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Anthropology of culture

General data

Course ID:	3700-CS1-1-AT
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.7 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Anthropology of culture
Name in Polish:	Antropologia kultury
Organizational unit:	Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty dla I roku programu kulturoznawstwo - cywilizacja śródziemnomorska (od 2019/20)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	A course presenting anthropological knowledge (based on an original syllabus and the textbook Antropologia kultury), acquainting students with the basic principles of contemporary analysis of cultural systems and the concepts and categories used within it. A presentation of different anthropological stances and orientations (with the added perspective of sociology and cultural history), the latest and classical approaches.
Full description:	Topics will be provided by the Lecturer at the beginning of the semester
Bibliography:	Provided by the lecturer.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: students completing the course will be familiar with and understand - different disciplines related to cultural studies, together with their distinctive subject matter and methodologies - the basic terminology of literary studies and cultural studies - the theories and methodologies of disciplines dealing with cultural studies -the links between humanities disciplines and the unique relations between different disciplines connected with cultural studies; they will acquire the basics of an interdisciplinary approach in cultural studies Skills: students completing the course will be able to - retrieve and interpret information using different sources, including Latin and Neo-Latin sources, literary and historical texts, anthropological sources - interpret literary texts referencing the heritage of antiquity -resolve research problems and produce studies on research topics while applying the main theoretical approaches and paradigms from knowledge on culture, including cultural anthropology, philology, history and the semiotics of culture - take part in discussions on cultural studies topics, including presenting logical argumentation and drawing critical conclusions - autonomously identify the main theses of an oral presentation / written text in Polish and in a selected language of the Mediterranean area Social competences: students completing the course will be ready to be aware of the dynamic development of culture and the emergence of new research methods and paradigms carry out the work plan of their contribution to a class, according to the teacher’s guidelines understand the main challenges related to research on culture and inter-civilizational relations - take part actively in discussions in Polish and a selected Mediterranean language, respecting the views of their partners
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Egazmin ustny/ egzamin pisemny/ praca pisemna

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH CW FR
Type of class:	Classes, 60 hours, 42 places more information
Coordinators:	Sebastian Borowicz
Group instructors:	Sebastian Borowicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Classes - Grading

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