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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Social sciences and their characteristics in scientific enquiry. Important historical moments of the qualitative research. Methodology of classic social/cultural anthropology. Changes in the approach of social/cultural anthropology. Ethics. Participant observation. Interview (structured interview, semi-structured, non-structured interview, informal). Focus group. Case study. Biographic method. Anchored theory. Data analysis.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Monitoring, Skills training
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of the course is to present the basic overview of anthropological methodology. Students will be introduced to the terminology, to the main sources of inspiration of current anthropology and to basic anthropological questions. They will acquire knowledge of basic anthropological methods and techniques of data generation and epistemological processes. After this training, students will understand the basic methods and techniques of anthropological research.
Students will acquire practical experience with a process of an ethnographic fieldwork, epistemology, analysis and representation. While working on their research projects, students will adopt critical thinking and anthropological imagination.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Home assignment evaluation, Discussion, Self project defence, Presentation
Requirements: Class attendance, work on an individual research project, active discussion and participation in class. Course will be concluded by a paper presentation and a written essay.
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Recommended literature
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BERGER, P.L., LUCKMANN, T. Sociální konstrukce reality. Pojednání o sociologii vědění. Praha, 1999.
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FAJKUS, B. Současná filozofie a metodologie vědy. Praha, 1997.
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FAY, B. Současná filosofie sociálních věd. Multikulturní přístup. Praha, 2002.
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GEERTZ, C. Works and Lives. The Anthropologist as Author. Stanford, 1988.
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HENDL, J. Úvod do kvalitativního výzkumu. Praha, 1999.
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JAMES, A., JOCKEY, J., DAWSON, A. After Writing Culture. Epistemology and Praxis in Contemporary Anthropology. London, 1997.
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