PRSJB003 Indigenous culture in Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Iridiani, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Lalkovičová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course offers a brief introduction into the study of social and cultural issues in the Spanish speaking countries of Latin America.
Learning outcomes
The student has an overview of the contemporary social situation in the different Hispanic countries of the Latin American area and is able to place the cultural development in each period in a broader context.
Syllabus
  • 1. and 2. The problem of national, ethnic and cultural identity in Latin America. 3.-5. Mexico. 6.-8. Caribbean. 9.-11. Southern Cone. 12. Evaluation and discussion.
Literature
  • Benítez, Fernando (1989): Los indios de México. Una antología.
  • León-Portilla, Miguel (2007), Los pueblos indígenas de México. UNAM, México.
  • Soukup, Václav (2011), Antropologie. Teoria člověka a kultury.,Portál, Praha,
  • White, Leslie, (1975) The Concept of Cultural Systems: A Key to Understanding Tribes and Nations, Columbia University, New York.
  • VÁZQUEZ, Germán and Nelson Martínez DÍAZ. Historia de América Latina. Nueva edicion. Madrid: SGEL, 1998, 215 stran. ISBN 8471436434. info
Teaching methods
Student presentations and discussions. Regular home preparation (reading and translation) and submission of assignments.
Assessment methods
Compulsory attendance (80%), home preparation and active participation in class. Presentation of the selected topic in class and submission of all assignments.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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