SAN266 Anthropology of Consumption and Consumer Society

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2018
Rozsah
1/1. 9 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Út 13:30–15:00 U35
Předpoklady
Ability to study in English. Students are supposed to read academic texts, participate at discussion and write essays and tests in English.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/25, pouze zareg.: 0/25, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/25
Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 524 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Cíle předmětu
The course anthropology of consumption and consumer society maps the role of society in current society and introduces students to anthropolotical studies of consumption. Its aim is to introduce students to main themes and theories in anthropology of consumption. The first part of the course focuses on main theoretical traditions in anthropology of consumption and looks at consumption in relation to cultural differencies, commodification and political economy. The second part follows themes and concepts important for anthropological studies of consumption and lookes at consumption and identities, consumption and/as ritual, and consumption as practice. Third part looks at consumption of material and imaterial objects. The course extends the knowledge students gained at the courses on political and economic anthropology, and material culture
Výstupy z učení
After the couse students will be able:
- to addopt anthropological approach to study of consumption
- to recognise and describe key themes of anthropology of consumption
- to understand development of thinking on this theme
Osnova
  • 1. introduction: what is consumption and consumer society
  • 2. Consumption and cultural diferences: Commodification and authenticity
  • 3. Consumption and political economy
  • 4. Spaces and practices of consumption
  • 5. Consumption and identities
  • 6. Consumption and relations
  • 7. Consumption and rituals
  • 8. Home, house and household
  • 9. Clothes and fashion
  • 10. COnsumption of imaterial goods (services, time, experiences)
  • 11. Consumption as ethical activity, alternative modes of consumption
Literatura
  • Acknowledging consumption : a review of new studies. Edited by Daniel Miller. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1995, vii, 341. ISBN 0415106893. info
Výukové metody
lectures, class discussion, group projects, reading
Metody hodnocení
test, oral presentation, essay
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Studijní materiály
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2019, jaro 2020.