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Lecturer(s)
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Brewin Alois, Doc. Ph.D.
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Horký Zbyněk, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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- History of the term, "culture" before anthropology. - Evolutionism. - Diffusionism and historical particularism. - Functionalism, structural functionalism, configurationism. - Cultural ecology and cultural materialism. - Structuralism. - Symbolic and interpretive anthropology. - Culture, cultural criticism and critical anthropology. Culture and cultural studies. - Culture and identity. - Politicization of culture.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 25 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to follow professional interpretation |
| to understand the relevant message |
| to adequately articulate their attitudes and opinions |
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| to read and understand a professional text in the Czech language |
| read and understand a professional text in the English language |
| to participate in professional discussions |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize and explain the development of the anthropological concept of culture from its birth in the works of E. B. Tylor, through its golden years to the analysis of contemporary deconstructivist approaches that move it from the position of the tool of analysis to the position of the subject |
| to characterize and explain the concept of culture of major anthropological schools and directions |
| to characterize and explain (post) modern trends pointing to the "invention" of the culture of anthropology |
| to present formally and interpret the concept, (post) modern directions, development of the anthropological concept of culture |
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| to relate the concept of culture to the related concepts of the anthropological theoretical and methodological apparatus (cultural relativism, evolutionism, etc.), as well as to other key concepts of the social sciences (race, ethnicity, etc.) |
| to present, analyze and discuss the concept of culture of major anthropological schools and trends |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Skills |
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| One-to-One tutorial |
| Seminar classes |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills demonstration |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills demonstration |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Written exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Test |
| Written exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Barker, Chris. Slovník kulturálních studií. Praha : Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-099-2.
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Barth, F. Introduction. Boston, Little, Brown and Company (s. 9-38), 1969.
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Horáková, Hana. Kultura jako všelék? : kritika soudobých přístupů. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2012. ISBN 978-80-7419-103-9.
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Kuper, Adam. Anthropology and Anthropologists: The Modern British School. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983.
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Kuper, Adam. Culture : the anthropologists' account. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-674-00417-5.
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McRobbie, Angela. Aktuální témata kulturálních studií. Praha : Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-156-5.
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Paleček, Martin. Antropologové v pasti? : mezi přírodou a kulturou. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7465-297-4.
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Soukup, Václav. Antropologie : teorie člověka a kultury. Praha : Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-432-8.
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