ETMA09 Non-European Ethnology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 9:10–10:45 J31
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to describe the cultural plurality of the world. Students should be able to define, discuss and assess basic ethnological theories and terms on the basis of selected major ethnographic pieces of research.
Syllabus
  • World population by language and culture, literature
  • Franz Boas and the Central Eskimo
  • Bronislaw Malinowski and the Kula (Trobrian Islands inhabitants)
  • Margaret Mead and Samoa
  • Derek Freeman and review of Mead
  • Evans-Pritchard and the Nuer
  • Robert Gardner and the Nuer
  • Leopold Pospíšil and the Kapauku
  • Karl Heider and the Dani
  • Robert Gardner and Dead Birds
  • Napoleon Chagnon and the Yanomamö
  • Patrick Thierey and review of Chagnon
  • Colin Turnbull and the Mbuti
  • Edmund Leach and the Kachin
  • Richard Lee and the !Kung
Literature
  • MALINOWSKI, Bronisław. Argonauts of the Western Pacific : an account of native enterprise and adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea. Edited by James G. Fraser. Prospect Heights, Ill.: Waveland Press, 1984, xxxi, 527. ISBN 0881330841. info
  • MEAD, Margaret. Coming of age in Samoa : a psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisation. 1st print. New York: Mentor book, 1949, 192 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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