ETMB60 Ethnicity in the City

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Gero Fischer (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
each even Wednesday 13:20–16:35 J31
Prerequisites
As most scientific literature regarding the given topic is in German, sufficient knowledge of German is a prerequisite for the participation in this course.
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
Having completed the course, the students will be able to interpret the terms assimilation, integration in the context of everyday (political, media, etc.) discourse. The students will get specifically acquainted with the history of migration processes in Vienna and will be able to understand better the issues of current European migrations as well as integration processes
Syllabus
  • Integration, disintegration, assimilation, acculturation Brief historical overview of migrations to Vienna Ethnic composition of the city Ethnization, ethnic infrastructure Immigration politics and political discourse concerning immigration Integration of immigrants and integration politics The so called “second generation“ (questions of ethnic, cultural, language identity, semilingualism, etc.) Comparative perspectives
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Vídeňští Češi 1945-2005 :k dějinám národnostní menšiny. Edited by Helena Baslerová. 1. vyd. Wien: Tschechisches kulturhistorisches Institut, 2006, 482 s. ISBN 8086791319. info
  • PŠENIČKA, Josef. Von Böhmen nach Wien :Lebenserinnerungen des tschechischen Schmiedes Josef Pšenička. Edited by Gero Fischer. Brno: Doplněk, 2001, 174 s. ISBN 8072390945. info
  • HROCH, Miroslav. V národním zájmu :požadavky a cíle evropských národních hnutí devatenáctého století v komparativní perspektivě. Praha: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 1996, 212 s. ISBN 80-85899-16-7. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, paper about
Assessment methods
Exam requirements: giving a paper/co-giving a paper, active participation in discussions, final exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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