HEN555 Rural Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Klvač (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 U35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 26 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/26, only registered: 0/26, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/26
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to present introduction to the sociology of rural space with respect to the historical and current issues of countryside and alndscape. Students should be able understand and interpret trends of rural development, present cultural dimension of the countryside and its perception and jeopardy. Emphasis is paied to the seminars on principles of empirical research of the rural space.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to rural sociology, 2. Countryside and landscape, 3.Czech and Moravian countriside and landscape in history, 4. Present problems, 5. Social ecology view, 6. Photograph as a research method, 7. Field work I., 8. Visual data analysis, 9. Field work II., 10. Analysis, 11. Team presentation I., 12. Team presentation II., 13. Research project evaluation
Literature
  • HÁJEK, Pavel. Jde pevně kupředu naše zem : krajina českých zemí v období socialismu 1948-1989. Vyd. 1. Praha: Malá Skála, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788086776071. info
  • SZTOMPKA, Piotr. Vizuální sociologie : fotografie jako výzkumná metoda. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007, 168 s. ISBN 9788086429779. info
  • BLAŽEK, Bohuslav. Venkovy: anamnéza, diagnóza, terapie. 1. vydání. Šlapanice: ERA, 2004, 184 pp. ISBN 80-86517-90-X. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include lectures, students´ individual work (reading of obligatory literature) and discussions.
Assessment methods
Active participation on seminars and research project, final photographic essay (20 photographs+ comentary, final test based on readings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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