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Lecturer(s)
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Toušek Ladislav, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Fatková Gabriela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Basic outlines of qualitative research. How science works, qualitative research, and participant observation as a key method in anthropology. 2. Structured and unstructured data production techniques. Types of sources and resources. Working with references and literature. 3. Participatory observation as a mixture of techniques, field diary. Formulation of the research problem. Validity, reliability. Concept, hypothesis, theory. 4. Ethnography and reflexive ethnography. Reflexivity in ethnographic research. The identity of the researcher: the anthropologist as a research tool. 5. Research ethics. Ethical aspects of field research, writing ethnography, and publishing. Informed consent. Ethical codes. 6. Research and working with literature, ethical work with AI 7. Methodological aspects of field research. Entering the field. Phases of field research. Selecting informants. 8. Social and political context of ethnographic research. Anthropology and colonialism. The classic model of field research and its criticism. 9. Observation and interview as key methods of ethnographic research. Types of observation. Methods of conducting and recording interviews. Typology of interviews. 10. Oral history. Theory and method of oral history. Areas of application and specifics of the method. 11. Reflection on field research. Discussion with a guest who has conducted their own anthropological field research. 12. Reflection on field research. Discussion with a guest who has conducted their own anthropological field research.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, Group discussion, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Field trip
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to understand professional argumentation and follow the main line of interpretation of lectures |
| to identify at a basic level the main theoretical basis of social anthropology |
| to characterize and describe basic research methods of social anthropology |
| Skills |
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| to understand professional texts in a foreign language at a basic level |
| to interpret a professional text and identify its main theses |
| to formulate a research question |
| to work with electronic information sources |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| at the basic level to characterize the form, procedure and methodological difficulties of ethnographic research |
| to critically evaluate ethnographic research on examples from professional (and autobiographical) literature and presentations of anthropologists conducting their own field research |
| to describe and critically evaluate the main research methods of social anthropology |
| to explain the specifics, strengths and weaknesses of ethnographic research |
| to characterize the main geographical research areas and topics of social anthropology |
| to critically evaluate the need for reflexivity in ethnographic research |
| Skills |
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| to actively use basic procedures of ethnographic research (observation, interview) |
| to critically reflect the sources and literature, which it is being worked with |
| to formulate, design and create a research project |
| to apply the method of systematic observation, including its recording and critical evaluation |
| to conduct an ethnographic conversation, record it, code and analyze it |
| to refer to and cite professional literature |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Interactive lecture |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Seminar classes |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
| Field trip |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Agar, Michael H. The professional stranger : an informal introduction to ethnography. San Diego: Academic Press, 1996. ISBN 0-12-044470-4.
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Bernard, H. R. (ed.). Handbook of Methods on Cultural antropology. London, 1998.
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Davies, Charlotte Aull. Reflexive ethnography : a guide to researching selves and others. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-40901-8.
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Disman, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002.
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Emerson, Robert M.; Fretz, Rachel I. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995. ISBN 0-226-20681-5.
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Hammersley, M. - Atkinson, P. Ethnography: Principles in Practice. 1997.
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Morgan, David L. Ohniskové skupiny jako metoda kvalitativního výzkumu : 2. titul série Metodologie. Boskovice: Albert, 2001. ISBN 80-85834-77-4.
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RITCHIE, A. Donald. Doing Oral History. New York, 1995.
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Sanjek, Roger. Fieldnotes : the makings of anthropology. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990. ISBN 978-0-8014-9726-1.
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Silverman, David. Ako robiť kvalitatívny výskum : praktická príručka. Bratislava: Ikar, 2005. ISBN 80-551-0904-4.
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VANĚK, Miroslav. Orální historie ve výzkumu soudobých dějin. Praha, 2004.
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