SAN235 History of Social Anthropology. From Frazer to Geertz and beyond

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Division of Social Anthropology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Friday 10:00–13:30 AVC
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
Course objectives
The course provides a survey of the anthropological history. It presents the main paradigms and representatives of anthropological thought. The course focus on evolutionism, functionalism, konfigurationism, symbolic anthropology, structuralism, and interpretative anthropology.
Syllabus
  • evolutionism functionalism konfigurationism symbolic anthropology structuralism interpretative anthropology
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KANOVSKÝ, Martin. Kultúrna a sociálna antropológia : osobnosti a teórie. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Chronos, 2004, 249 s. ISBN 8089027105. info
  • KANOVSKÝ, Martin. Štruktúra mýtov :štrukturálna antropológia Clauda Lévi-Straussa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Cargo, 2001, 151 s. ISBN 80-902952-2-3. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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