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KSA / 1ACEU
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KSA
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1ACEU
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Academic Year
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2022/2023
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Academic Year
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2022/2023
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Title
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Anthropology of Central and East. Europe
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Long Title
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Anthropology of Central and Eastern Europe
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
10
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Time requirements
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Lecture
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
3
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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1 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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1
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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KSA/ACEU
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The course is offered to foreign students. It covers several subjects of the contemporary social anthropology, connected to the region of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (including the Balkans). According to their field of interest, students choose one of the topics covered by the course. The aim of the course is both to introduce these ethnographic regions (with their cultural, ethnic, language and religious diversity) and to show the possible application of actual anthropological perspectives on this area. The topics like ethnicity, kinship, multiculturalism, social exclusion, anthropology of Roma/Gypsies or the transition and post-socialism are offered in the course.
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Requirements on student
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Student should be able to read academic texts in English. Student should have knowledge of English on C1 level.
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Content
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1. Anthropology of the Balkans The diversity of the region: religion, languages, minorities. The processes of identity forming: relationship of religion and ethnicity. Czech compatriots in the Balkans.
2. Roma/Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe Roma/Gypsies as a significant minority of the region: culture, language, identity. Ethnopolitics and ethnonationalism, the emergence of the elites.
3. Family and kinship in Central and Eastern Europe Family structures of the Central and South-Eastern European societies in the perspective of social anthropology and historical anthropology (zadruga, milk-kinship, ritual relations, etc.)
4. Multiculturalism and identity politics Reception and application of multiculturalism in the region in question. Multiculturalism and identity politics: examples of ethnic minorities in the Central European countries.
5. Socialism, transition and post-socialism Economic, political and social transition of the Central and Eastern European countries, and social processes resulting from them.
6. Poverty and social exclusion. Poverty and the culture of poverty. Mechanisms of social exclusion. Marginality, ghettos and slums. Social exclusion of specific groups in Central and Eastern European countries.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Todorova, Mariia Nikolaeva. Imagining the Balkans. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-538786-5.
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Basic:
Verdery, Katherine. What was socialism, and what comes next?. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0-691-01132-5.
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Extending:
Banks, M. Ethnicity: Anthropological Constructions. Routledge, 1996.
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Extending:
Lewis, O. La Vida. A Puerto Rican Family in the Culture of Poverty - San Juan and New York. New York, Random House, 1966.
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Extending:
Grillo, R. D. Pluralism and the politics of difference : state, culture, and ethnicity in comparative perspective. 1st pub. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-829426-3.
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Extending:
Hann, C. M. Postsocialism : ideals, ideologies and practices in Eurasia. 1st pub. London : Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-26257-7.
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Extending:
Hannerz, Ulf. Soulside : inquiries into ghetto culture and community. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004. ISBN 0-226-31576-2.
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Extending:
Stewart, Michael. The time of the gypsies. Boulder : Westview Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8133-3199-4.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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40
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Practical training (number of hours)
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30
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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12
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Contact hours
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78
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Individual project (40)
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40
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Total
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260
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
užívat anglický jazyk na úrovni C1 |
komunikovat na odborné úrovni v cizím jazyce |
porozumět vědecky strukturované přednášce |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
To read academic texts in English. |
číst a porozumět cizojazyčné odborné literatuře |
orientovat se v odborné literatuře |
porozumět a interpretovat odborný text a identifikovat jeho hlavní teze |
používat elektronické informační zdroje |
aktivně používat zahraniční databáze odborných časopisů |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
porozumět a interpretovat zvolené oblasti zájmu |
charakterizovat základní historický, politický a kulturní kontext daného regionu |
podat základní přehled o kulturních, jazykových, etnických ad., specifikách daného regionu |
kriticky přehodnotit přijímané informace |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
aplikovat témata současného antropologického myšlení na danou oblast |
vymyslet a navrhnout a zpracovat vlastní badatelské téma |
analyzovat a kriticky hodnotit data |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Project |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Project |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Textual studies |
Project-based instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
One-to-One tutorial |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Seminar classes |
One-to-One tutorial |
Individual study |
Self-study of literature |
Textual studies |
Project-based instruction |
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