ETBA100 Chapters from the History of Czech Ethnology I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marie Novotná (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 J31, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides basic overview of the development stages of Czech ethnology from the Middle Ages until the late 19th century. It gives the students an idea of discipline´s significant figures, applied themes, formation of basic ethnological methods, and constitution of basic ethnological institutions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to identify the basic development stages of Czech ethnology from the beginnings of ethno-graphical research to the 20th century. They should be able to define the main methodological approaches, describe development trends and tendencies, name schools and significant persons, including their works.
Syllabus
  • 1. introduction, definition and historic overview of the use of terms local history/folk culture studies/ethnography/ethnology in the Czech Lands.
  • 2. Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque.
  • 3. Enlightenment, first attempts at a systematic study of folk culture, the role of folk culture and research into it as an integral part of the Czech national-identification movement.
  • 4. Contribution of Slavonic studies to the establishment of ethnology.
  • 5. Collecting activities in the 19th century.
  • 6. Contribution of other disciplines and activities to the establishment of ethnology (regional local history studies, teachers, priests, writers).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HORÁK, Jiří. Národopis československý. Přehledný nástin. In: Československá vlastivěda II. Člověk. Praha 1933, s. 305–472.
  • JEŘÁBEK, Richard. Nástin vývoje národopisného zájmu na Moravě v datech. In: Jančář, J. a kolektiv: Lidová kultura na Moravě. Strážnice – Brno 2000, s. 334–347.
  • ALTMAN, Karel. Úvod do studia dějin národopisu na Moravě. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 114 s. ISBN 9788021065765. URL info
  • SMRČKA, Vít. Dějiny psané národopisem : věnováno 120. výročí založení Národopisné společnosti českoslovanské. Vyd. 1. Praha: Česká národopisná společnost, 2011, 298 s. ISBN 9788090428270. info
  • BROUČEK, Stanislav and Richard JEŘÁBEK. Lidová kultura. Národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Biografická část. (Folk culture.). Praha: Mladá fronta, 2007, 284 pp. ISBN 978-80-204-1711-4. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, homeworks, reading.
Assessment methods
Homeworks, examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 14 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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