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Lecturer(s)
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Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) "Archaeological culture" - the concept of material culture and the systematics of the study of artefacts within archaeological paradigms 2) Material culture and the study of "everyday life" in historical research 3) Material culture as a part of the study of "folk or traditional" culture in ethnology 4) The study of the materiality of modern and contemporary society (social and cultural anthropology) 5) Garbology as an interdisciplinary research area
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the importance of archaeology and history for understanding the past |
| Characterize individual periods of prehistory and the Middle Ages |
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| To understand a scientifically-structured lecture |
| To se adequate terminology in Czech and English |
| To understand a scientific text in English/German |
| learning outcomes |
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| To explain the basic terms of the field |
| To summarize the theoretical approaches of archeology and other historical sciences to the study of material culture |
| To summarize research methods of material culture in archeology, history and ethnology |
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| Critically work with the results of material culture research in archeology, history and ethnology |
| To distinguish the contribution of material culture research in archeology, history and ethnology to the knowledge of the past |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| assessment methods |
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| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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BENETT, J. A Political Economy of Things. Durham. Durham: Duke University Press, 2010.
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BENETT, T. - JOYCE, P. Material Powers: Cultural Studies, History and the Material Turn. London: Routledge, 2010.
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COLE, D. - FROST, S. (eds.). Ontology, Agency and Politics. Durham: Duje University Press, 2010.
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DÜLMEN, R. - SCHINDLER, N. Zur Wiederentdeckung des vergessenen Alltags (16. - 18. Jahrhundert).. Frankfurt a. M, 1984.
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Graves-Brown, P. Matter, materiality, and modern culture. London : Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-16705-1.
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HARVEY, K. History and Material Culture. London: Routledge, 2009.
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HAWKINS, G. The Ethics of Waste: How We realte to Rubbish. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.
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MILLER, D. Material Culture and Mass production. Cambridge: Wiley and Blackwell.
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Petráň, J. a spol. Dějiny hmotné kultury I-II. Praha, Karolinum, 1997.
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Rathje, William L.; Murphy, Cullen. Rubbish! : the archaeology of garbage. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8165-2143-3.
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