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Course code KSKA/BDKAT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
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)
  • Durňak Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 34 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 36 hours per semester
  • Team project - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to reflect on theoretical and methodological changes in anthropological discourse influenced by contemporary digital technologies. Individual topics analyze the relationship between humans and technology, changes in sociocultural reality, and the conceptualization of new media and digital culture.
During the courses, students will acquire practical skills in preparing and conducting digital ethnographic research.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Self project defence, Presentation

Mandatory attendance 80%. Implementation of a team research project, Reading and active participation in discussions, final exam
Recommended literature
  • Deuze, M. Media life. Život v médiích. Praha. 2016.
  • Escobar, A. Notes on the Anthropology of Cyberculture?. Current Anthropology 35.3, 211-231. 1994.
  • Heřmanová, M. I m Always Telling You My Honest Opinion?: Influencers and Gendered Authenticity Strategies on Instagram", Heřmanová, M., Skey, M. and Thurnell-Read, T. (Ed.) Cultures of Authenticity, pp. 231-245. 2022.
  • Horst, H; Miller, D. The Digital and the Human: a prospectus for Digital Anthropology.? In Horst H and Miller, D. Eds. Digital Anthropology. 3-36. Oxford. 2012.
  • Manovich, L. Úvod do jazyka nových médií. Praha. 2018.
  • Murthy, D. Digital Ethnography: An Examination of the Use of New Technologies for Social Research.? Sociology 42.5, 837-855. 2008.
  • Pink, S., Horst, H., Postill, J., Hjorth, L., Lewis, T., Tacchi, J.. Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practise. London. 2016.
  • Postill, J. The Anthropology of Digital Practices Dispatches from the Online Culture Wars. London. 2024.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 16.03.2026 23:51. Data created for academic year 2025/2026