HEN612 Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2011
Rozsah
Blokově. 5 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Thanghavelu Kumaran (přednášející), RNDr. Naděžda Vlašín Johanisová, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Katedra environmentálních studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Dana Pantůčková
Rozvrh
Po 31. 10. 18:00–19:30 U43, Út 1. 11. 14:00–15:40 P24, St 2. 11. 18:00–19:30 U33, Čt 3. 11. 18:00–19:30 U33, Po 7. 11. 18:00–19:30 AVC, Út 8. 11. 18:00–19:30 P24, St 9. 11. 18:00–19:30 U33, Čt 10. 11. 18:00–19:30 U33, Pá 11. 11. 10:00–11:40 U33
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Cíle předmětu
This course is taught in English by Professor Thangavelu Vasantha Kumaran, formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Geography of the University of Madras, Chennai, India. It is a two- week course (four days – Monday to Thursday - in each week, followed by an assessment activity on Friday).
This course addresses indigenous knowledge systems, or what may also be termed as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Systems of Southern India. Materials for the course are drawn from applied field research investigations, supplemented with collaborative activities in three geographical regions of Tamil Nadu. Specifically, the objective is to learn-teach indigenous knowledge systems utilized in the hills, arid regions, and the coastal zones of southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu. Through case studies from each of these ecological regions, different traditional innovations and practices adopted by rural communities to alleviate livelihood threats, insecurity, and poverty, especially in areas of environmental degradation and marginalization, will be presented. These case studies view indigenous knowledge as a positive resource for enhancing community socio-economic development through the design of community action plans that build self-reliance and empower marginalized groups to address issues of sustainable livelihoods. These case studies indicate that there is growing wealth of materials on knowledge and associated practices regarding the indigenous exploration of plant and fisheries resources, unique to tribal and fisher communities and unknown to wider communities.
Osnova
  • PART I: CONCEPTS AND THEORY 1. AINTHINAI: THE FIVE REGIONS OF THE TAMIL COUNTRY 2. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: AN INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW
  • PART II: KURINJI OR MONTANE – KOLLIHILLS
  • 3. LOCAL KNOWLEDGE FOR SUSTAINABLE BIO-DIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY
  • 4. THE SEVEN-SYSTEM MANAGEMENT: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
  • PART III: NEIDHAL OR LITTORAL – COASTAL TAMIL NADU
  • 5. FISHING AND INDGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
  • 6. TRADITIONS, CATAMARANS, AND SHOALS OF FISH
  • PART IV: PALAI OR ARID – THENI-THEVARAM BASIN
  • 7. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT UNDER ARID CONDITIONS
  • PART V: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NOW
  • 8. LINKING PROTECTED AREAS, CONSERVATION, AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Výukové metody
1. Lecture-guided learning methods
2. In-class discussions (students based)
3. Powerpoints and short videos
Metody hodnocení
1. Active attendance
2. Two Short Assignments of 300 words each, will be marked
3. An appreciation of ‘Narratives’ from applied field research, (2 pages), will be marked
4.A roundtable discussion on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Implications for sustainable development, will be marked
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
1. Sillitoe, Paul (ed.), (2000) Indigenous Knowledge Development in Bangladesh: Present and Future. London, U.K: Intermediate Technology Publications (1998) “The Development of Indigenous Knowledge: A new Applied Anthropology”, Current Anthropology, 39 (2): 223-252. 2. Marsden D. (1994) Indigenous management and management of indigenous knowledge. In I. Scones and J. Thompson (eds) Beyond Farmer First: Rural People’s Knowledge, Agricultural Research and Extension Practice, pp.52-57. Intermediate Technology Publications Limited. London, U.K. 3. Gadgil, M, Berkes, F and Folke Carl (1993) “Indigenous Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation,” Ambio. (22): 2-30; 151-162. 4. LEISA (ILEIA Newsletter for low external input and sustainable agriculture), 1999. Finding Common Ground (special issue). 15(1-2). 5. Kumaran, T.V., Hyma, B. and Wood, D.M. (2005) Indigenous Knowledge and Development: Perspectives and Practices from Southern India, A Monograph (Unpublished) for Shastri Indo-Candian Institute, New Delhi and Calgary. 6. Kumaran, T.V., Norbert, S. A., and Dissanayake, L. (2007) Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Kumaran Book House, Colombo.
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