KSCB079 Brno's Asia – an Ethnographic Survey

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students will create their own small research project on a topic in regard to "invisible" Asia in Brno. The lecturer will introduce a general subject area and allow students to narrow their focus on their own within that general subject. Under the guidance of the lecturer, the students will develop their own research projects.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to - develop their own research project - evaluate and determine sources for their own project - demonstrate their ability to compile, assess, and analyze information and come to a new conclusion
Syllabus
  • Building up on an introduction on the topic during the first few classes, a first field work will be conducted in Brno. On the approx. two-hour first field trip, the students will “stroll around” Brno incl. visiting (Asian) supermarkets, smaller Asian shops, restaurants, etc. to get their first impression on how to do participant observation. In the next class, the students will briefly present their impressions and their ideas about a small research project. Within the next two classes, individual research questions and hypotheses will be formulated, first in small groups, then discussed in in the plenum. Afterwards, according to the students’ major research interests, a second field trip will be organized. As one of the students’ following-up assessments, they should conduct field work on their own (with my support and guidance) according to their individual small research project – including participant observation and conducting interviews. In the following weekly classes, we will discuss the findings in groups. In the end, the students will present their (preliminary) findings; additionally, any problems which have occurred during their research will be discussed.
Teaching methods
reading, homework, class discussion, group/individual research project, presentations, ethnographic fieldwork
Assessment methods
homework, active participation during discussions in class, presentations, submission of a research design in the end of the term
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2026, recent)
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