Bi1221 History of Anthropology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Robin Pěnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Robin Pěnička, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 17:00–18:50 Bp1
Prerequisites
Do not require
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
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students an overview of basic anthropological theories in the biological, cultural and social anthropology. At the end of this course the student will be able to list basic anthropological paradigms, define different views on people and culture and will be able to understand and explain the current trends in the field of anthropology.
Syllabus
  • Presentation content:
  • 1. What is Anthropology? An Introduction.
  • 2. Who is Man? The theory of man from Ancient to the Present time.
  • 3. The Origin of Man.
  • 4. Man and Culture.
  • 5. Evolution and Diffusion in Anthropology.
  • 6. Culture as a system of Culture Patterns.
  • 7. Culture and Personality.
  • 8. Function and Structure in Anthropology.
  • 9. Culture as an adaptive system.
  • 10. Anthropology and Archaeology.
  • 11. Symbols in action: cognitive and symbolic anthropology.
  • 12. Anthropology and the Concept of Race.
  • 13. Modern Trends in Anthropology.
Literature
  • BOUKAL, Tomáš. Ekologická antropologie : kapitoly z dějin oboru. Vyd. 1. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2012, 197 s. ISBN 9788073954758. info
  • MALINA, Jaroslav. Encyklopedie antropologie (Encyclopaedia of Anthropology). 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita; Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011, 4811 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5716-6. URL URL info
  • MALINOWSKI, Bronisław. Argonauts of the Western Pacific : an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of melanesian New Guinea. Edited by James George Frazer. [London: Lightning Source UK, 2009, xxxi, 527. ISBN 9781406752564. info
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude. Strukturální antropologie. Translated by Jindřich Vacek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2006, 374 s. ISBN 8072037137. info
  • SOUKUP, Václav. Dějiny antropologie : (encyklopedický přehled dějin fyzické antropologie, paleoantropologie, sociální a kulturní antropologie). Praha: Karolinum, 2004, 667 s. ISBN 8024603373. info
  • BUDIL, Ivo T. Mýtus, jazyk a kulturní antropologie. Vyd. 4. Praha: Triton, 2003, 487 s. ISBN 8072543210. info
  • GEERTZ, Clifford. Interpretace kultur :vybrané eseje. Translated by Hana Červinková - Václav Hubinger - Hedvika Humlíčková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 565 s. ISBN 80-85850-89-3. info
  • WOLF, Josef. Kulturní a sociální antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1971, 354 s. info
  • BENEDICT, Ruth. Patterns of culture. Edited by Margaret Mead. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959, xvi, 290. info
  • BOAS, Franz. Race, language and culture. New York: Macmillan Company, 1940, xx, 647. info
  • MEAD, Margaret. Coming of Age in Samoa : a study of adolescence and sex in primitive societies. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1928, 240 s. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, class discussion, reading papers.
Assessment methods
To earn credits, presence at lectures is necessary; the course is concluded with oral exam - to pass the exam successfully the student must prove good knowledge of the issues discussed during lectures and in the required reading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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