Course: Etnographic Sources and Research

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Course title Etnographic Sources and Research
Course code KSKA/BEPV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tesař Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Andrš Zbyněk, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 10 hours per semester
  • Individual project - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to gain an overview of working with sources in anthropological research and the practical use of ethnographic sources in the social sciences.
Students will be provided with information on sources, methods and history of this research field. The possibilities of present terrain survey, the creation of museum collections and the application of research results in practice, especially in museology, will be stressed.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

For the exam, students will write a paper of at least 2,000 words on a chosen topic based on sources they have collected themselves. The sources may be of various types (textual, oral, visual, and others). Students will submit their papers to the instructor for review before the exam date. The exam will take the form of an interview about the submitted paper, and the assessment will reflect the student's demonstrated ability to independently use sources and literature to draw specific conclusions.
Recommended literature
  • Dějiny každodennosti "dlouhého" 19. století II: Život všední i sváteční. Pardubice. 2005.
  • viz khv.upce.cz/predmety.
  • viz khv.upce.cz/predmety.
  • Lenderová, Milena - Macková, Marie - Bezecný, Zdeněk - Jiránek, Tomáš. Dějiny každodennosti "dlouhého" 19. století II. díl: Život všední i sváteční. .
  • Toncrová, Šárka. Praktická příručka k terénnímu výzkumu obecních a školních kronik. Brno. 2014.


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