Anthropology. History, Theory and Research Practice.

elective courses

(in Polish) Moduł Zróżnicowanie społeczne współczesnego świata.

Classroom

The aim of the lecture is Introduction of participants with the key questions of anthropology, her history and subjects undertaken in anthropologists work. The lecture makes up the supplement of the problems undertaken on obligatorycourse of social anthropology; it is recommended for participants of the module „cultural differentiation of the present world”.

In spite of advocated opinions about the disappearance of primitive societies, does the anthropology develop dynamically, and anthropological knowledge finds the use in such distant areas as: marketing and managements, the guidance of wars and international help, the journalism and the pulps the media, the interior design and the museum management etc. What is teh reason that anthropological knowledge and cultural knowledge is so desirable? Why are the courses of cultural knowledge recommended businessmen, soldiers, journalists and architects universally? What could the present anthropologist study, and what he cam not? How did anthropology change during almost 150 years of her existence at universities? - These are some questions on which I will answer during lectures. The aim of the lecture is Introduction of participants with the key questions of anthropology, her history and subjects undertaken in anthropologists work. The lecture makes up the supplement of the problems undertaken on obligatorycourse of social anthropology; it is recommended for participants of the module „cultural differentiation of the present world”.

Barth F., Gingrich A., Parkin R., Silverman S., Antropologia. Jedna dyscyplina, cztery tradycje: brytyjska, niemiecka, francuska i amerykańska, Wyd. UJ, Kraków 2007.

Bernard A., Antropologia. Zarys teorii i historii, PIW, Warszawa 2006.

Deliège R., Historia antropologii, Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 2011

Eriksen T.H., Nielsen F.S., A History of Anthropology, Pluto Press, London 2001

Eriksen T.H., Małe miejsca, wielkie sprawy. Wprowadzenie do antropologii społecznej i kulturowej, Oficyna Wydawnicza Volumen, Warszawa 2009

Gardner K., Lewis D., Anthropology, Development and the Post-modern Challenge, Pluto Press, London 1996·

Kuklick H. (ed.), A New History of Anthropology, Blackwell, Oxford 2008

Kuper A., Między charyzmą a rutyną. Szkice z brytyjskiej antropologii społecznej 1982 –1982, Wyd. Łódzkie, Łódź 1986·

Kuper A., Kultura. Model antropologiczny, Wyd. UJ, Kraków 2005·

Nowicka E., Świat człowieka - świat kultury, Wydanie nowe, Wydawnictwo PWN, Warszawa 2006

Patterson T.C., A Social History of Anthropology in the United States, Berg, New York 2001.

Price D., Anthropological Intelligence. The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War, Duke University Press, Durhan 2008

Rao V., Walton M. (eds.), Culture and Public Action, Stanford University Press, Stanford 2004.

Knows and understands basic sociological concepts

Is aware of social differentiation and existing social inequalities, as well as their impact on the life of individuals and the functioning of social groups

Has basic knowledge about the types of social ties and the rules that govern them

Understands the social nature of relationships between individuals, social groups and social institutions

Has basic knowledge about the mechanisms of social group dynamics and interdependencies between groups and individuals

Has basic knowledge of problems stemming from the cultural diversity of modern society

Has basic knowledge of the criteria of inference correctness

Has basic knowledge of the norms and rules governing social structures and institutions

Has basic knowledge about the processes forming the basis of social stability and change, and understands their nature

Knows the most important processes and ideas of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, which have shaped the face of the modern world

Is aware of the consequences of choosing a particular theoretical perspective

Can interpret past and present social events (political, cultural, and economic) using sociological concepts and theories

Can use basic theoretical categories to describe social changes in modern societies

Can use ethical norms and rules in research practice

Can use academic knowledge acquired in social practice

Can describe the role of culture in the life of the individual and society

Can comprehend a scientific text and identify its main theses and the author’s arguments, as well as discuss them

Can share the acquired sociological knowledge

Knows and observes the rules of professional ethics, including those pertaining to intellectual property

Oral exam