ETBB18 The Phenomenon of Migration

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Jano Botík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 12:30–14:05 J31
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
After the completion of the course the students will be able to discuss the formation of current Czech and Slovak society on the basis of miscellaneous migrations, they will be able to describe the phenomenon of migration as a research subject of social sciences.
Syllabus
  • The phenomenon of migration in the discourse of social sciences, mainly ethnology The results of the study of migrations in Czech and Slovak environments to date The ethnic image of Slovakia and the Czech lands as a consequence of miscellaneous migrations (the arrival of Hungarians into the Carpathian basin, the expulsion of the Jews and their fates in Central European diaspora, medieval German colonization) The characteristic features of the creation of collective identities of Czechs and Slovaks abroad in the specific conditions of emigrant life (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, the USA, Argentina)
Literature
  • Los eslovacos en el Chaco Argentino (Souběž.) : Slováci v argentínskom Chacu : historický a etnokultúrny vývin pestovateľov bavlny. info
  • BOTÍK, Ján. Slovenskí Chorváti :etnokultúrny vývin z pohĺadu spoločenskovedných poznatkov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Lúč, 2001, 231 s. ISBN 80-7114-341-3. info
  • Chorvátska národnosť na Slovensku : história, onomastika, národopis. Edited by Ján Botík. Bratislava: Slovenské národné múzeum, 1999, 180 s. ISBN 8080600201. info
Teaching methods
Lecturess
Assessment methods
Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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