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Lecturer(s)
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Hrušková Jana, doc. M.A., Ph.D.
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Podolová Darina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the study of space and place in anthropology, archaeology and interdisciplinary comparison 2. Architecture, buildings and their organisation 3. Landscape and natural environment 4. Territoriality, boundaries, place-names, power and identity 5. Anthropology of urban space 6. Imaginary landscapes and their meaning. Understanding the environment in intercultural comparison 7. Methods of spatial analysis 1 8. Methods of spatial analysis 2 9. Place as shared memory and cultural heritage 10. Houses and homes 11. Space and time: chronotypes, orientalism 12. Roads, pathways, and trajectories 13. Gender and space
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 39 hours per semester
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| read understand a scientific text in English think in basic socio-anthropological terms |
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| use electronic information resources write a cultivated professional text interpret a scientific text |
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| Knowledge |
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| characterize and explain the approaches and potential of anthropology of space, place and landscape describe and explain various forms of socially conditioned construction and perception of space from an anthropological perspective characterize and describe the key theories, methodologies, and classical studies of the anthropology of space and place |
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| analyze the relationship between social, cultural and spatial behavior critically re-evaluate the information received apply theories and methods of spatial anthropology to their own research design and carry out anthropological research on the spatial aspects of the organization of society and culture |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Self-study of literature |
| Interactive lecture |
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| Discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Individual study |
| Seminar |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Discussion |
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| Seminar work |
| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Seminar work |
| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Seminar work |
| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Altman, I., & Low, S. M. (Eds.). Place attachment (Vol. 12). Springer Science & Business Media. 2012.
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ARDENER, S. (ed.). Women and Space: Ground Rules and Social Maps. London: Croom Helm, 1981.
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Baumanova, M. and Tramutoli, R. What?s in a name? Swahili toponymy of past towns on the East African coast. Kervan: International Journal of African and Asian Studies 26(1): 3-26. 2022.
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Baumanova, M. Narrating the meaning of town walls: symbolism and social trust on the East African coast. In: Miera, J. (ed.) Narrating the past: archaeological epistemology, explanation and communication. Archaeolingua. p.241-269. ISBN 978-615-5766-61-9. 2023.
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Baumanová, M., Šmejda, L. & Rüther, H. Pre-Colonial origins of urban spaces in the West African Sahel: Street networks, trade & spatial plurality. Journal of Urban History 45(3): 500-516. 2019.
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Birdwell-Pheasant, Donna; Lawrence-Zú?iga, Denise. House life : space, place and family in Europe. Oxford : Berghahn, 1999. ISBN 1-85973-235-6.
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Blunt, A., & Dowling, R. Home. Routledge. 2006.
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Carsten, J. House?lives as ethnography/biography. Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale, 26(1), 103-116. 2018.
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Cresswell, Tim. Place : a short introduction. Malden : Blackwell, 2004. ISBN 978-1-4051-0672-6.
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Hirsch, Eric,; O'Hanlon, Michael. The anthropology of landscape : perspectives on place and space. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1995. ISBN 0-19-828010-6.
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Kouba, M. Paměť staré silnice. Podunajská kulturní krajina mezi Zemunem a Novým Sadem. Porta Balkanica, 1-2. 2022.
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Low, Setha M.; Lawrence-Zú?iga, Denise. The anthropology of space and place : locating culture. 1st pub. Malden : Blackwell Publishing, 2003. ISBN 978-0-631-22878-3.
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Miller, D. (Ed.). Home possessions: material culture behind closed doors. Routledge. Low, S. M., & Lawrence-Zú?iga, D. (2003). The anthropology of space and place: Locating culture. Blackwell. 2021.
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Pauknerová, K. Krajina mezi pamětí a zapomínáním. Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. 2019.
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