| Course title | Seminar to Trends in contemporary Archaeology |
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| Course code | KHI/6STSA |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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Presentations and debates should take into account the topics as follows: 1) Introduction: sense of archaeological theory and interpretation of meaning. The structure and hierarchy of theoretical approaches. Functionalist interpretation, particularism and neo-positivist, "antiteoretický" mainsteram contemporary archeology 2) The impact of scientific methodology (especially the theory of systems, geographic models and quantitative methods) on the theory of 60th-70th years of the 20th century. Middle-range theory (difference in approach R. Merton L. Binford). Awards importance of formation and transformation processes in the works of M. B. Schiffer and E. Neustupného. 3) The influence of postmodern philosophy and anthropology archeology 80th to 90th years. 4) Plurality of opinions contemporary archaeological theory: analysis of world systems, network analysis, dynamic modeling, complex adaptive systems, chaos theory, theory artifact etc. The differences between the theories of "top-down" (normative) and "bottom-up" (eg. Theory organic growth, reception and agency theories) 5) Social Archaeology: concepts, topics and solutions. Society and identity, emulation models, research and consumption of consumerism, artifactual memory 6) Geographic Perspective: territory, political landscape, center and periphery, models of territoriality, definitions of political landscapes and models of the relationship between territorial-political units in the past. 7) The interpretation of architecture and the built environment: the concept of building Environment (Built Environment) and its context, urban morphology, monumentality and architectural theory of communication. Concepts and methods of spatial syntax: analysis of access and visibility, reflection analysis. Analysis of perception, agent-based 'models etc. 8) Economic aspects - opportunities archaeological interpretation of the production, distribution and exchange. Environmental and energy models (theories and so-called resistance. Socio-ecological systems), the political context (analysis of world systems) 9) Cognitive aspects, phenomenology and individual. Symbol, ritual, tradition. Spatiality and temporality in the past
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
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| Learning outcomes |
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Follow-up seminars on the subject of Trends in contemporary archeology will be filled with discussions with students about the issues discussed, the students will prepare entry papers and discussion papers.
Graduates acquire key theoretical concepts of archeology 20th and 21st centuries, understand their meaning, their consistency with data analysis and the creation of archaeological hypotheses. |
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Completion of the course Trends in contemporary archeology.
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Student performance
Active participation, homework on each topic discussed. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Archeology (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Archeology (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Archeology for Practice (2023) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Archeology (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |