ETMB95 Anthropology of Contemporary

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. dr. Waldemar Tadeusz Kuligowski (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
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
This course discusses some of the most recent and exciting developments in the socio-cultural anthropology, such as new methods to study transnational communities around the world and new perspectives on tradition, folk culture, art, mobility etc. It includes six complementary parts. All lectures focused on the most important ideas, methods and technics connecting with anthropological way of thinking about contemporary culture. The aim of the course is to teach the students how to understand globalized cultures and how to use new anthropological methods of research and interpretation. The course gives a complex, analytical skills and helps to understand and interpret the processes of cultural changes in the contemporary world. The course provides the students with an anthropological knowledge and methodology to discuss the crucial issues of the contemporary cultures. The course is based on e-learning platform. Please log on elf.phil.muni.cz for more information
Syllabus
  • This course discusses some of the most recent and exciting developments in the socio-cultural anthropology, such as new methods to study transnational communities around the world and new perspectives on tradition, folk culture, art, mobility etc. It includes six complementary parts. All lectures focused on the most important ideas, methods and technics connecting with anthropological way of thinking about contemporary culture. The aim of the course is to teach the students how to understand globalized cultures and how to use new anthropological methods of research and interpretation. The course gives a complex, analytical skills and helps to understand and interpret the processes of cultural changes in the contemporary world. The course provides the students with an anthropological knowledge and methodology to discuss the crucial issues of the contemporary cultures. The course is based on e-learning platform. Please log on elf.phil.muni.cz for more information
Teaching methods
students have to stream all video lectures students have to attend the seminar, which will be scheduled to May students may choose to a) write an essay on a selected topic or b) complete colloquium scheduled to May
Assessment methods
written examination
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
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