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Course: Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives

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Course title	Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives
Course code	KSA/NAP
Organizational form of instruction	Lecture + Seminar
Level of course	Master
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits	3
Language of instruction	Czech
Status of course	Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Kufová Josefína, Mgr. Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified
Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to discuss the topic of nationalism, especially from the perspective of historical and cultural anthropology. The course will acquaint with the basic definition of nationalism and its typologies, the processes of formation of nationalism in modern times with respect to language and culture. The course will compare the concepts of nationalism in Europe and Asia and will also focus on Czech nationalism. It will focus on the definition of nationalism and the relationship with national-state units. The student should be able to define nationalism and its anthropological concept. He/she will know the typologies of nationalism and will be able to explain the formation of nationalism in social and historical contexts. He/she will be able to interpret the relationship of nation and state and nation and culture and will know the basic differences and similarities of nationalisms and understand Czech nationalism in its historical context.
Prerequisites
unspecified
Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
Anderson, B. (1991). Imagined Communities. London: Verso.. Balakrishnan, G., Anderson, B. (eds.). (2012). Mapping the Nation, London: Verso.. Broklová, E., Křen, J. (1998). Obraz Němců, Rakouska a Německa v české společnosti 19. a 20. století. Praha: Karolinum.. Brown, D. (2000). Contemporary Nationalism: Civic, Ethnocultural and Multicultural Politics. London: Routledge.. Connor, W. (1994). Ethnonationalism The Quest for Understanding. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.. Eriksen, T. H. (2012). Etnicita a nacionalismus. Praha: Slon.. Gellner, A. (2005). Jazyk a kultura. Brno: Centrum pro demokracii a kulturu.. Gellner, A. (2003). Nacionalismus. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.. Gellner, A. (1993). Národy a nacionalismus. Praha: Hříbal.. Hobsbawm, E. (2000). Národy a nacionalismus od roku 1780. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.. Hobsbawm, E., Ranger, T. (1992). . The Invention of Tradition. Cambridge: University Press. Holý, L. (2001). Malý český člověk a skvělý český národ. Národní identita a postkomunistická transformace společnosti. Praha: Slon.. Hroch, M. (ed.). (2003). Pohledy na národ a nacionalismus. Praha: Slon. Hroch, M. (1986). Evropská národní hnutí v 19. století. Praha: Svoboda.. Hroch, M. (1999). Na prahu národní existence. Praha: Mladá fronta.. Macura, V. (1998). . Český sen. Praha: NLN.. Řezník, M. (2003). Formování moderního národa (Evropské ?dlouhé? 19. st.). Praha: Triton.. Schulze, H. (2003). Stát a národ. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.. Smith, A. D. (1998). Nationalism and Modernism. London and New York: Routledge.. Smith, A. D. (1983). Theories of Nationalism. London: Duckworth.. Topinka, D. (2013). Ethno-national paradox: case of the area of Hlucin. In Swadźba, U.; Topinka, D. Changes in social awareness on both sides of a border Poland ? Czech Republic. Sociological reflections. Katowice: Wydawnictwo Universytetu Ślaskiego, s. 173-194..

Study plans that include the course

Faculty	Study plan (Version)	Category of Branch/Specialization	Recommended year of study	Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2019)	Category: Philosophy, theology	1	Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2019)	Category: Philosophy, theology	1	Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -

Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025