KLMgrB109 Cultural Anthropology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:50–12:25 L32
Prerequisites
Bc degree
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
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Students should get an overview of bibliography, knowledge of main fields of cultural anthropology and history of research. The main effort is placed in understanding of cultural anthropology potential for archaeological studies.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the fild. What is culture anthropology 2. History of research I 3. History of research II 4. Human diets 5. Mythology 6. Culture anthropology as archaeological tool
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. info
  • Case studies in cultural anthropology. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. info
  • HAVILAND, William A. Cultural anthropology : the human challenge. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2008, xxxii, 424. ISBN 0495095613. info
  • FERRARO, Gary P. Classic readings in cultural anthropology. Belmont: Thomson learning, 2004, xv, 119. ISBN 0534612725. info
  • MILLER, Barbara D. Cultural anthropology. 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002, xxi, 452 s. ISBN 0-205-33740-6. info
  • EMBER, Carol R. and Melvin EMBER. Cultural anthropology. 10th ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2002, xiii, 398. ISBN 0-13-092299-4. info
  • Applying cultural anthropology : an introductory reader. Edited by Aaron Podolefsky - Peter J. Brown. 4th ed. Mountain View, Calif.: Mayfield Publ., 1999, xiii, 316. ISBN 0767407253. info
  • HAVILAND, William A. Cultural anthropology. 9th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College, 1999, xxi, 513 s. ISBN 0-15-508243-4. info
  • HAVILAND, William A. Cultural anthropology. 8th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College, 1996, xxix, 506. ISBN 0-15-502141-9. info
  • A handbook of method in cultural anthropology. Edited by Raoul Naroll - Ronald Cohen. New York: Columbia University Press, 1973, xxi, 1017. ISBN 0231037317. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion
Assessment methods
3 marked homeworks
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017.
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