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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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1. Past and current approaches to the study of Roma. First anthropological works. 2. Researches in the Czech and Slovak context 3. Reflection of researches - "backyard anthropology" 4. Social construction of reality and discussion around definitions of Roma 5. Strategies of survival 6. Wealth/poverty and social exclusion 7. Marginalization and its surpassing 8. Politics towards Roma - Czech context 9. Politics towards Roma - international context 10. Education - applied anthropology 11. NGOs, Romani politics 12. Gender and performance
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
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To introduce students to the anthropological approaches towards Roma, to the construction of groups and identities and to the main discourses, which are competing around definitions of Roma. These approaches will be illustrated with the help of "classical" topics like strategies of survival, but as well on marginalization and the current state and international politics. Students should get the competence of critical reading and working with texts.
- Ability to think critically about articles and write a short coherent text.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Work-related product analysis, Discussion
1) Reading regularly texts for each lesson, participation in discussions. 2) Each week one or more students prepares a critical discussion of a text. 3) Argumentative essay at least four pages long.
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Recommended literature
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Gay y Blasco. Gypsies in Madrid: Sex, Gender and the Performance of Identity. Oxford. Berg..
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OKELY, J. The Traveller-Gypsies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press..
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STEWART, M. Čas Cikánů. Brno: Barrister and Principal, 2005.
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