Course: European Ethnology

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Course title European Ethnology
Course code KSA/EE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brewin Alois, Doc. Ph.D.
Course content
- Introduction of the course. EE as a research concept. - Defining of the discipline. The definition of ethnology from the point of view of particular national traditions. - European Ethnology - the study of intersubjective behaviour of individuals and collectivities from the social-cultural perspective. - Forerunners of EE in the Middle European area. The history of ethnological research of Europe. Europe as a research "field". - "Volkskunde" and "Völkerkunde" in the tradition of Middle European ethnography. - Austrian ethnographers and their interest in "the other". - Heading towards EE in Scandinavia. - Two kinds of tradition in Czech countries. - Methodological background of EE. - Innovative approach to the traditional themes and formulating of the new ones. - EE and intercultural communication. - Institutional summary of departments engaged in EE, important periodicals, current situation in particular countries.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 11 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to articulate their attitudes and opinions adequately
to propose and design your own research topic
to understand a professional lecture
to communicate at a basic level in a selected world language
to characterize the basic principles of ethnography and the theoretical basis of ethnology and social and cultural anthropology
Skills
to use electronic information sources
to use printed information sources
to read and understand a professional text in a Czech language
to read and understand a professional text in a foreign language
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize the development and concept of European ethnology in selected European countries
to define the concept of European ethnology from an epistemological, methodological and thematic point of view
to characterize and describe the issues of history and methodology of the approach of ethnographic work within European ethnology
to explain the possibilities of practical application of European ethnology in the Czech context
Skills
to place the concept of European ethnology in the context of the social science study of modern societies and to compare this discipline with other social sciences (sociology, historiography)
to realizace research independently on a selected topic in the environment of the Czech Republic led from the positions of European ethnology and to defend it
to critically reflect the sources and literature he works with
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar classes
Self-study of literature
Textual studies
Competences
Seminar classes
Skills demonstration
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bausinger H. Volkskunde von der Altertumsforschung zur Kulturanalyse. Berlin u.?a. 1971, Nachdr. Darmstadt 1987, 1987.
  • Bausinger H.u.a. Grundzüge der Volkskunde. Darmstadt, 1999.
  • Erixon S. Regional European Ethnology, In: Folk-Liv č.1 a č. 2, s. 89-108 a 263-294. 1937.
  • Gerndt, H. Studienskript Volkskunde, Münster u. a. 31997.
  • Goddard, V. A.; Llobera, J.R., and Shore, C. The Anthropology of Europe. Oxford/Providence Berg, 1994.
  • Jackson, Anthony. ed. Anthropology at Home. London, New York Tavitstock Publications, 1987.
  • Lozoviuk, Petr. Evropská etnologie ve středoevropské perspektivě / Petr Lozoviuk. Pardubice : Univerzita Pardubice, 2005. ISBN 80-7194-752-0.
  • Nový, Ivan; Schroll-Machl, Sylvia. Interkulturní komunikace v řízení a podnikání. Vyd 2. Praha : Management Press, 2001. ISBN 80-7261-042-2.


Study plans that include the course
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