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Lecturer(s)
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Boukal Tomáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Beginnings and development of ecological anthropology (Steward, Harris, Vayda, Rappaport). Classic ecological anthropology, New ecological anthropology (Kottak). Prehistory. Prehistoric people and their ways of using and understanding the environment. Examples: Moravian Mesolite and Palaeolithic. What means the finding of the "Alpine man". The settlement of Europe on basis of DNA. Arctic regions, natural conditions, the Inuits and their culture, hunting of sea animals as an adaptation to the environment, Greenland, north of Canada and the USA, ecological problems of Alaska. Sub-arctic regions I, natural conditions, Siberia, native culture of history, cult of prey, animism, shamanism, colonisation of Siberia, the status of Siberian nations in the Russian society, the present of native cultures, north-western Siberia, oil, natural gas and wood production from the viewpoint of the countryside and its inhabitants. Sub-arctic regions II, north of Canada and the USA, natural conditions, native peoples (Dene, northern Algonquin), hunters of the northern woods, fur trade, colonisation, Treaties, the present, negotiation process, e.g. eastern Cree and James Bay hydroelectric project. North America I, natural environment, native ethics and their pre- and post-contact culture, cultural topics - adjustment to different natural conditions, the sun dance, animals - protecting spirits. North America II, colonisation of the continent, e.g. buffalo slaughter as a means of fighting with prairie tribes, the present, American Indians and their influence on alternative ecological thinking. Pastoral societies. Agricultural societies. Industrial societies and ecological anthropology. Global and ecological problems, globalisation.
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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 course is dedicated to the beginnings and development of ecological anthropology and its leading representatives. The objective of the course is to analyse the relationship between people (as members of particular society) and the environment, the ways of using the natural resources, native environmental knowledge. Lectures on groups of native inhabitants and current ecological problems will also be included.
Students will acquire basic knowledge of ecological attitudes of anthropology and competence for their application.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Didactic test
Exam can be taken only after passing the written test. Overall grade will be composed from the following: Written test containing 10 questions (each for 1 point). For the assignment, minimum of 6 points is required, the test may be repeated if failed. Active participation in lectures + presentation of given topic. Type of assessment: exam.
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Recommended literature
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BODLEY, J. H. Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems. Mayfield Publishing Company, 2001.
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BUTZER, K. W. Environment and Archeology. Methuen, 1972.
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CAMPBELL, B. Human Ecology, The story of our place in nature from prehistory to the present, Aldine,. New York, 1985.
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FEITH, H. A. Hunting and the Quest for Power. in Native Peoples: The Canadian Experience, McCelland and Stewart, 1995.
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HARRIS, M. Cultural Materialism. New York, 1980.
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MARTIN, C. Keepers of the game, indian-animal relationships. London, 1978.
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MURPHY, R. F. Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie, s. 128-148,. Praha, 1998.
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NELSON, R. K. Hunters of the northern forest, Designs for survival among the Alaskan Kutchin. The University of Chicago Press, 1986.
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ORTOVÁ, J. Kapitoly z kulturní ekologie. Karolinum, 1999.
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SPINDLER, K. Muž z ledovce. Mladá fronta, 1998.
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VIGET, E. Ekonomika i tradicionnoe zemlepolzovanie vostočnych. Ekaterinburg, 1999.
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