Good reading skills and familiarity with working with philosophical essays. Basic knowledge of political philosophy, critical ability and interest in the present time

The objective of the course is for the student to come into contact with reflections on contemporary culture that have addressed the connection between culture, nature and social power. Through these reflections, the idea is that the student will be able to critically approach different cultural and political phenomena of the world in which he/she lives, and particularly the problem of freedom. In order to do so, he/she must acquire a series of knowledge, abilities and attitudes. Among the knowledge, he/she must become familiar with some authors and theories that: - Have theorized in an open way culture understood both from a materialistic perspective and as a vector of social power. - The consequences of that open notion of culture in fields such as: - Our relationship with nature - Technology and its social role - The State - Postcolonialism and globalization The capacities to be acquired refer to: - Follow both abstract arguments and their correspondence in contemporary social imaginaries. - Read texts of transdisciplinary theorists of our time. - To interpret, with a high theoretical level and from various perspectives, the phenomena of contemporary culture, in their ethical, political and ideological implications. Particularly the problem of freedom. - High capacity of oral and written expression on complex issues and high theoretical level, but referring to the concrete social world. - To link what they have learned in this course with all the cultural knowledge and interpretative skills acquired throughout their undergraduate studies. In terms of attitudes, at the end of the course, the student should: - Increase their capacity for critical reflection on the world in which they are trained and will work. - Distance themselves from today's dominant imaginaries, amplified by the media and other cultural production entities. - Become aware of the complexity and multiperspectivity of the interpretations of today's world.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 1.Have acquired advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects and working methodologies of the Humanities, so as to achieve a high level of knowledge generation. 2.Be able, by means of arguments or procedures developed and supported by themselves, to apply their knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills in complex areas concerning the Humanities, including specialised professional activities requiring the use of creative and innovative ideas. 3.Have the ability to collect and interpret data and information on which to base their conclusions, including, where necessary and relevant, reflection on social, scientific or ethical issues in the field of the Humanities. BASIC COMPETENCES 2.Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. 3.Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. 4.Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. 5.Students will have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy. GENERAL COMPETENCES 1.Acquire the essential knowledge of the various subjects of the humanities disciplines: History, Art, Philosophy, Literature, Spanish Language, Languages, Geography and Classical Culture; of their epistemological evolution and of the relationship of each one with related scientific disciplines, starting from the knowledge acquired in secondary education and up to a level that guarantees knowledge of the state-of-the-art in the study of the Humanities. 3.Acquire the different methods of analysis, synthesis, research and thought corresponding to the humanities disciplines studied. 4.Learning to produce ¿knowledge¿ related to the various humanities subjects. 5.Knowing how to approach humanistic problems and content from a rigorous and effective interdisciplinary perspective. 6.Acquiring the ability to introduce and apply critical thinking when analysing information, data, ideas, opinions and concepts related to the world of the Humanities. 7.Acquiring the ability to tackle problems and provide solutions concerning issues related to humanities disciplines. 10.To have developed the necessary learning skills to be able to undertake professional work and postgraduate studies with a high degree of autonomy. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES 1.Knowing and being able to define and relate the concepts, limits and sources of the subjects concerning humanistic disciplines, as well as knowing the main lines of work and analysis of history, geography, culture, thought and language. 2.Knowing and being able to interpret texts, materials and creations linked to the world of thought, history, geography, theoretical reflection, culture and art, through their correct spatio-temporal contextualisation. 3.Being able to identify and analyse common processes, throughout history, in the relations between society and its intellectual, artistic and cultural productions. 4.Being able to produce analytical texts, essays and reports with rigour and applying a scientific method in accordance with good research and professional practices. 6.To be able to relate the theoretical knowledge acquired with other forms of artistic and intellectual expression, through the application of the interpretative skills acquired in the degree studies. 7.Learning and being able to apply the interdisciplinary approach of the degree in related disciplines, both in the world of culture and in the world of thought, communication, historical and geographical studies and creation and representation. 8.Being able to link and apply the knowledge and skills acquired to tools and media based on the use of new technologies.

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION: IDEOLOGY IN THE AGE OF COLLAPSE - Ecosocial Collapse and Ecological Humanities - The problem of freedom as an ideological problem UNIT 2: ¿PRIVATE¿ OR LIBERAL FREEDOM - From the freedom of the ancients and the moderns - Positive freedom and negative freedom - The origins of the depoliticization of freedom UNIT 3: FREEDOM AND DOING-DOING - Freedom and religion - The fantasy of individuality - The enclosure of the commons - Progress (and technology) that ravages nature UNIT 4: FREEDOM AS AUTONOMY - Autonomy and peasantry - The concept of autonomy in Castoriadis - Primitive abundance and the vernacular - Ecofeminism of subsistence - Building technical autonomy: humble techniques

This is a course with a strong theoretical character, based on: - Lectures by the professor, introducing the relevant theories. - Readings by the student of key books on the phenomena studied. - Readings by the student of essays and articles in seminar format. - Tutorials with the professor - Partial written exams - Final oral test