Introduction to Anthropology I
07th November
The lecture will be dedicated at introducing some anthropological theories, and to discuss anthropology of and as a "myth".
Recommended reading:
Lévi-Strauss, Claude. 1955. The Structural Study of Myth. The Journal of American Folklore 68 (270): 428-444. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/536768
Power point of the lecture:
Follow up exercise:
"What about the goose?"
1.describe your “subject” experience of eating goose in November
2.describe the “collective” experience of eating goose in November
3.reflect on how you are influenced by and how you influence the collective in the experience of eating goose in November
Send a short text (1 page maximum) with your reflections to penicka@sci.muni.cz and paridebollettin@sci.muni.cz