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Lecturer(s)
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Horálek Adam, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. The origin of ethnicity, nationalism and national movements 2. Ethnic group, nationality, nation, race, state and other identities 3. Introduction to theories of ethnicity and general classification 4. Primordialism 5. Ethnicism 6. Modernist approaches towards ethnicity and nationalism 7. Critical analysis of ethnic schools and theories 8. Multiculturalism, melting pot, stereotypes, national states 9. Ethnicity as an identity or political construct; ethnic minorities and majorities; ethnic groups and nations 10. Ethnicity as a secondary identity, activity and objectivity of ethnicity 11. Regional differences in ethnicities, theories of nationalism and their classification 12. Gellnerian discourse on ethnicity
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The major goal of the course is to understand the development of theories, approaches and paradigms as well as the social understanding of the phenomenon called ethnicity for the purpose of relativisation and perspectivisation of stereotypes and contemporary common discourse. Ethnicity is a complex concept which is in the focus of scholarly discourse since early 1970s and which developed into one of the crucial and most important socio-cultural phenomenons of present days. In many cases, ethnicity is often confused with other socio-political or ideological phenomenons and therefore its deeper understanding is a necessity for all social anthropologists so that they can approach critically the emerging number of ethnic information, topics and questions which are today very often misleadingly used as an excuse or covering other contemporary important social issues. During the course we will discuss all major schools and theories of ethnicity from primordialism over ethnicism towards all modernist approaches. The chronological discourse will be accompanied by appropriate selection of relevant reading. There will be focus on active participation of students within seminars as well as in lectures and it will use case studies from all over the world to illustrate the ethnicity from different perspectives. The course will cover all major regionaly distinct schools - Anglo-American, Central-European, Russian, Asian, collonial etc.
The student will learn the critical approach to ethnic topics and will be able to orient in all major academic as well as laic approaches towards ethnicity. The student will also learn the perspective understanding and regional differences of the phenomenon.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KSKA/USA and KSKA/MEFI and KSKA/TEDA
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Discussion
The assignment consists of two consequent steps: Credits before exam: credits will be given upon compleition of following assignments within seminar: 1) seminar attandance - students have right to miss up to two seminars. Another two absences are accaptable upon fullfilling he special assignment consisting of aat least 5 norm-pages of text on requested topic. More than 4 absences during one semester disqualify the student from the credits. 2) active participation in seminars - at least 5 required active participations upon teacher's acceptance. Active participation includes discussion, insight into the reading, relevant comments or presentation of fieldwork. 3) minimum 5 essays each 2 norm-pages of text on selected topic of particular seminar class. For the purpose of essays student has to select a group of 2-3 interviewees. These interviewees have to be included in all 5 essays. In accaptable cases, theoretical work instead is acceptable upon approval of the teacher. 4) If student is obviously unprepared for the seminar class (did not read the text etc.), he/she is obliged to recompense this failure with one extra activity in another classes. 5) at the end there is final test - to pass the test, student has to reach at least 70 % points. The qualification for credits includes all five assignments. The exam: is in a form of discussion about the selected topic. The topic for the exam is selected by student and approved by the teacher, not later than by january 14th, 2016. In the discussion student is expected to prove his/her capacity to defend ideas, agrue about contraarguments, knowledge of relevant literature, significant characters in the field and ability to connect the topic with broader context. The topic must follow one of the course topics.
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Recommended literature
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BARŠA, P., STRMISKA, M. Národní stát a etnický konflikt. Brno: CDK, 1999.
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CONNOR, W. Ethnonationalism.The Quest for Understanding. Princeton: PUP, 1994.
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CONVERSI, D. Conceptualizing nationalism. An introduction to Walker Connor´s work. In Connor: Ethnonationalism, s. 1-23.
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ELCHINOVA, M. Ethnic discourse and group presentation in modern Bulgarian society. Development and Society 30(1), 2001.
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ERIKSEN, T. Ethnicity and Nationalism. Anthropological Perspectives. London: Pluto, 1993.
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FENTON, S. Ethnicity.. Cambridge: Polity, 2003.
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GELLNER, E. Encounters with Nationalism. Oxford: Blackwell.
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GELLNER, E. Nacionalismus. Brno: CDK, 2003.
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GELLNER, E. Národy a nacionalismus. Praha: Hříbal (2.vyd.), 1993.
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GURR, T.R., HARFF, B. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. Boulder: Westview Press.
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HÁLFDANARSON, G.,ISAACS, A.K. (eds). Nations and Nationalities in Historical Perspectives. Pisa: Edizioni Plus, 2001.
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HROCH, M. Pohledy na nacionalismus. Praha: SLON, 2003.
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HROCH, M. V národním zájmu. Praha, 1999.
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JENKINS, R. Rethinking Ethnicity. Arguments and Explorations. London: Sage, 1997.
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SALNER, P. Ethnic polarization under conditions of an ethnically homogenous town. Czech Sociological Review 9(2).
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SHARP, J. Ethnic group and nation: the apartheid vision in South Africa. In Boonzaier and Sharp, 1988.
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SKALNÍK, P. Tribe as colonial category. In Boonzaier and Sharp (eds): South African Keywords. Cape Town: David Philip, 1988.
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SKALNÍK, P. Union soviétique-Afrique du Sud: les ´théories´ de l´etnos.(též anglická verze). Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines, 1988.
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WICKER, H. R. (ed.). Rethinking Nationalism and Ethnicity. The Struggle for Meaning and Order in Europe. Oxford: Berg, 1997.
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