UHVM1045 Ethnology and Museum II

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UHVM1045/A: Wed 13:05–14:40 PrPed, I. Zmeták
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 the identification and documentation of the phenomena of traditional folk culture, current trends in ethnology, cultural anthropology and the issue of their presentation and media coverage. During the course, students will get acquainted with specialized museum institutions focusing on ethnography in the Czech and Slovak Republics - the subject of interest will be their specifics in documentation, selection, hoarding and presentation activities. Attention will also be paid to museums in nature, their development, importance, legislation and the organization of professional and documentary work.
Learning outcomes
The seminar is focused on the identification and documentation of the phenomena of traditional folk culture, current trends in ethnology, cultural anthropology and the issue of their presentation and media coverage. During the course, students will get acquainted with specialized museum institutions focusing on ethnography in the Czech and Slovak Republics - the subject of interest will be their specifics in documentation, selection, hoarding and presentation activities. Attention will also be paid to museums in nature, their development, importance, legislation and the organization of professional and documentary work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theoretical background in ethnography, ethnology and cultural anthropology 2. Basic terminology 3. Research topics in ethnography and ethnology 4. Basic topics in cultural anthropology 5. Questions of cultural and ethnic identities 6. Theory and methods of field research 7. Research ethics 8.Preparation for field research - literature and sources 9.-10.Implementation of field research in practice 11. Processing of research results and their presentation 12-13.Project of a museum exhibition based on field research
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Metodika identifikace a dokumentace tradiční lidové kultury v České republice v kontextu koncepce účinnější péče o tradiční lidovou kulturu na léta 2011-2015. Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2011. info
  • VEČERKOVÁ, Eva. Lidové obyčeje a jejich výtvarné komponenty: tvary a symboly. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2010. info
  • DVOŘÁČEK, Petr. Skanzeny České a Slovenské republiky. Praha, 2010. info
  • TOMANDL, Miloš - PROCHÁZKA, Lubomír (eds.). Tradiční lidová architektura. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Filozofická f, 2008. info
  • BROUČEK, Stanislav - JEŘÁBEK, Richard (eds.). Lidová kultura: národopisná encyklopedie Čech, Moravy a Slezska, sv. I, II, III. Praha, 2007. info
  • JANČÁŘ, Josef - KRIST, Jan. Národopisné slavnosti a folklorní festivaly v České republice. Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2007. info
  • BLAHŮŠEK, Jan. Identifikace a dokumentace jevů tradiční lidové kultury v České republice. Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2006. info
  • Problematika prezentace a medializace tradiční lidové kultury: sborník příspěvků z 21. strážnického sympozia konaného ve dnech 15.-16. března 2006. Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2006. info
  • Současný folklorismus a prezentace folkloru: sborník příspěvků z 22. strážnického sympozia konaného ve dnech 13.-14. září 2006. Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2006. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, Richard - WOITSCH, Jiří - BAHENSKÝ, František. Etnografický atlas Čech, Moravy a Slezska. Praha: Akademie věd České republiky, Etnologický, 2004. info
  • JANČÁŘ, Josef a kol. Lidová kultura na Moravě. Strážnice: Ústav lidové kultury, 2000. info
  • VONDRUŠKOVÁ, Alena (ed.). Od folkloru k folklorismu: slovník folklorního hnutí v Čechách. Strážnice: Ústav lidové kultury, 2000. info
  • BOTÍK, Ján - SLAVKOVSKÝ, Peter (eds.). Encyklopédia ľudovej kultúry Slovenska, sv. I a II. Bratislava, 1995. info
Teaching methods
The course will consist of lectures and seminars - students are expected to actively participate in all forms of teaching, as well as independent study of compulsory and recommended literature. The seminars will be supplemented by documentary material (photographs, visual material, video recordings, a visit to the current museum exhibition ...)
Assessment methods
The condition for granting credits is active participation in the course, independent completion of field research and processing of its results. The results of field research will be part of the project of the museum exhibition, which the student will process into a presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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