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Lecturer(s)
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Landa Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Novotný Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Zajícová Naďa, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Quantitative and qualitative methods. Relation of quantitative and qualitative methods. Validity and reliability. 2. Ethnography. Fieldwork. What is ethnography. Sociological and social anthropological tradition. 3. Anthropological fieldwork: a classic model. Development of fieldwork in the British social and the American cultural anthropology. 4. Methodological turn. Reflexivity. Critique of the classic fieldwork model. Reflexivity, subjectivity and the political dimension of fieldwork. 5. Methodological pitfalls of anthropological fieldwork. Formulation of research proposal. Stages of fieldwork. Culture shock. Adaptation. Types of fieldnotes. 6. Identity of a researcher in the field. Anthropologist as a research tool: gender, sexuality. "Going native". "Native anthropology". 7. Participant observation as a principal technique. Types of observation. The critique of classification. Is it possible to observe without participation? 8. Other sources of data: interviews, texts, visual images. Other sources of ethnographic data. Types of interview. Analyses of texts. Visual data. 9. Writing of ethnography. Writing ethnography. Working with data and the sources. References and quotes. 10. Ethical issues of anthropological fieldwork. Ethical aspects of doing fieldwork, writing and publishing. Informed consent. Codes of Ethics. 11. Oral history. Theory and method of oral history. Some contemporary applications. 12. A particular experience with a field research. Discussion with an invited guest. 13. A particular experience with a field research. Discussion with an invited guest.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, Group discussion, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Field trip
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to understand professional argumentation and follow the main line of interpretation of lectures |
| to identify at a basic level the main theoretical basis of social anthropology |
| to characterize and describe basic research methods of social anthropology |
| Skills |
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| to understand professional texts in a foreign language at a basic level |
| to interpret a professional text and identify its main theses |
| to formulate a research question |
| to work with electronic information sources |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| at the basic level to characterize the form, procedure and methodological difficulties of ethnographic research |
| to critically evaluate ethnographic research on examples from professional (and autobiographical) literature and presentations of anthropologists conducting their own field research |
| to describe and critically evaluate the main research methods of social anthropology |
| to explain the specifics, strengths and weaknesses of ethnographic research |
| to characterize the main geographical research areas and topics of social anthropology |
| to critically evaluate the need for reflexivity in ethnographic research |
| Skills |
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| to actively use basic procedures of ethnographic research (observation, interview) |
| to critically reflect the sources and literature, which it is being worked with |
| to formulate, design and create a research project |
| to apply the method of systematic observation, including its recording and critical evaluation |
| to conduct an ethnographic conversation, record it, code and analyze it |
| to refer to and cite professional literature |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Interactive lecture |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Seminar classes |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
| Field trip |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Agar, Michael H. The professional stranger : an informal introduction to ethnography. San Diego : Academic Press, 1996. ISBN 0-12-044470-4.
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Bernard, H. R. (ed.). Handbook of Methods on Cultural antropology. London, 1998.
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Davies, Charlotte Aull. Reflexive ethnography : a guide to researching selves and others. 2nd ed. London : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-40901-8.
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Disman, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002.
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Emerson, Robert M.; Fretz, Rachel I. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1995. ISBN 0-226-20681-5.
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Hammersley, M. - Atkinson, P. Ethnography: Principles in Practice. 1997.
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Morgan, David L. Ohniskové skupiny jako metoda kvalitativního výzkumu : 2. titul série Metodologie. Boskovice : Albert, 2001. ISBN 80-85834-77-4.
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RITCHIE, A. Donald. Doing Oral History. New York, 1995.
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Sanjek, Roger. Fieldnotes : the makings of anthropology. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1990. ISBN 978-0-8014-9726-1.
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Silverman, David. Ako robiť kvalitatívny výskum : praktická príručka. Bratislava : Ikar, 2005. ISBN 80-551-0904-4.
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VANĚK, Miroslav. Orální historie ve výzkumu soudobých dějin. Praha, 2004.
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