Course: Fundamentals of Cultural and Social Anthropology

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Course title Fundamentals of Cultural and Social Anthropology
Course code KSA/ZKAN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šotola Jaroslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Scope of anthropology 2. Culture and criticism of the concept 3. Social and cultural construction of reality 4. Structure and actorship 5. Status and role 6. Ethnicity 7. Gender 8. Field research 9. Participation observation 10. Field diary 11. Field research in organizational environment 12. The use of anthropology in personnel work

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to the systematics and key concepts of social and cultural anthropology. Emphasis will be placed on understanding anthropology as an integral and empirical science of man, society and culture. The lecture will focus on the key thematic areas of contemporary social and cultural anthropology. Students will understand the main anthropological concepts, the systematics of the field and its methodological strategy.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Study of materials and selected texts available in on-line form in the e-learning system Moodle.
Recommended literature
  • ERIKSEN, T. H. (2008). Sociální a kulturní antropologie. Praha : Portál.


Study plans that include the course
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