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Course: Anthropology of Regions: Central Asia

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Course title Anthropology of Regions: Central Asia
Course code KSKA/BSTA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Retka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Writing a seminar paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 35 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the cultural and social specifics of Central Asia. The history and present of the region will be analyzed primarily in the context of the transformation following the collapse of the USSR, ethnic changes, migration, and transnational processes.
Graduates of this course will gain a basic understanding of the historical and social characteristics of the Central Asian region.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

Recommended literature
  • Baar, V. Národy na prahu 21. století.. Ostrava: Tilia., 2002.
  • Bacon, E. E. Central Asians under Russian Rule. A Study in Culture Change.. New York: Cornell University Press, Ithaca., 1966.
  • Brusina, O. I. Slavjanje v Srednej Azii. Etničeskije i socialnyje processy.. Moskva: RAN., 2001.
  • den Bosch, J., A. Fauve, De Cordier B. EUROPEAN HANDBOOK OF CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES. Stuttgart, 2021. ISBN 978-3-8382-1518-1.
  • Dušek, L. Trojí tvář Vachánu: Proměny tradičního způsobu života horalů žijících na území Afghánistánu, Tádžikistánu a Pákistánu.. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze., 2016.
  • Eickelman, D. F. The Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach. New Jersey: Prentice Hall., 2002.
  • Horák, S. Rusko a Střední Asie po rozpadu SSSR.. Praha: Karolinum, 2008.
  • Horák, S. Střední Asie mezi východem a západem.. Praha: Karolinum., 2005.
  • Kokaisl, P., J. Pargač (eds.). Lidé z hor a lidé z pouští: Tádžikistán a Turkmenistán.. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2007.
  • Kokaisl, P., J. Pargač (eds.). Pastevecká společnost v proměnách času: Kyrgyzstán a Kazachstán.. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze., 2006.
  • Krader, L. Peoples of Central Asia.. Bloomington: Indiana University Publications., 1963.
  • Marek, J. Dějiny Afghánistánu.. Praha: NLN., 2006.
  • Roux, J. P. Dějiny Střední Asie.. Praha: NLN., 2008.


Study plans that include the course
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University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026