NOII_39 Scandinavian Culture and Society

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Thor Henrik Svevad (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
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
At the end of this course the student will be able to understand and explain various distinguished elements of the contemporary life in the culture and society today, to argue and use reasoned decisions about the actual problems. The students will be able to comparison the problems with the Czech and European situation in the history and in the contempopary epoche.
Key topics
  • - Nobels Peace Prise, the critic of the criteria and mechanism
  • - Folks traditions in conflict with global world
  • - Norwegian culture scene, the magazines and exchange programmes
  • - Samtiden, Vinduet, Morgenbladet and othe debate magazines
  • - National library in Oslo
  • - Minorities, their presens in the society and culture
  • - Youth - national future and sociology problem
Study resources and literature
  • GILJE, Nils and Tarald RASMUSSEN. Norsk idéhistorie. Edited by Trond Berg Eriksen - Øystein Sørensen. Oslo: Aschehoug, 2002, 463 s. ISBN 8203224822. info
  • Tyranie okamžiku : [rychlý a pomalý čas v informačním věku]. Edited by Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Translated by Daniela Sobková Zounková - Mil. Vyd. 1. Brno: Doplněk, 2005, 167 s. ISBN 8072391852. info
  • ERIKSEN, Thomas Hylland. Sociální a kulturní antropologie : příbuzenství, národnostní příslušnost, rituál. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 407 stran. ISBN 9788073674656. info
  • ERIKSEN, Thomas Hylland. Ethnicity and nationalism :Anthropological perspectives. London: Pluto Press, 1993, 179 s. ISBN 0-7453-0701-9. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture and seminar Seminar presentations of the students Type of Completition: creditThe seminar is based on methods of presentation, analysis and synthesis of knowledge. It also uses collective work, in-class discussions and individual work of students.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
written and oral test
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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