness and alterity are central aspects of the human condition • Perceptions of cultural differences are a central dimension of how me make sense of reality • Cultural differences are by nature fluid and a subject of constant negotiation within individual, social and cultural complexity Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

  6. The hermeneutic position & tensions • The philosophical and conceptual character in contrast to implementation • Fluidity and complexity in contrast to general solutions • The academic context in contrast to societal experiences Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

  7. Central issues • Is there a possibility to meet these somewhat conflicting expectations? • What would this mean in terms of a curriculum? • What does it require from us teachers in terms of learning and research? Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo

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