KSCA605 Cultural Anthropology of China

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
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)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (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
each odd Monday 14:00–15:40 B2.32, each odd Monday 16:00–17:40 B2.32
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(N)
English, Chinese
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 aim of the course is to clarify the concept of kinship, family, patriarchy, gender and marriage in traditional Chinese society. My next intention is to show how the traditional cultural patterns were modified in contemporary Chinese society.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should understand the cultural characteristics of a Chinese family, incl. its spiritual values, applicable to the society as a whole. They will be able to recognize analogies within the present Chinese society, as well as to judge its possible (dis)continuity.
Syllabus
  • 1. introduction
  • 2. family structure and hierarchy
  • 3. living together
  • 4. ancestral worship
  • 5. family rites: birth, wedding, funeral
  • 6. marriage, the forms of
  • 7. upbringing a child, gender unequality
  • 8. adoption and appropriation
  • 9. death and afterlife
  • 10. domestic gods and the forms of worship
  • 11. geomancy
  • 12. annual feasts and ceremonies
  • 13. Food and nutrition
Literature
    required literature
  • OBUCHOVÁ, Ľubica. Čínské symboly. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 8024790459. info
  • DOSEDLOVÁ, Aneta, Terézia HEGEROVÁ, Pavla KRAJCOVÁ, Kateřina MAŠKOVÁ, Lucia MYDLIAROVÁ, Zuzana RUSSEOVÁ, Nataliya SAMOYLOVA and Zuzana SHEJBALOVÁ. Tradiční rodina v Číně (Traditional family in China). Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. ISBN 978-80-210-9395-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-9395-2019. Čítárna Munispace info
  • WU, EMILY and ENGELMANN, LARRY. Peříčko v bouři. Dětství ztracené v chaosu. 1st ed. Plzeň: Nava, 2008. info
  • BUCK, Pearl S. Dobrá země. Translated by Eva Kondrysová. [Praha]: Knižní klub, 1993, 262 stran. ISBN 8085634120. info
    recommended 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
  • 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
  • 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
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)
Study Materials
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.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Kulturní studia Číny je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujících.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/predmety/sylaby
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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