SAN261 Anthropology of consumption

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 13:30–15:00 U35
Prerequisites
Ability to read anthropological literature in English - about 20 pages a week (a paper or chapter).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course of Anthropology of Consumption introduces students to key themes and approaches in anthropology of COnsumption as well as ethnographies in this subdiscipline. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: - to addopt anthropological approach to study of consumption - to learn key themes of anthropology of consumption - to read selected ethnographies on the topic - to understand development of thinking in this theme
Syllabus
  • Introduction, economic anthropology: the object of study
  • Theoretical approaches in economic anthropology I - formalists and substantivists, economy and culture
  • Theoretical approaches in economic anthropology II. - political economy, world system theory
  • Production
  • Exchange
  • Money and market
  • Consumption
  • Socialism and postsocialism
  • Capitalims
  • Globalisation
Literature
  • A handbook of economic anthropology. Edited by James G. Carrier. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2005, xvi, 584. ISBN 1845429524. info
  • Theory in economic anthropology. Edited by Jean Ensminger. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2002, xix, 316. ISBN 0759102066. info
  • WILK, Richard R. Economies and cultures : foundations of economic anthropology. Boulder, Colo.: WestviewPress, 1996, xvii, 189. ISBN 0813320585. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Form: lectures, class discussions, homeworks, reading Assessment: participation in discussions, presentation of essay, final essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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