ETMB120 Historiography of Ethnology II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marie Novotná (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
(! ETBA100 Chapters from the History of Czech Ethnology I )&&(! ETBA101 Chapters from the History of Czech Ethnology II )
The successful conclusion of the course Chapters from the History of Czech Ethnology I is required to enter the course Chapters from the History of Czech Ethnology II.
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 provides basic overview of the development stages of Czech ethnology in the period between the late 19th century (the time of constitution of the independent scientific discipline) and the second half of the 20th century. It gives the students an idea of discipline´s significant figures, applied themes, formation of basic ethnological methods, and constitution of basic ethnological institutions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to identify the basic development stages of Czech ethnology from the beginnings of ethno-graphical research to the 20th century. They should be able to define the main methodological approaches, describe development trends and tendencies, name schools and significant persons, including their works.
Syllabus
  • 1.Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhibition and the CEE generation, the constitution of ethnology as an independent scientific discipline at the end of the 19th century.
  • 2. Ethnographic and ethnologic journals and institutions, their development and profiling in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • 3. Important personalities of German ethnography on the Czech territory and specialist interest in ethnography of German population in this country.
  • 4. Concept of ethnographic monographs and its development in the 20th century.
  • 5. Establishment of specialized workplaces (museums, universities, other scientific centers).
  • 6. Developments in the discipline from the 1950s to 1970s.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BROUČEK, Stanislav and Richard JEŘÁBEK. Lidová kultura. Národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Biografická část. (Folk culture.). Praha: Mladá fronta, 2007, 284 pp. ISBN 978-80-204-1711-4. info
  • SMRČKA, Vít. Dějiny psané národopisem : věnováno 120. výročí založení Národopisné společnosti českoslovanské. Vyd. 1. Praha: Česká národopisná společnost, 2011, 298 s. ISBN 9788090428270. info
  • WOITSCH, Jiří and Adéla JŮNOVÁ MACKOVÁ. Etnologie v zúženém prostoru. Vydání 1. Praha: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v. v. i., 2016, 498 stran. ISBN 9788088081104. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, Richard. Nástin vývoje národopisného zájmu na Moravě v datech. In: Jančář, J. a kolektiv: Lidová kultura na Moravě. Strážnice – Brno 2000, s. 334–347.
  • HORÁK, Jiří. Národopis československý. Přehledný nástin. In: Československá vlastivěda II. Člověk. Praha 1933, s. 305–472.
Teaching methods
Lectures, homeworks, reading.
Assessment methods
Homeworks, written semester tests, oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nemůže si zapsat student, který absolvoval přednášku pod kódem ETBA100, ETBA101 v bakalářském studiu
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