SAN106 Anthropology of Politics and Economy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Nekorjak, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Obrovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Division of Social Anthropology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Division of Social Anthropology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 exP52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SAN103 Currant social/cultural theory
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 68 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/68, only registered: 0/68, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/68
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain different patterns of power; create a research proposal on given topic; make deductions based on acquired knowledge of modes and sources of urban poverty; independently interpret conducted case studies about power and hierarchical structures.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introduction to the course
  • Week 2: Economic anthropology and its object
  • Week 3: Political anthropology and its object
  • Week 4: Magic of the state, politics and conflict in state-less societies
  • Week 5: Informal economy
  • Week 6: Legality and ilegality
  • Week 7: Reading week
  • Week 8: Capitalism, colonialism, and hegemony
  • Week 9: Socialism and post-socialism I
  • Week 10: Socialism and post-socialism I
  • Week 11: Globalization, ethnic nets, and transnationalism I.
  • Week 12: Globalization, ethnic nets, and transnationalism II.
  • Week 13: Conclusion
Literature
  • LEWELLEN, Ted C. Political anthropology : an introduction. 3rd ed. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003, xii, 262. ISBN 0897898915. info
  • KURTZ, Donald V. Political anthropology : power and paradigms. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 2001, viii, 251. ISBN 0813338042. info
  • BALANDIER, Georges. Politická antropologie : Anthropologie politigue (Orig.). Praha: Dauphin, 2000, 285 s. ISBN 80-86019-90-X. info
  • WILK, Richard R. Economies and cultures : foundations of economic anthropology. Boulder, Colo.: WestviewPress, 1996, xvii, 189. ISBN 0813320585. info
  • The social life of things :commodities in cultural perspective. Edited by Arjun Appadurai. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986, xiv, 329 s. ISBN 0-521-35726-8. info
  • Political anthropology. Edited by Marc J. Swartz - Victor Witter Turner - Arthur Tuden. 1st pub. Chicago: Aldine publishing company, 1966, viii, 309. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group project
Assessment methods
midterm test, group project, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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