FF:KSCA605 Cultural Anthropology China - Course Information
KSCA605 Cultural Anthropology of China
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 5 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 14:10–15:45 U23
- Prerequisites
- TYP_STUDIA(N)
English - 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
- Culture Studies of China (programme FF, N-MS)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course, students should understand the structure and hierarchy of a Chinese family or even society. They will be able to use the acquired information as to recognize the analogies within the present Chinese society. They will be able to inerpret the spiritual values of the traditional family and society, as well as to judge its possible (dis)continuity.
- Syllabus
- 1. introduction
- 2. family structure and hierarchy
- 3. marriage, the forms of
- 4. living together
- 5. adoption and appropriation
- 6. upbringing a child, gender unequality
- 7. family rites: birth, wedding, funeral
- 8. ancestral worship
- 9. annual feasts and ceremonies
- 1O. domestic gods
- 11. geomancy
- 12. other
- Literature
- required literature
- Sociální a kulturní antropologie. Edited by Olga Vodáková - Václav Soukup - Alena Vodáková. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 175 s. ISBN 808585029X. info
- OBUCHOVÁ, Ľubica. Čínské symboly. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 8024790459. info
- HASKI, PIERRE. Deník čínské školačky. 1st ed. Praha: vydavatelství Víkend, 2004. info
- JÜAN, Mej. O čem Konfucius nehovořil. 1st ed. Praha: Brody, 2003, 229 pp. ISBN 80-86112-17-9. info
- WU, EMILY and ENGELMANN, LARRY. Peříčko v bouři. Dětství ztracené v chaosu. 1st ed. Plzeň: Nava, 2008. info
- recommended literature
- ANDO, Vladimír. Hledání harmonie : studie z čínské kultury. Edited by Olga Lomová - Zlata Černá. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 203 s. ISBN 9788070283578. info
- Svět živých a svět mrtvých :[soubor studií interdisciplinární pracovní skupiny Náboženské směry v Asii ...]. Edited by Ľubica Obuchová. Praha: Česká orientalistická společnost, 2001, 243 s. ISBN 80-902510-2-1. info
- OLIVOVÁ, Lucie. Tradiční čínská architektura. 1st ed. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 158 pp. ISBN 978-80-7363-178-9. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures
reading and discussions - Assessment methods
- regular attendance
written homework
final written test and discussion - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Information on completion of the course: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia. - Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/predmety/sylaby
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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