KSCA001 Introduction to the Study of China

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Vávrová Mašková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 1. 10. to Sun 14. 12. Wed 12:30–14:05 zrusena M13, Mon 15. 9. to Tue 30. 9. Wed 12:30–14:05 zrusena M25
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
Course objectives
One semester course. At the end of the course students should be able to: - understand and interpret basic realia necessary for culture oriented study of China
- actively apply Czech and English transcriptions;
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to the course; Western representations of China: Introduction to the Study Problem
  • 2) China in Media Discourse
  • 3) First Interactions with China: Silk Road, Arabian Merchants, Marco Polo
  • 4) Missionary in China; Matteo Ricci; First transcriptions and Czech Transcription
  • 5) Formation of Sinology as Study Field and its National Traditions: Russia, France, Great Britain; Wade-Giles Transciption
  • 6) Sinology and Modern Social Science
  • 7) Sinology in China
  • 8) Czech Sinology: History and Prospective Development
  • 9) What is China?: Geographical and Historical Introduction
  • 10) Population: Introduction to the Problem of Chinese Minorities
  • 11) Tibet and Western Perception of Tibet
  • 12) Conclusion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠINDELÁŘ, Pavel. Etnografie Číny (Etnography of China). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 246 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7049-3. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    not specified
  • Kdo byl kdo : čeští a slovenští orientalisté, afrikanisté a iberoamerikanisté (Variant.) : Čeští a slovenští orientalisté, afrikanisté a iberoamerikanisté. info
  • čína 21. století
  • LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 8072771094. info
  • EBERHARD, Wolfram. Lexikon čínských symbolů : obrázková řeč Číny. Translated by Eva Černá. Vyd. 1. Praha: Volvox Globator, 2001, 292 s. ISBN 8072074016. info
  • LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína :dobrodružství hedvábné cesty : po stopách styků Východ - Západ. 1. vyd. Praha: Set out, 2000, 366 s., [8. ISBN 80-86277-11-9. info
  • WILKINSON, Endymion Porter. Chinese history : a manual. Rev. and enl. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2000, xxiv, 1181. ISBN 0674002474. info
  • Transkripce čínštiny. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, xv, 104. ISBN 809025151X. info
  • Transkripce čínštiny., Sborník statí. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, xv, 104 s. ISBN 80-902515-2-8. info
  • Transkripce čínštiny., Tabulky a návody. Edited by Hana Třísková. Prah: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, ix, 133 s. ISBN 80-902515-3-6. info
Teaching methods
Course has a form of lectures.
Assessment methods
Written test (70%) and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Kulturní studia Číny je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujících.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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