ETBA12 Selected Issues in Material Culture II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
Wed 8:20–9:55 J31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ETBA02 Introduction to Ethnology || ETBA04 History of Ethnology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The principal goal of the course is to introduce the topic of traditional handicraft, its systematics (home handicraft production) and historical development. Current efforts for preservation are supported by the state (Concept for more efficient care for traditional folk culture). Based on knowledge acquired through this course it is possible to conduct expert activities, organise exhibitions and to scientifically process this branch of traditional folk culture as well as the contemporary handicraft production.
Syllabus
  • Handicraft as profession
  • Historically originating forms (home and handicraft production)
  • Relationship of folk handicraft production and folk art
  • Effort to preserve traditional folk production in the industrial society
  • Overview of selected processing technology by material
  • Natural wicker, wood processing
  • Textile production
  • Pottery and folk glass
  • Metal processing
  • Folk professional groups with distinct culture (mining)
Literature
  • Lidová kultura : národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Edited by Stanislav Brouček - Richard Jeřábek - Dušan Holý - Václav Hubing. Vydání první. Praha: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v.v.i., v Praze a Ústav evropské etnologie Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně v nakladatelství Mladá fronta, 2007, Strana 643. ISBN 9788020414502. info
  • Dějiny hmotné kultury. II(2), Kultura každodenního života od 16. do 18. století. Edited by Josef Petráň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, 1997, 1002 s. ISBN 80-7184-086-62. info
  • Československá vlastivěda. D. 3, Lidová kultura. Praha: Orbis, 1968. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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