|
|
|
||
|
The course will introduce students to selected issues in sociocultural anthropology through the means of reading
and interpretation of anthropological papers. It aims to develop critical anthropological thinking and interpretive
skills. Each class will deal with one controversial issue in anthropology which remains unresolved. Each issue will
be presented through two papers holding antagonist positions. Students will be expected to read both papers
designated for each week in advance, before each class, and comprehend them to that extent to be able to discuss
them in class.
Poslední úprava: Halbichová Lenka, Mgr. (22.06.2015)
|
|
||
|
Attendance: Students are required to reach at least 70% attendance. In case of poor attendance, students will be required to write additional paper summary(ies).
Participation: Students are expected to come to class prepared (meaning they read both papers in advance) and actively engage in discussion.
Issue Summary: At the end of the course, students will write a summary of one chosen issue based on comparison of both papers (2-4 pages). Poslední úprava: Heřmanský Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.10.2014)
|
|
||
|
Issues are divided into three thematic parts:
A) Nature vs nurture / Genes vs culture A1) Is It Natural for Adopted Children to Want to Find Out About Their Birth Parents? A2) Are Yanomami Violence and Warfare Natural Human Efforts to Maximize Reproductive Fitness? A3) Is Ethnic Conflict Inevitable?
B) Ethics and methods B1) Was Margaret Mead’s Fieldwork on Samoan Adolescents Fundamentally Flawed? B2) Did Napoleon Chagnon’s Research Methods Harm the Yanomami Indians of Venezuela? B3) Should Anthropologists Work to Eliminate the Practice of Female Circumcision? B4) Should Anthropologist Refrain to Collaborate with Military?
C) Epistemological and Ontological Questions C1) Do Native Peoples Today Invent Their Traditions? C2) Should Cultural Anthropology Stop Trying to Model Itself as a Science? C3) Does Human Nature Lie in Cultural Universals?
For more details see: http://moodle.fhs.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=909. Poslední úprava: Heřmanský Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (02.10.2015)
|
|
||
|
While not an official requirement, it is recommended to attend this course after attending Introduction to Anthropology (which means in 3rd or higher semester), because the course partially builds on elementary anthropological knowledge provided by introductory course. Poslední úprava: Heřmanský Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (23.09.2014)
|