The course focuses on basic introduction to the field of cultural anthropology. The main objective is its definition in the context of another scientific disciplines and its different conception (cultural or social anthropology, ethnology, ethnography). Another purpose of the course is to introduce students into contemporary debates related to the concept of culture. Culture itself is presented as a non-genetic, dynamic and adaptive basis of human societies; however, attention is paid to the current discussions of the difficulties associated with the conceptualisation of culture. Then is attention paid to the important social categories: ethnicity, kinship and gender. Lectures are supplemented by seminar with the text analysis and so reinforce the knowledge of the lectured topics.
After successful completion of the course the student will be able to describe the basic features of the current cultural anthropology in the broader social science context; discuss the advantages and limitations of different attitudes toward the concept of culture; to analyze various forms of ethnocentrism in common, medial or scientific discourse; clarify the relationship between culture and ethnicity; describe different views on the formation of linguistic reality; explain the importance of the gender concept in the context of discussions about human nature.
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BENEDICTOVÁ, Ruth:. Kulturní vzorce. Praha: Argo, 1999..
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COPANS, Jean:. Základy antropologie a etnologie. Praha: Portál, 2001..
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GEERTZ, Clifford:. Interpretace kultur: vybrané eseje. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000..
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KANDERT, Josef:. Každodenní život vesničanů středního Slovenska v 60. až 80. letech 20. století. Praha: Karolinum, 2004..
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KOTTAK, Conrad P.:. Anthropology. The exploration of Human Diversity. Michigan: McGraw-Hill, 2000..
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LÉVI-STRAUSS, C.:. Myšlení přírodních národů. Praha: Dauphin, 1996..
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LÉVI-STRAUSS, C.:. Smutné tropy. Praha: Odeon, 1966..
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MALINOWSKI, Bronislaw:. Sex a represe v divošské společnosti. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007..
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MEADOVÁ, M. Pohlaví a temperament u tří primitivních společností. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2010..
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MURPHY, Robert F.:. Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004..
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SAID, Edward W.:. Orientalismus. Západní koncepce Orientu. Praha a Litomyšl: Paseka, 2008..
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SALZMANN, Zdeněk:. Jazyk, kultura a společnost. Praha: Ústav pro etnografii a folkloristiku AV ČR, 1997..
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SOUKUP, Václav:. Dějiny antropologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2004..
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WILSON, Edward O.:. O lidské přirozenosti: máme svobodnou vůli, nebo je naše chování řízeno genetickýmkódem? Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1993..
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