Course: Introduction to Ethnology

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Course title Introduction to Ethnology
Course code KHI/BKD50
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Podroužek Kamil, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The teaching of the course in the combined form summarizes these topics in individual teaching blocks: 1. The place of ethnology in anthropological sciences 2. Culture and social groups 3. Ethnic processes 4. Methods and techniques of ethnological field research. Students work on selected topics and tasks assigned in the full-time part of the course. These are submitted for continuous consultation and final evaluation in electronic form to the e-mail: kamil.podrouzek@ujep.cz .

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic theories and methodological procedures of the field, to give an overview of the development of the Czech ethnographic movement and research from the 19th century to the present in the Central European context. In the course, students will be introduced to the basic terms, concepts, methods and techniques of the field, and in selected topics also to the current state of knowledge about the development of Czech society.
Students will gain a basic overview of the origins and development of the discipline. They will gain knowledge about the formation of social groups with ethnic identity, their structure, dynamics and cultural manifestations. Students will be able to identify traditional and modern social structures based on cultural manifestations. Students will gain knowledge about the ethnic composition of Europe and about migration processes in the Czech Republic and will be able to practically apply the technique of participant and non-participant observation, they will be able to conduct and evaluate a simple structured interview.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar paper - research report on ritual observation. Seminar paper - review of a professional text. Seminar paper - powerpoint presentation of a selected topic.
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