ETMB61 Bulgaria tradition and contemporary culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Navrátilová, Ph.D. (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 odd Thursday 9:10–10:45 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
This course should provide a comprehensive view to the traditional Bulgarian culture and characterize the current trends in ethnological research in Bulgaria. In addition to traditional folk culture it should present a contemporary cultural and social phenomenons and problems (emigration, rural exodus, mass pop culture, "transition to democracy" etc.) At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain contemporary processes in Bulgarian society and traditional folk culture; create final essay on the topic; interpret his own experience in ethnological field researches in the Czech Republic or on the Balkans.
Syllabus
  • The interest of Czech and European ethnologists, anthropologists and specialist in Balkan culture in Bulgaria; Bulgaria's ethnic variety (sub-ethnic and ethnic minorities - Turks, Pomaks, Karakachans, Aromanians, Tatarians, Gagauz); Ethnographic zoning, classification of traditional folk culture, the most prominent representatives of Bulgarian ethnography and ethnology; Ethnology in the current research - ethnic problems, "religious" minorities, phenomenon chalga ('folk pop'), emigration to Western Europe and USA, everyday life during the Socialism and Postsocialism. An optional lessons of traditional dance called horo should be held (in collaboration with the ensemble Pirin).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JAKOUBEK, Marek. Vojvodovo : etnologie krajanské obce v Bulharsku. 1. vyd. V Plzni: Západočeská univerzita, 2010, 347 s. ISBN 9788070439715. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan. Dějiny Bulharska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 508 s. ISBN 80-7106-404-1. info
  • JIREČEK, Konstantin Josef. Cesty po Bulharsku. V Praze: nákladem Matice české, 1888, xvi, 710. info
  • Bulharsko, země a lid : průvodce po výstavě v národopisném oddělení Národního musea v Praze, červen - září 1938 (Variant.) : Výstava Bulharsko, země a lid : červen - září 1938, ... v národopisném oddělení Národního musea v Praze. info
  • BOČKOVÁ, Helena and Jana POSPÍŠILOVÁ. Bulhaři v Brně. Proměny profesní a etnické minority (Bulgarians in Brno. Transformations of Professional and Ethnic Minority). Český lid: Etnologický časopis - Ethnological Journal. Praha: Etnologický ústav AV ČR, 2006, vol. 93, No 1, p. 113-135, 26 pp. ISSN 0009-0794. info
Teaching methods
lectures, e-learning For the purpose of this lecture an e-learning course will be designed. All lectures will be available to students in the form of presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. The e-learning course will include visuals (photos), music, study material in Czech (or in English), videos. The -learning allows students to observe very clearly the whole course, they can work easier with   lecture material, it allows also testing and facilitates communication with lecturers   via the discussion forum.
Assessment methods
homework in e-learning system (ELF), written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2017.
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