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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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Course content
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Space, place and society Conceptualization a typology of urban space Historical approaches to the city Classical theories of the city (Post)modern theories of the city Socialistic, post-socialistic a capitalist city Differentiation of the urban space, suburbanization and gentrification Forms a trend of the spatial segregation Social control and deviance in the city Public space Non-places and urban nomads Ethnicity, migration, globalization and the city Ethnography of the city - methodological issues
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Interactive lecture, Multimedia supported teaching, Seminar classes, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 25 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize and describe the basics of social science methodology |
| to formulate your own research topic |
| to understand a scientifically structured lecture |
| Skills |
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| to use electronic information sources |
| to read and understand a professional text in English |
| to manage the basics of the Windows operating system |
| to manage standard computer programs |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize the basic theoretical and methodological approaches and problems that urban anthropology deals with |
| to define and characterize partial concepts of urban anthropology |
| to describe and evaluate the historical development, problems and topics of urban anthropology |
| to characterize and explain the process of urbanization and its impact on the social structure of today's society |
| to characterize and evaluate methodological aspects of city ethnography |
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| formulate and critically reflect individual theoretical approaches to the study of urban space |
| identify and critically reflect on the negative aspects of contemporary urban life |
| using selected ethnographic methods, is able to analyse and interpret topics of urban anthropology |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar classes |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Seminar classes |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills demonstration |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Bourgois, Philippe, and Jeff Schonberg. Righteous Dopefiend. Berkley, 2009.
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Gmelch, George; Kemoer, Robert V.; Zenner, Walter P. Urban life : Readings in the anthropology of the city. 5th ed. Long Grove : Waveland, 2010. ISBN 978-1-57766-634-9.
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Hannerz, Ulf. Exploring the city : inquiries toward an urban anthropology. New York : Columbia University Press, 1980. ISBN 0-231-08376-9.
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Harvey, David. The urban experience. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. ISBN 0-8018-3849-5.
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Lefebvre, Henri. The production of space. English translation 1st pub. Malden : Blackwell Publishing, 1991. ISBN 978-0-6311-8177-6.
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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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Low, Setha M. Theorizing the city : the new urban anthropology reader. New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8135-2720-1.
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MITCHELL, J. C (ed.). Social networks in urban situations : analyses of personal relationships in Central African towns. Manchester U.P., 1969.
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Sibley, D. Outsiders in Urban Societies. 1981.
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Wacquant, Loic J. D. Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality. Polity Press, 2007.
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