KSCB041 Anthropology of Contemporary Chinese Societies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Shih Fang-Long, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (deputy)
Stuart Thompson (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 24. 11. 14:10–17:25 zrusena M12, Tue 25. 11. 15:50–19:05 Zahraniční oddělení, Wed 26. 11. 14:10–17:25 U34, Thu 27. 11. 9:10–12:25 K22, 14:10–17:25 U35, Mon 1. 12. 14:10–17:25 zrusena M12, Tue 2. 12. 15:50–19:05 Zahraniční oddělení, Wed 3. 12. 14:10–17:25 U34, Thu 4. 12. 9:10–12:25 K22, 14:10–17:25 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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Lecture 1: Introduction: Chinese Studies and Taiwan Studies

    Lecture 2: Family and Gender

    Lecture 3: Birth, Death, and the Life Course

    Lecture 4: Education and Language

    Lecture 5: Nationalism, Identity, and Diaspora

    Lecture 6: Media and Popular Culture

    Lecture 7: Place-making and Tourism

    Lecture 8: Civil Society and Political and Economic Relationships

    Lecture 9: Memory, History, and the Invention of China

    Lecture 10: Conclusion: Orientalism and the Future of the Anthropology of Chinese Societies

Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠINDELÁŘ, Pavel. Etnografie Číny (Etnography of China). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 246 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7049-3. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Each lecture has 45 minutes on China and 45 minutes on Taiwan, followed by 30 minutes Seminar. Various forms of presentation are used, such as films, documentaries, and multi-media.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Students are expected to prepare themselves adequately for participation in the seminar sessions which accompany each lecture. A record will be kept of attendance and the overall calibre of each student’s input in the seminars. Each student will be required to write an essay of between 1,750 and 2,250 words on an issue related to the course. The tutors will suggest a number of essay titles, but we want to encourage students to devise a title of their own. If a student devises his or her own title, then it needs to be approved by the tutors. The deadline for submission of the essays will be 17.00 hours on Monday 2nd February 2015.

Attendance: 1 absence allowed.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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