SAN301 Social Anthropology - tutorials

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Lenka Hadarová (seminar tutor)
Eva Kotašková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SAN301/1: Thu 11:30–13:00 U35
SAN301/2: Thu 13:30–15:00 U35
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět je určen pro studenty prvního semestru studia SAN
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is a supplement to the course SAN 101 and is compulsory for all students who are social anthropology major. The aim of this course is to provide space for discussion of themes, topics and literature introduced during the SAN 101 lectures, as well as practical development of writing skills (essays and reviews).
Syllabus
  • 1.Culture, difference and early theories of social anthropology. History of social anthropology and its current place in contemporary social science. Possible definitions of culture, from Frazer to Geertz. 2. Kinship: What is kinship in various world societies? How does this link to the concepts of personality, gender, choices of partners for marriage or incest? 3. Religion: cosmology, ritual, soul and spirit, death - such are the concepts which will be used to examine various forms of religions life and feelings. Special lecture will be dedicated to shamanism and death concepct accross the world. 4. Economic systems: What is the role of developing, economic and conservational activities of the western world in the lives of the local people? Special attention will be dedicated to functionalist theories of Bronislaw Malinowski and his Kula ritual and/or ecological theories of M. Sahlisn. 5. Politics, power and the state: The last two lectures will focus on topics essential for the antrhopology of law and order, power, state, time, history and national identity.
Literature
  • Soukup, V.: 1996, Dějiny sociální a kulturní antropologie, UK Praha
  • Murhhy, R.F.: 1999, Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie, Praha: Slon
  • Benedictová, Ruth. 1999. Kulturní vzorce. Praha: Argo
  • Lévi-Strauss, C.2000. Štrukturálna antropologia . Bratislava: Kalligram
  • homas Hylland Eriksen. 1995, 2001. Small Places Large Issues. London: Pluto Press
Teaching methods
Seminars, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Teaching: discussions, group projects, reading, homework. Examination: book review 25%, class activity 25%, final oral exam 50%
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: V tomto předmětu je povinná docházka s maximální tolerovanou absencí 25%.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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