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Lecturer(s)
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Synková Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course will focus on frequently used and current theoretical approaches in social anthropology. Seminars will focus on reading and reflection of texts from important professional publications and periodicals. The themes and required reading 1. Introduction to the subject. How do we use the theory? During the first lesson, you are expected to introduce a potential theoretical background of your MA thesis. UPCE electronic resources. Choosing a paper. 2. Constructivism Peter L. Berger - Luckmann Thomas 1999. The social construction of reality. A treatise on the sociology of knowledge. Brno: CDK. 3. Symbolic Anthropology, Clifford Geertz Geertz, Clifford 2000 [1973]. Thick description: Toward the interpretive theory of culture. In: The Interpretation of Cultures. Praha: Slon, pp. 13-42. 4. The turn in the study of power, Michel Foucault Foucault, Michel 1999 [1976]. The History of Sexuality. Will to Knowledge. Praha: Herrmann & Sons. Pp. 96-120. 5. The social space, symbolic power, varieties of capital, the social field. Bourdieu, Pierre 1995. The social space and symbolic power. Cahiers du CEFRES 8, p. 214-234. 6. The text and context, shortcomings of discourse analysis Blommaert, Jan 2005. Discourse. A Critical Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 1-5, 39-67. 7. Literary turn and a discussion of "writing culture" Clifford, James 1986. Introduction: Partial Truths. In: J. Clifford and G. Marcus, eds. Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press; pp. 1 - 26. 8. Performativity, body, Judith Butler Butler, Judith 1988. Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory. Theatre Journal, 40 (4): 519-531. 9. founders of science studies, networks of actors Callon, Michel 1986. Some Elements of a Sociology of Translation: Domestication of the Scallops and the Fishermen of St Brieuc Bay. In: Law, J., ed. Power, Action and Belief: A New Sociology of Knowledge. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Pp. 196-233. 10. New approaches to ethics, Nancy Scheper-Hughes Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, 1995: The Primacy of the Ethical: Propositions for a Militant Anthropology. Current Anthropology, 36 (3): 409-420. 11. Methodology of "reflexive science" Burawoy, Michael 1998. The Extended Case Method. Sociological Theory. 16 (1): 4-33. 12. The Future of Anthropology Comaroff, John, 2010. The End of Anthropology, Again: On the Future of an In/Discipline. American Anthropologist. 112 (4): 524-538.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to introduce students to current trends in the theory of social anthropology, to present discussions among different trends and personalities. Theoretical thinking in anthropology relates to the theory of other disciplines, it is not divided from the philosophy, nor from the economic and political reality of the contemporary world. Given the relatively wide range of theoretical issues and broadness of anthropology, the course will mainly focus on certain theoretical nodes in social anthropology. After completion of this course, students should understand the evolution of a theory, be able to explain the discussed concepts and apply them in their research. A related goal is to improve the reflection of academic texts.
Students will be able to discriminate theoretical problems and apply new knowledge on their own research.
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Prerequisites
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working with texts in English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
The method of evaluation and course of the lesson Assessment is continuous, depends on reading texts, quality of regular reflection (and their timely submission) as well as activity in class (presentations, discussions). I tolerate three absences, including illness. "Exam" - After the end of the semester present the two perspectives which were discussed in TSANS or TESAN that you can use in your particular research.
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Recommended literature
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literatura je vyvěšena v materiálech (Goffman, Geertz, Foucault, Butler, Callon, Scheper-Hughes, Burawoy, Yurchak, Comaroff, etc.).
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