V_terenMNG Fieldwork among Mongolian nomads - oral memory and everyday life

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bilegsaikhan Tamirjav, PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 12:00–13:40 K32, except Tue 16. 4.
Prerequisites
Undefined.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of field research using the example of documentation of the oral tradition of Western Mongolian mobile pastoralists. The course will provide a brief general introduction to oral history and oral tradition research contextualized in central Inner Asia. This will be followed by a brief introduction to the history and culture of Western Mongolia and particularly the Altai Uriankhai ethnic group. The oral tradition will be described from several points of view: the formal side of the oral tradition, the meaning and motivation of the oral tradition, the supporting theme of the narrative and the memory of the landscape.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will have a knowledge of:
- the possibilities of using oral tradition and oral history research for the documentation of the local history of Inner Asia;
- the content of the local oral tradition of Western Mongolia;
- the use of oral sources and field research in the study of the relationship of people to the landscape;
- the contribution of oral sources to the environmental issues on the example of Mongolia.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VANSINA, Jan. 1985. Oral Tradition as History. Madison: UW Press.
    not specified
  • HUMPHREY, C. & HÜRELBAATAR, U. 2013. A Monastery in Time. Chicago & L.: UCP.
  • VAINSHTEIN, S. 1980. Nomads of south Siberia. Cambridge: CUP.
  • EMPSON, Rebecca M. 2011. Personhood, Memory and Place in Mongolia. OUP.
Teaching methods
Lectures (in 2024 they will be held based on an agreement with the students).
Assessment methods
A brief written work dealing with a sub-theme related to the topic or methodology of the lecture (must be agreed with the lecturer).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
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