Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
The connections between society and the landscape go beyond descriptive sociological perspectives of biophysical landscapes. Holistically, landscape sociology incorporates philosophical, cultural, anthropological and ecological interactions between man and nature, and between social and ecological systems. European, and particularly Czech, landscapes represent ecological as well as sociocultural heritages. Human experiences with landscapes, social and cultural constructions and transformations of landscapes, and the ways in which we bring meaning to landscapes are the main topics of this course.
A primary aim of landscape sociology is to show landscape both as a geo-ecological phenomenon and as a sociocultural construction. The development of basic knowledge of ecological and cultural constructions of the Czech and European landscapes thus requires us to discuss a range of topics, including contemporary environmental and ecological issues, globalization and the landscape, and orientations in pan-European landscape typology based on the integration of landscape formation actors as a regionally differentiated geography, morphology and scenery on the one hand and regional culture, habits and history on the other.
Landscape Sociology usually focuses on the interaction of social groups (represented largely by rural communities and urban environmentalists) and the complex of the environment constructed as the
“landscape” on the macro-level. In this course, an overall objective and context for our lectures is the movement away from productivity as the sole or dominant mode of conceiving the value of rural landscapes, and the movement towards ideas about how to achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability
Cíl předmětu - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
General goal of the course is to open your mind to be able “to read” cultural landscape Objectives: Basic orientation in history of the term landscape – midterm test Cognitive knowledge of pan-European landscape typology – practice during Landscape field studies: 5-7 May, 2017 Pre- land-art. Approach to cultural landscape. Creative game - Landscape field studies: 5-7 May, 2017 How to count ecological stability in landscape – concept and practical examples – final test
Podmínky zakončení předmětu - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
Assignments and Grading Policy Grades based on letters A through F will be given. Grading System: Mandatory class attendance (2 absences allowed): 20% Student oral presentation: 25% Midterm and final tests: 25% Final paper (1500-2000 words): 30% Final papers are due the last class indicated below.
Attendance Regular and punctual class attendance is mandatory for all students. Absence of 180 minutes is allowed. Three or more absences (90 minutes each) lower the grade automatically (A to A-, A to B+ in case of 4 absences etc.). Students must attend at least 70 % of the course. If a student attends less than 70 % of the class meetings, he or she will receive the final grade 'F' on their transcript.
Presentation Policy: Missing the presentation will result in an F (when applicable). If the student wants to switch the date, he/she must find someone to do it and both students must confirm the change in e-mails to the professor at least 10 days in advance. If the student is sick and has a medical note, then the professor must agree with the student on how the work will be made up for.
Final Test or Paper Policy: Completing the final test or paper is required. Failure to submit the final test or paper according to the deadline will result in a letter grade F for the entire course. For further details, please see the Attendance Policy at the ECES website under “Academic Policies and Procedures”: http://eces.ff.cuni.cz/.
Literatura - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
Required Readings Readings and terminology: There is no strictly required reading, except of arial marked article (copies will be ready for students): · Berger, P. L. and T. Luckmann. The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge, Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1966. · Meeus, Johan. Pan-European landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 31 (1995): 57–79 What we need is the basic overview of the terms ecology, landscape ecology, biosphere, ecological crisis, and sustainable development.
Recommended Readings · Bauman, Z. Liquid times: living in an age of uncertainity. Modus vivendi. Inferno a utopia del modno liquido. Modus vivendi, 2007. Gius. Laterza and Figli. · Dansereau, P. M. Inscape and Landscape: The Human Perception of Environment. New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1975. · Forman, R..T. and M. Godron. Landscape Ecology. New York: John Wiley, 1986. · Husserl, E. The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Philosophy, English translation for example by D. Carr. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1970. · Klinj, J, Vos, W., eds., From Landscape Ecology to Landscape Science, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2000. · Lapka. M., Rikoon, J.S., Cudlínová, E., 2007: Is Globalization overpowering democracy? The challenge for ecology, econonomy and culture. (M.Lapka, J.S. Rikoon, E. Cudlínová editors). DOKOŘÁN, Prague. ISBN: 987-80-7363-125-3, 288pp. · Lovelock, J. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, 3rd ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. Meadows D.H., · Meadows D.L., Randers J., Behrens W.W.: The Limits to Growth, London: PAN Books Ltd., 1972. · Sauer, C. The Morphology of Landscape, University of California Publications in Geography, 22 (1925): 19-53 · Schama, S. Landscape and Memory. 1st ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1966. · Wiens, John, ed., Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Metody výuky - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
Classroom Procedures In general, I expect we are partners in seeking for the phenomenon of Czech and European landscape as well as your inscape. It means sharing experiences, discussions, presentation of your points of view and looking for the scientific framework in sociology and ecology for these ideas. My expectation is you will be involved in this process on the level corresponding with the university and academic tradition. Please, do not forget the final trip – Landscape Studies Field Trip - makes 26 hours of lectures and practice and your own activities etc., i.e. 50% of the whole course. In this case, any excuse and absent concerns final trip are in jurisdiction of ECES directory, Mrs. Jitka Štepničková exclusively. In regards to safety and the general rules of participation in the trip, please read the Travel and Participation Form.
Student Responsibility and Code of Conduct
Standards of study and conduct in the ECES Program are set and maintained. You are subject to the general standards and requirements of Charles University in regard to attendance, examinations, and conduct, as well as to specific requirements of the program. The student is expected to assume the initiative in completing all requirements at the time specified. It is the responsibility of the student to be informed concerning all regulations and procedures required. In no case will a regulation be waived or an exception granted because a student pleads ignorance of the regulation or asserts that he/she was not informed by an advisor or other authority. Charles University expects all students to adhere to the highest standards of ethics and academic integrity. Students certify that all work (whether an examination, research paper, research project, form of creative expression, or any other academic undertaking) submitted for evaluation, presentation, or publication meets these standards. All forms of academic fraud are strictly prohibited. An automatic grade of F will result for the entire course if a student is found guilty of academic misconduct. These include, but are not limited to: • Plagiarism • Cheating • Falsification • Violation of professional ethics • Misrepresentation or research data
Sylabus - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
Weekly Schedule The schedule is subject to change with fair notice. The notice will be made available on ECES website – course info - at least one week before, if possible.
Week1. Introduction: European and Czech traditions of landscape Netherlands landscape painting and its influence on the cultural construction of the contemporary uses of the term “landscape”. Theory of Sublime in defense of landscape interest. Great landscape traditions, including the founding definition of landscape by Alexander von Humboldt 1800 and the ideas of Peter Brueghel (the elder) and Caspar David Friedrich. Next student oral presentation (means students presentation for the next lesson - a part of Grading System): Beyond the painting – landscape photographs and land-art.
Week 2. Landscape as human experience and object of science Prehistoric experiences with landscapes, pre–scientific terms in ecology and landscape. Competing definitions of landscape in science, art, ecology, and sociology. Albert Einstein, Edmund Husserl, Jan Patočka. Next student oral presentation: Cultural symbols in landscapes – part of our living home-place. Recommended readings: Edmund Husserl: The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Philosophy, English translation for example by D. Carr. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1970.
Week 3. Concept of cultural landscape Hebrew roots of the term landscape, China (Japanese) roots of eight landscape sceneries – Hakkei (eight Views), Cultural landscape by Carl Ortwin Sauer. Next student oral presentation: New and old use of the term “landscape”. Recommended readings: Sauer, C. The Morphology of Landscape, University of California Publications in Geography, 22 (1925): 19-53
Week 4. Limits of bio-ecology in understanding Czech and European landscapes Grounded Humboldt’s definition of landscape, Ecology, basic terms, from ecology to environmentalism and ecological crisis. Landscape dynamics. Example: Ecological integrity study or Zev Naveh contemporary (2010) study. Next student oral presentation: Ecology in human sciences – methodology or metaphor? Recommended readings: Richard T.T. Forman and M. Godron: Landscape Ecology (introduction). New York: John Wiley, 1986. Dansereau, P. M. Inscape and Landscape: The Human Perception of Environment. New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1975.
Week 5. Limits of sociology in understanding landscape Case of environmental sociology, HEP and NEP, Social constructionism. Example: Concept of landscape field or Aboriginal song/lines paintings. Next student oral presentation: Ecological interdisciplinary problems - interdisciplinary solution in science and praxes? Required readings: Berger, P. L. and T. Luckmann. The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge, Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1966. (Available in your Readings).
Week 6. Landscape ecology and IALE Midterm test: basic terms of ecology and landscape ecology – will be done in classroom Short history of landscape ecology, changes in aims, methods and focus. An attempt for interdisciplinarity. Critical view on the monoculture of the science. (Antrop, Wiens, Naveh, Forman, Gordon and others) Example: Quantitative analyses of the Journal Landscape Ecology and Landscape and Urban Planning. Next student oral presentation: Sustainability: catchword or great compromise between nature and man? Recommended readings: Klinj, J, Vos, W., eds., From Landscape Ecology to Landscape Science, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2000. or Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology. Edited by John A. Wiens Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Week 7. Towards landscape sustainability. Midterm test: results. Critical view on Sustainable Development: Study Sustainability or SOStainability? Historical, environmental, economical, and social roots of the term sustainability. Example: Praxes: Bark beetle in Sumava Mts. Next student oral presentation: What does and what does not ecology mean? Recommended readings: Lovelock, J. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, 3rd ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. Meadows D.H., Meadows D.L., Randers J., Behrens W.W.: The Limits to Growth, London: PAN Books Ltd., 1972.
Week 8. European landscape typologies I. Tertiary typology: Pan-European landscapes typology – introduction. and examples of the Czech Republic Next student oral presentation: How dynamic is landscape? Required readings: Johan Meeus. Pan-European landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 31 (1995): 57–79. (Available in Readings)
Week 9. European landscape typologies II. Pan-European landscapes typology – finalization and examples of land-types in Czech Republic. How to count landscape stability? Method of coefficient of landscape stability. General overview and explanation. Next student oral presentation. Type of landscape in which I am living. Required readings see lesson 8. Choice of final paper topics. Recommended readings: Klinj, J, Vos, W., eds., From Landscape Ecology to Landscape Science, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2000.
Week 10. Changes in European and Czech landscapes Major factors of contemporary landscape changes. Global changes. Attempts to gauge economic appreciation and value of landscapes. Examples of CVM, VTP methods. Next student oral presentation. Ancient symbols of power of nature in environmental movement. An attempt for critical view. Recommended readings: Bauman, Z. Liquid times: living in an age of uncertainity. Modus vivendi. Inferno a utopia del modno liquido. Modus vivendi, 2007. Gius. Laterza and Figli.
Week 11. Phenomenon of Green Man Lecture (11) and short trip (12) in downtown Prague to recognize symbol of Green man. Final test regards among others Landscape typologies see lesson 8-9. (Lesson 11) - will be done in classroom. Next student oral presentation: Your own choice of topics related to courses 1 – 12.
The end of the week 11: 5-7 May, 2017 Closing Landscape Studies Field Trip – see details below Whole file: http://picasaweb.google.com/ecesprague ECES 2010-2014 trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/ecesprague/may2010trip
Week 12. Phenomenon of Green Man in Prague Lecture (12) Start in classroom. Short walk trip (12) in downtown Prague to recognize symbol of Green man. Next student oral presentation: Your own choice of topics related to courses 1 – 12. Recommended readings: Schama, S. Landscape and Memory. 1st ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1966.
Week 13. Papers due, final consultation Final test results. Final paper thesis introduction and discussion. Closing landscape studies field trip (26 hours): May 5th - afternoon departure from Prague, May 7th evening arrival to Prague. Field landscape studies in Czech Paradise, East Bohemia. Price is about 1500 CZK, see Prerequisites. Topics is: Landscape as Culture and natural heritage. From the “gate to the hell” to Czech paradise. Landscape typology in praxes. Landscapes in changes. Two days trip with landscape experiences in Czech Paradise. Dualism of the European landscape perspective. Views at Czech paradise Landscape protected area by management. Sponsors of landscape – document movie. Your own landscape perception and landscape experiences: group experiences presentation Sources: Water, Land, Space, History and Endangered landscape Processes: tourism, globalization, conservation Recommended reading: Schama, S. Landscape and Memory. 1st ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1966.
Additional information Additional information - Preliminary Program: May 5th Program - Outline Czech Paradise Final Trip- Landscape Sociology Program changes depend on the weather condition and our physical ability… Date: May 3. – 5. 2013. Departure from Prague: Meeting at 3:30 p.m. main building Palachovo namesti, the main entrance hall. Exact tiem of meeting will be done. Departure to Černý Most Metro station - from Černý Most by bus to venue. Arrival to Nebákov cottage venue from Prague, cca 6-7 p.m. including stop for your food shopping in local town Turnov. Your payment and accommodation. Friday Evening Session about 8 – 9 p.m. Instructions and building 3 groups 1. Natural patters and resources 2. Historical patterns and heritage 3. Social patterns and processes Free evening........
May 6th Saturday Morning Session 7:30 Conference hall: Dr. Miloslav Lapka: Instruction to the game “Landscape Changes”; tables for two days game, Dr. Jan Vávra – dynamic of landscape changes in Czech Republic 8:30 a.m. breakfast. Walking trip from Nebákov cottage to Trosky A half day walking Trip to Troske – Trosky: about 10km trip to visit Trosky and other landscape structures for their evaluation. Entry fee to Trosky: 50 CZK adults, 35 CZK students (price in 2010). Two restaurant stops, lunch for our group is available. Back trip will passing the romantic valley, etc... Enjoy the sceneries. For people near to dead after approaching Trosky top hill..... bus first aid help is organized if necessary. Afternoon Session: time tbd according our comeback ..cca 5 or 7 p.m. Conference Hall in our venue Nebakov. Dr. Jan Vávra – dynamic of landscape changes in Czech Republic “Structures and threatens” group presentation. Moderated by Jan Vávra and Miloslav Lapka. May be an unexpected visit or activity… Free evening........
May 7th Sunday morning session: 8:30 a.m. breakfast. Miloslav Lapka and Jan Vavra: Instruction to the land-art game. Trip organization: about 9-10 a.m. After instruction we are taking our bus from our venue to Sedmihorky. Walking trip to Valdstejn castle, entry fee for students 20 CZK, for adults 40 CZK, (price in 2010) about 8 km. There are same refreshment points located in Valdstejn and in Hruba Skala on the back way. During the trip: : time for land-art building, 3 groups. Presentation of land art, discussion and documentation. Afternoon Session about 3- 4 pm: time tbd according our come back from Sedmihorky. Results of the “Landscape Changes” game. Departure by bus from the venue to Prague about 6 - 8 p.m. Arrival to Prague: approx. 8 -10 p.m. Comments: Location of our discussion place according the weather condition...outside is preferable. Take your refreshment with to this Evening session if we are outside. Warning: In May could be cold weather and rain, take a waterproof jacket and tourist shoes and warm dress. Necessary: - your passport - money for accommodation, transport and your daily allowances - camera - 3 notebooks for all class. Our venue: Chata Nebákov (Nebákov cottage), located next the Nebak pond, in the forest and sandstone area, relatively izolated, fireplace, outsite sitting places (Nebákov cottage). http://www.chatanebakov.info/, tel: 721 863 103 721
Vstupní požadavky - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Eva Richter, Ph.D. (14.12.2017)
Prerequisites This popular course is offered by a department of the Faculty of Arts and thus is open also to Czech and European students. The course is taught in 90 minutes lesson per week. The field trip is a mandatory part of the course. To take part in this trip is required for grading. Trips: (1) Phenomenon of Green Man: short trip in downtown, part of regular lecture (date TBD, lesson 12). (2) Closing trip - Landscape: Culture and Natural Heritage. Field landscape studies in Czech paradise), East Bohemia, Nebakov cottage venue. Dates: May 5-7, 2017. Please note: ECES will not cover the Field landscape studies trip, you are required to pay for the accommodation and transportation, which will be about CZK 1600, exact sum will be done according the prices of 2015, but will not exceed 1900 CZK If you want to see more photos from Landscape Field Trips 2010 - 2014: http://redir.netcentrum.cz/?noaudit&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2FVejce1%2FBohemianParadiseECESTripMay2010%23
