| Course title | Development of archaeological paradigms |
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| Course code | KHI/3VAM |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction 2. "Romantic" paradigm - characteristic and case studies 3. Evolutionistic paradigm - personalities, character, case studies 4. Cultural-historical paradigm - personalities, character, case studies 5. Typology, settlement archaeology, historical particularism 6. Functionalism, difusionism, marxism in the European archaeology 7. Processual paradigm - inroduction, main features, concepts and scholars in the world archaeology 8. Impact of the "New Archaeology" in the Czechoslovak archaeology - case studies 9. Archaeology of the 1980s and 1990s: the anthropology-oriented approaches, characteristics, personalities, concepts, models 10. Archaeology of the 1980s and 1990s: the scientifical and socio-economic approaches, characteristics, personalities, concepts, models 11. Ethic issues in archaeology - gender, minorities, repatriation, cultural heritage as a human right, archaeology and heritage during the war conflicts 12. Role of the world organizations in archaeology 13. Prezentation of the student´s essays
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course will provide students with orientation in the current methodology as well as theoretical points of departures of European and world archaeology. An overview of archaeological paradigms within the 20th century will serve as a base for comprehension of the current plurality of archaeological thinking. We will deal with definition and assessment of the romantic, evolutionistic and cultural-historical paradigms, with the birth of the "New archaeology" (processualism) and the reaction in the form of the post-processualism and "interpretive archaeology". The course will approach archaeology as a rapidly growing discipline taking an important position in the complex, multi-cultural world of today.
Orientation in the current methodology as well as theoretical points of departures of European and world archaeology. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic orientation in archaeological cultures, acquired in subjects of the bachelor study,
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Attendance in classes and studying of recommended literature, preparation of presentation.. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Archeology (2016) | Category: History courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |