Bi7851 Anthropology of Ethnicity

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:50 Bp1
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
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-AN)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC, specialization Fyzická antropologie)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC, specialization Sociokulturní antropologie)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
Course objectives
The main objective of this course is to introduce to students the variability of human ethnics; their geographical distribution; cultural traditions and customs; religions; physical appearance and physiological adaptations; language etc. At the end of this course the studets should be able to describe the main characteristics of the principal ethnics of the world.
Syllabus
  • 1. Principal African ethnics
  • 2. Principal European ethnics
  • 3. Principal Asian ethnics
  • 4. Principal South-American ethnics
  • 5. Principal North-American ethnics
  • 6. Principal ethnics of Australia and Oceania
Literature
  • Dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences du langage (Orig.) : Encyclopedic dictionary of the sciences of language : Enzyklopädisches Wörterbuch der Sprachwissenschaften. info
  • BRETON, Roland, Joshua A. FISHMAN and Krystyna MAZOYER. Atlas jazyků světa : soužití v křehké rovnováze. 1. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 2007, 79 s. ISBN 9788000018836. info
  • BUDIL, Ivo T. Mýtus, jazyk a kulturní antropologie. 3. vyd. Praha: Triton, 1998, 259 s. ISBN 8072540017. info
  • HUBINGER, Václav, František HONZÁK and Jiří POLIŠENSKÝ. Národy celého světa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1985, 387 s. : i. info
  • Ethnic groups and boundaries : the social organization of culture difference. Edited by Frederik Barth. Boston: Little, Brown and comp., 1969, 153 s. info
Assessment methods
Lectures. The course is concluded with an oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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