SOCn6302 Anthropological Research

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Čanigová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Eva Kotašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS&&TYP_STUDIA(N)
Approval of the teacher
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
Abstract
The aim of the course is to carry out individual fieldwork, which can generate primary data necessary for the diploma thesis. Likewise, the course may be taken, should the student be part of the research team of his/her teacher and carries out individual fieldwork alongside the course teacher.
Learning outcomes
Fielwork diary, primary data, draft article, draft thesis chapter
Key topics
Individual, depending of the field research
Study resources and literature
  • HAMMERSLEY, Martyn a ATKINSON, Paul. Ethnography: principles in practice. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 0-415-08664-7.
  • Handbook of autoethnography. Edited by Tony E. Adams - Stacy Linn Holman Jones - Carolyn Ellis. Second edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022, xxiv, 539. ISBN 9781138363120. info
  • PINK, Sarah. Doing visual ethnography. 3rd edition. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2013, viii, 238. ISBN 9781446211175. info
  • DAVIES, Bronwyn and Susanne GANNON. Doing collective biography : investigating the production of subjectivity. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2006, x, 206. ISBN 0335220444. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Diskussion, field supervision, homework, feedback, writing
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Coursework, fiedlwork notes, quality of the final text
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught every week.
General note: Předmět si zapisují studenti profilace SAN, kteří po domluvě se školitelkou/školitelem realizují terénní výzkum.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025, Autumn 2025.
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