Course: Introduction to Political and Economical Anthropology

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Course title Introduction to Political and Economical Anthropology
Course code KFL/UPEA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jetmarová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Preparation for credit - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic kowledge of political and economic anthropology as a subdiscipline of social (cultural) anthropology and sociology.The role of political and economic anthropology in the study of dynamics of contemporary society will be discussed. Students will be acquainted with theoretical starting points for the study of the relationship between ideology, power, economics and politics. For further understanding, we will analyze selected case studies.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Recommended literature
  • Balandier, G. Politická antropologie. Praha: Dauphin, 1999..
  • Graeber, D. Dluh: prvních 5000 let. Brno: BizBooks, 2012..
  • KELLER, J. Tři sociální světy: sociální struktura postindustriální společnosti. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství , 2011. ISBN 978-80-7419-044-5.
  • Polanyi, K. Velká transformace. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2006..
  • Schumpeter, J. A. Kapitalismus, socialismus a demokracie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2004..
  • Žižek, S. Jednou jako tragédie, podruhé jako fraška - aneb proč musela utopie liberalismu zemřít dvakrát. Praha: Rybka Publishers, 2011..


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