Bi6460 Anthropology of modern history

Faculty of Science
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Mořkovský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Tomáš Mořkovský
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:50 Bp1
Prerequisites
The course is following up on the course of Archaelogical anthropology (The Middle Ages).
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 main objective of the course is to introduce the early Modern age from the point of view of historical anthropology, putting individual man in the center of the historical analysis. At the end of the course the students should be able to: describe the Modern age life-experience and course of life perception in its main periods (birth, childhood and its perception by adults, adolescence, upbringing, education, marriage and matrimony, old age, death and burial); interpret family and other social relationships (consanguineous and non-consanguineous relationships, neighbor relationships, honor and social status); define work and free-time activities; describe the culture of living , clothing and eating at that time; analyze the differences in the perception of life in the town and in the rural areas etc.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and definition of the course. Development and approaches of historiography (macrohistory, microhistory, historical anthropology).
  • 2. Life-cycle of early Modern age man - birth and infancy
  • 3. Life-cycle of early Modern age man - childhood and adolescence (perception of childhood by adults, upbringing and education...)
  • 4. Life-cycle of early Modern age man - marriage and matrimony (pre-nuptial rituals and traditions, wedding and marriage, dowry, conflicts, divorce)
  • 5. Life-cycle of early Modern age man - old age (old age definition, perception of old people in the society, provision for the old age).
  • 6. Life-cycle of early Modern age man - dying, death and burial (perception of death, ars moriende, memento mori, burial practice and rituals)
  • 7. Family and household - family background and housing, differences in families of different social levels, household as a social and economic unit.
  • 8. Village and its inhabitants - structure of the rural people, village municipality, relationships to the townsfolk, church and aristocracy.
  • 9. The town and its inhabitants.
  • 10. Work and the free time - work duty, holidays, celebrations, fun and games.
  • 11. Man and the law - people on the edge of the society, crime and punishment.
  • 12. Man and religion - religious, superstitious and magical imaginations.
Literature
  • DÜLMEN, Richard van. Historická antropologie : vývoj, problémy, úkoly. Translated by Josef Boček. 1. vyd. v čes. jaz. Praha: Dokořán, 2002, 116 s. ISBN 8086569152. info
  • DÜLMEN, Richard van. Kultura a každodenní život v raném novověku : (16.-18. století). Translated by Pavel Himl. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2006, 339 stran. ISBN 8072038133. info
  • Člověk českého raného novověku. Edited by Václav Bůžek - Pavel Král. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2007, 486 s. ISBN 9788072036943. info
  • BURKE, Peter. Lidová kultura v raně novověké Evropě. Translated by Markéta Křížová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 374 s. ISBN 8072036386. info
  • DÜLMEN, Richard van. Bezectní lidé : o katech, děvkách a mlynářích : nepočestnost a sociální izolace v raném novověku. Translated by Josef Boček. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Dokořán, 2003, 107 s. ISBN 8086569438. info
  • TINKOVÁ, Daniela. Hřích, zločin, šílenství v čase odkouzlování světa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 413 s. ISBN 8072035657. info
  • Dějiny hmotné kultury. II(2), Kultura každodenního života od 16. do 18. století. Edited by Josef Petráň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, 1997, 1002 s. ISBN 80-7184-086-62. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation in form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with an oral exam where the student proves knowledge of everyday life of a Modern age man. 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 Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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