JSB_SLAV70 The Balkans from an ethnological perspective - research, traditions, present

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Navrátilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 11. 12. to Fri 22. 12. Wed 14:00–15:40 C33, Mon 18. 9. to Fri 8. 12. Wed 14:00–15:40 K12 nerezervovat, except Wed 15. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course provides students with an insight into ethnological and anthropological research conducted during the 20th and early 21st centuries in the Balkans. It introduces the research interests of Czech authors and offers a detailed presentation of selected internationally significant studies, such as those realized in Serbia (transformation of rural community - J. Halpern), Albania (customary law - M. Hasluck), North Macedonia (magic and social organization - J. Obrebski), Bulgaria (ethnology of socialism and postsocialism - G. Creed), Bosnia (identity and ethnicity - T. Bringa) and Romania (property relations - K. Verdery).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: Familiarize themselves with ethnological and socio-cultural anthropological research conducted by Czech researchers in the Balkan countries, with an emphasis on the increased interest in the Balkans observed at the beginning of the 21st century.
Understand ethnological and socio-cultural anthropological research of international significance in selected Balkan countries.
Reflect on important social topics associated with research in Balkan countries, such as transformations of rural societies, ethnology of socialism and postsocialism, identity and ethnicity, customary law, magic and social organization, and property relations.
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, class discussion
Assessment methods
Attendance at lectures and active participation in discussions based on the assigned readings will account for 70% of the final grade. The remaining 30% will be based on the submission of a final essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
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