FF:AEB_135 Theory Course - Course Information

AEB_135 Archaeology Theory Course

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Robert Brukner, MA (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová

Timetable

Tue 15:50–17:25 C11

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

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Course objectives (in Czech)

This course introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the archaeological theories, principles and controversies of the English-speaking world. Students will learn about and discuss anthropological archaeology, culture, objectivity, the “New Archaeology”, interpretive archaeology, positivism and post-modernism, and about the role of the Philosophy of Science in addressing critical archaeological questions. Students will read from the writings of seminal thinkers, including Binford, Childe, Hodder, Renfrew, Tilley, Trigger and Wylie. Students will be evaluated by attendance, and through a short essay on a topic of their choice written in Czech or English. Students must have at least an intermediate level of fluency in English (if you understand this course description you will be fine).

Syllabus (in Czech)

1) Anthropology 2) Culture and community 3) Anthropological archaeology 4) ”New Archaeology” and processualism 5) Archaeological science 6) Post-modernism, the Philosophy of Science and Post-processualism 7) Interpretive Archaeology 8) Essay -Preparation and Topics 9) Academic writing workshop 10) Practical uses of theory 11) Research design 12) Theory in Czech archaeology

FF:AEB_135 Theory Course - Course Information

AEB_135 Archaeology Theory Course

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