ETMB18 Folklore Displays to Contemporary Life

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jana Pospíšilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 J31
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 main aim of the course is to give an insight into various contemporary folklore phenomena with a particular emphasis on Moravia. Changes in ethnological research methods and subject matter will be discusses. Some theoretical points of departure of folklore research and an introduction to various field research projects will be presented. Traditional as well as new phenomena in both everyday and festive culture will be identified using elected examples complete with audiovisual recordings.
Syllabus
  • theoretical starting points of folklore studies, research development - institutions, ethno-cultural traditions in the contemporary society, surveys of social and generational groups and individuals, folklore in children's world, visual anthropology
Literature
  • PAVLICOVÁ, Martina. Obřad, obyčej, zvyk - rituál? (Rite, Custom, Habit - Ritual?) (Rite, Custom, Habit - Ritual?). In Etnokulturní tradice v současné společnosti (Ethnocultural Tradition in Contemporary Society). Brno: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2007, p. 23-32. ISBN 978-80-87112-03-8. info
Assessment methods
lectures, reading, test, colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005.
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