ETBB130 Introduction to Urban Ethnology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Karel Altman, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Karel Altman, CSc.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 J31, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět určen výhradně pro studenty programu etnologie (tj. pro studenty, kteří nastoupili studium po září 2019).
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
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Course objectives
The goal of the course is to explain the issue of urban culture from the ethnology point of view. Urban environment research from the point of view of related social sciences, such as sociology, demography, history and anthropology.
Learning outcomes
After having finished the course, the student will be able to understand the research into urban environment from the perspective of cultural history, ethnography of the present, and research into the culture of working classes; he/she will be able to describe the basic research themes and to compare modern-day researcher´s approaches and trends.
Syllabus
  • 1. Contemporary research methods and trends, sources and literature on the topic.
  • 2. Overview of cultural and historical research.
  • 3. Montaneous ethnography.
  • 4. Working class culture.
  • 5. Overview of urban research development in the Czech Republic.
  • 6. Basic works in urban ethnology in the Czech Republic.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The urban ethnography reader. Edited by Mitchell Duneier - Philip Kasinitz - Alexandra K. Murphy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, viii, 976. ISBN 9780199743575. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Oldřich. Město pod Špilberkem : o lidové kultuře, tradicích a životě lidí v Brně a okolí. Brno: SNIP & Co ve spolupráci s Ústavem pro etnografii a folkloristiku Akademie věd České republiky v nakladatelství Doplněk, 1993, 242 stran. ISBN 8085765101. info
  • FOX, Richard G. Urban anthropology : cities in their cultural settings. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1977, xii, 176. info
  • SKALNÍKOVÁ, Olga and Karel FOJTÍK. K teorii etnografie současnosti. Praha: Academia, 1971, 79 s. info
  • WINTER, Zikmund. Kulturní obraz českých měst : život veřejný v XV. a XVI. věku. V Praze: nákladem Matice české, 1890, xvi, 795. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
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