ETBB118 Ethnicity Theory

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Nosková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 J31, except Mon 2. 3., except Mon 6. 4., except Mon 4. 5.
Prerequisites
Since most of the literature on this topic is in foreign languages, the knowledge of a foreign language (English or German) is essential for participating in this course.
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 course is the entry into the study of ethnicity; it will introduce the basic terminology and methodological approaches, significant concepts and research in the realm of ethnic studies to the students
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to define the basic terms (ethnic group, ethnicity, nation, nationality). They should be able to distinguish and analyse trends in research into the ethnicity theory.
Syllabus
  • 1. Terminology – basic terms.
  • 2. Fredrik Barth.
  • 3. Research into ethnicity in the USA.
  • 4. Research into ethnicity in the UK.
  • 5. Soviet school of ethnos.
  • 6. Nation and nationalism.
  • 7. Czech research in ethnicity and nationalism.
  • 8. Introducing interesting contemporary ethnological research projects.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BRUBAKER, Rogers. Ethnicity without groups. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004, x, 283. ISBN 0674022319. info
  • GELLNER, Ernest. Nacionalismus. Translated by Hana Novotná - Petr Skalník. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003, 133 s. ISBN 80-7325-023-3. info
  • HROCH, Miroslav. V národním zájmu : požadavky a cíle eropských národních hnutí devatenáctého století ve srovnávací perspektivě. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 199 s. ISBN 8071062987. info
  • GUIBERNAU, Montserrat and John REX. The ethnicity : reader : nationalism, multiculturalism and migration. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1997, x, 336 s. ISBN 0-7456-1922-3. info
  • BANKS, Marcus. Ethnicity : anthropological constructions. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1996, viii, 210. ISBN 0415078016. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test, (group) project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 14 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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