PAPVB_22 Special Topics of the Cultural Anthropology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. phil. Maximilian Wilding (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Valášková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 17:30–20:45 K32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course is meant to serve as a tool for accommodating those research topics that materialize in the process of designing new research projects of the department. As a lab, the relevant topics can be named only short-term. The main accent, however, will lay on media work, the popularization of anthropological content, ethics of journalism, intellectual property, cultural heritage, minority politics and topics that point to development cooperation & advocacy. By an engaged & detailed discussion the students shall gather specific insights in the complexities of archaeological work in the new millennium in a cross-cultural ambient. The course should serve as ‘think tank’ for the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology of the Near East.
Syllabus
  • One double teaching unit every 14 days; topic according to day to day events
Literature
  • Concomitant to the day to day events: media highlights, literary essays, science news, political statements, expressions in arts & entertainment
Teaching methods
Group sessions with the character of team meetings. In an opening statement at each meeting the students will be briefed on the fresh topic. A brainstorming & discussion (protocol memos) will ensue, to give a direction for the enquiries that the students have to make, preferentially working with the media.
Assessment methods
a) On the basis of the presence in the course, the extent & quality of meeting protocols, the participation in in-class discussion, the extent & quality of the enquiry reports. b) Final essay on a chosen topic that has been treated on the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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