Anthropology of Culture

obligatory courses

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Course comprises basic problems, terms, theories and methods of cultural anthropology. The topics are: culture and nature opposition; social and kinship systems; psychological anthropology; language and relativism and universalism of language (and culture); supernatural powers, worldview, myth and rituals; time and space of life; contemporary anthropology and anthropology in everyday life.

Course comprises basic problems, terms, theories and methods of cultural anthropology. The topics are: culture and nature opposition; social and kinship systems; psychological anthropology; language and relativism and universalism of language (and culture); supernatural powers, worldview, myth and rituals; time and space of life; contemporary anthropology and anthropology in everyday life.

1. Basic definitions and terminology, field of interests and research.

2. The beginning of anthropology – the word of ours and strangers.

3. Evolution discovered.

4. From evolutionism to functionaliym – new theories.

5. Functionalism, structural functionalism and structuralism as a view inside culture.

6. Methods in anthropology research

7. Bronisław Malinowski and his functional revolution in anthropology.

8. Culture and natural enviroment.

9. Culture and society.

10. Culture, individuals and society.

11. Word of supernatural powers.

12. Language and culture – language of culture.

13. Marksism and culture theories.

14. Structuralism and post-structuralizm.

15. Modern and post-modern theories of culture.

16. Constructionism in culture – mass and popular culture, local and global world.

Barnard A., Antropologia. Zarys teorii i historii, Warszawa 2006

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

Bowie F., Świat człowieka, Antropologia religii, Kraków 2009

Brocki M., Antropologia kulturowa i społeczna, Kraków 2013

Burke P., Historia kulturowa. Wprowadzenie, Kraków 2012

Burszta W., Antropologia kultury. Tematy, teorie, interpretacje, Poznań 1996

Deliege R., Historia antropologii. Szkoły, autorzy, teorie, Warszawa 2011

Eller J.D., Antropologia Kulturowa. Globalne siły, lokalne światy, Kraków 2012

Gajda J., Antropologia Kulturowa, część I, Wprowadzenie do wiedzy o kulturze, Kraków 2015

Gajda J., Antropologia Kulturowa, część II, Kultura obyczajowa początki XXI wieku, Kraków 2015

Hann Ch., Antropologia społeczna, Krakw 2008

Kuligowski W., Antropologia współczesności. Wiele światów, jedno miejsce, Kraków 2007

Nowicka E., Świat człowieka – świat kultury. Wydanie nowe, Warszawa 2009

Olszewska-Dyoniziak B., Człowiek – kultura – osobowość. Wstęp do klasycznej antropologii kulturowej, Wrocław 1991

Pink S., Etnografia wizualna. Obrazy media i przedstawienie w badaniach, Kraków 2007

Mencwel A. (red.), Wiedza o kulturze, cz. 1., Antropologia kultury, Warszawa 2003

Godlewski G. (red.), Wiedza o Kulturze, cz. 2., Antropologia słowa, Warszawa 2003

Nowicka E., Głowacka-Grajper M. (red.), Świat człowieka – świat kultury. Wydanie nowe. Antologia tekstów klasycznej antropologii, Warszawa 2009

K_W01 – has basic knowledge of the place and importance of Oriental studies in the humanities and their specificity in relation to the subject and methodology

K_W02 - has organized general knowledge (including terminology, theory and methodology) in the scope of cultural studies

K_W10 - basic cultural phenomena of societies fo Asi and Africa

K_W18 - knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of chosen theories and schools of research within the scope of cultural studies

K_U01 - search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources

K_U02 - indicate sources of cultural differences of Oriental and African countries

K_U09 - can use the knowledge of socio-cultural issues of Asian and African countries in typical professional situations

K_U17 - properly function in the linguistic and cultural environment of Asian and African

K_K01 - understands the need to learn all one’s life

K_K02 - cooperate and work in a group as well as forge relationships and build social relations

K_K03 - establish relations and cooperate with representatives of other cultures

K_K05 – make others aware of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world

K_K06 - sees the need of dialogue between cultures

K_K09 - perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Asia and Africa and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication

After winter semester written test – credit with note.

After summer semester written examination - credit with note.

List of issues will be given after discussing each subject.