UHVM1044 Ethnology and Museum I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Igor Zmeták, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Igor Zmeták, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is focused on defining the concepts of ethnography, ethnology and the history of the scientific discipline, which is a prerequisite for understanding the methodology of the department. At the seminar, the student will get acquainted with the basic directions, personalities and works in the Central European context. Furthermore, the course is focused on the practical acquisition of knowledge in the form of exercises and work with the collection in the museum.
Learning outcomes
At the seminar, the student will get acquainted with the basic directions, personalities and works in the Central European context. Furthermore, the course is focused on the practical acquisition of knowledge in the form of exercises and work with the collection in the museum.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of ethnography, ethnology and anthropology. 2. Descriptions of nations from antiquity to the late Middle Ages 3. Ethnic issues in the 16th century4. The contribution of discoverers and encyclopedists to the history of ethnology 5. Central European ethnography in the international context 6. Ethnography of the 17th and 18th centuries7. Development of science and personality in the 18th and 19th centuries8. Concepts of the 19th century from Slavic ethnography to folklore9. Period of ethnographic research. Folk culture. 10. From ethnography to ethnology - the second half of the 20th century11.-12. Ethnologist in the museum
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ZMETÁK, IGOR. Dejiny etnológie podľa prameňov zo 16.-19.storočia. Bratislava, 2011. ISBN 978-80-223-2955-2. info
  • VÁLKA, M. Národopisní materiály v českých kulturně-historických časopisech 2. poloviny 19. století: anotovaná bibliografie. Brno, 2009. info
  • BROUČEK, Stanislav - JEŘÁBEK, Richard (eds.). Lidová kultura: národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska, sv. I, II, III. Praha, 2007. info
  • Lozoviuk, Petr. Evropská etnologie ve středoevropské perspektivě. Pardubice, 2005. info
  • Copans, Jean. Základy antropologie a etnologie. Praha, 2001. info
Teaching methods
Discussion, work with sources, literature, visiting museum exhibitions, expositions and events
Assessment methods
seminar work
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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