SOC310 Culture, Tradition, Heritage

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2009
Rozsah
1/1. 10 kr. Doporučované ukončení: zk. Jiná možná ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Miklós Vörös, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Rozvrh
Pá 2. 10. 8:00–13:30 U35, Pá 16. 10. 8:00–13:30 U35, Pá 30. 10. 8:00–13:30 U35, Pá 13. 11. 8:00–13:30 U35
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 6 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/6, pouze zareg.: 0/6
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This reading and research seminar examines the emergence of a new conceptual approach in cultural and historical studies in the early 1980s: social constructivism. In the first half of the course students read and discuss key texts published in this genre and then gradually turn their attention to a specific field of debate: the cultural heritage discourse of the last thirty years. The course explores how this discourse has influenced our conceptions about history, culture, and identity and led to the institutional development of heritage tourism in an increasingly globalized cultural landscape.

By the end of the seminar students should be able to:
-- Understand and work with the concepts of culture, tradition, and heritage.
-- Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural heritage discourse.
-- Conduct cultural research autonomously in the field of heritage studies.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction and course orientation
  • 2. Theories of identity: Essentialism and constructivism
  • 3. The role of imagination in constructing reality
  • 4. Key terms: Culture, tradition, heritage
  • 5. The invention of 'culture' in anthropology and beyond
  • 6. The location of culture: territorialization
  • 7. The problem of the ethnographic present
  • 8. Beyond culture: critical rethinking of a key concept
  • 9. The invention of tradition in modern societies
  • 10. Presentism and nostalgia: The past in the present
  • 11. Authenticity: identifying origins and authenticating the past
  • 12. The uses of folklore and intangible heritage
  • 13. The invention of heritage in late modern societies
  • 14. Transnational heritage discourse: policies and practices
  • 15. Manufacturing and marketing heritage for cultural tourism
  • 16. Discussion of case studies
Výukové metody
The format of the course is a combination of brief lectures and a controlled discussion of various assigned readings (including book chapters, journal articles, case studies, as well as policy documents).

The students should be prepared to give concise presentations on some key readings and case studies during the class meetings and carry out brief research tasks between them.
Metody hodnocení
Class attendance (10%):
Students are required to attend every seminar meeting

Two class presentations (50%):
1. A critical review of a course reading
2. A case study of a cultural heritage site

Final essay (40%)
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2009, jaro 2010, jaro 2011, podzim 2011, jaro 2012, podzim 2012, podzim 2013, podzim 2014, podzim 2015, podzim 2016.