ETBA01 Introduction to Ethnology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martina Pavlicová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 J31
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain basic questions of ethnology; explain the position of ethnology in the structure of social sciences; create the topic of the research and make reasoned decisions about the methodological solution; interpret the data from research work; propose a concept of a wider research problem; evaluate the possibilities of ethnology in relation to other disciplines.
Syllabus
  • Ethnology and its position in the scientific system of social and humanistic studies, evolution of the discipline in the Czech and international contexts.
  • Historical relations of the discipline and related disciplines names (ethnography, ethnology, folkloristics, social and cultural anthropology).
  • Methodology, problem of ethnographic error, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, ethics.
  • Ethnic studies (character, evolution, terminology – nation, nationality, people, ethnic group, ethnicity, nationalism, xenophobia, racism, affirmative action).
  • Culture (definitions of culture and their branching toward ethnology and cultural anthropology, subculture and counterculture, culture apparent and hidden, mass culture, cultural studies).
  • Language (linguistic anthropology, idiolect, dialect, multilingualism, diglossia, standard and non-standard language).
  • Traditional culture, traditions.
  • Research of urban areas, urban ethnology.
  • Applied anthropology, ethnology and contemporary geopolitical issues (conflicts, globalisation, stereotypes).
Literature
  • Lidová kultura : národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Edited by Lubomír Tyllner - Stanislav Brouček - Richard Jeřábek - Dušan Hol. Vydání první. Praha: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v.v.i., v Praze a Ústav evropské etnologie Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně v nakladatelství Mladá fronta, 2007, 634 stran. ISBN 9788020414502. info
  • DÜLMEN, Richard van. Historická antropologie : vývoj, problémy, úkoly. Translated by Josef Boček. 1. vyd. v čes. jaz. Praha: Dokořán, 2002, 116 s. ISBN 8086569152. info
  • COPANS, Jean. Základy antropologie a etnologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 124 s. ISBN 80-7178-385-4. info
  • Sociální a kulturní antropologie. Edited by Olga Vodáková - Václav Soukup - Alena Vodáková. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 175 s. ISBN 808585029X. info
  • SALZMANN, Zdeněk. Jazyk, kultura a společnost : úvod do lingvistické antropologie. Translated by Zdeněk Hlavsa - Jaroslava Hlavsová - Vladimíra Šatavová. 1. vyd. Praha: Ústav pro etnografii a folkloristiku AV ČR Praha, 1997, 211 s. info
  • GELLNER, Arnošt. Národy a nacionalismus [Gellner, 1993, 2. vyd.] : Nations and nationalism (Orig.). Translated by Jiří Markus. 2. vyd. Praha: Josef Hříbal, 1993, 158 s. ISBN 80-901381-1-X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homeworks, readings
Assessment methods
A student passes a written test with open questions and hands in an essay for public reading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
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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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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